Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins is a lake in Polk County, Iowa.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins is a lake in Polk County, Iowa. Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins covers about 35 acres.
Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins include bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, largemouth bass, river carpsucker, and shortnose gar. Stocking records for Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Other choices at Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
On a first trip to Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Des Moines Water Works Recharge Basins can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.