Folsom Lake is a lake in Iowa, near Mills County.
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.
Folsom Lake is a lake in Mills County, Iowa. Folsom Lake covers about 45 acres and reaches a recorded 16 feet.
Folsom Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Folsom Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, smallmouth buffalo, white crappie, and yellow bass. Stocking records for Folsom Lake also list bluegill and channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Folsom, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Folsom, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Folsom, 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.
On a first trip to Folsom, 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 Folsom 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 Folsom 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.