Hacklebarney East is a lake in Montgomery 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.
Hacklebarney East is a lake in Montgomery County, Iowa. Hacklebarney East covers about 10 acres and reaches a recorded 35 feet.
Hacklebarney East is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Hacklebarney East include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish. Stocking records for Hacklebarney East also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Hacklebarney East, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Hacklebarney East, 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 Hacklebarney East, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Hacklebarney East, 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 Hacklebarney East 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 Hacklebarney East 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.