Jay Carlson Pit (east) is a reservoir in Boone 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.
Jay Carlson Pit (east) is a reservoir in Boone County, Iowa. Jay Carlson Pit (east) covers about 7.75 acres.
Jay Carlson Pit (east) was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish reported from Jay Carlson Pit (east) include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Jay Carlson Pit (east) also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Jay Carlson Pit (east), fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Jay Carlson Pit (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 Jay Carlson Pit (east), put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Jay Carlson Pit (east), check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Jay Carlson Pit (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 around Jay Carlson Pit (east) can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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