Lake Sugema is a lake in Van Buren 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.
Lake Sugema is a lake in Van Buren County, Iowa. Lake Sugema covers about 579 acres and reaches a recorded 34 feet.
Lake Sugema has enough room for fish to move between weeds, rock, points and deeper water. At Lake Sugema, a small section with two kinds of cover is usually a better start than random casts across the lake.
The reported fish at Lake Sugema include walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and channel catfish. That mix gives anglers more than one sensible way to fish Lake Sugema.
Fish reported from Lake Sugema include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, walleye, and white crappie. Stocking records for Lake Sugema also list channel catfish and walleye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Sugema, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Sugema, 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 roaming fish at Sugema, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For bottom fishing at Sugema, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
Choose one part of Lake Sugema and fish it carefully. At Lake Sugema, start with a moving lure along a point, weed edge or patch of wood, then use a jig, worm or minnow at the exact depth where the first bite comes.
On a first trip to Sugema, 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 Sugema 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 Sugema can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Sugema, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
Pick one point, weed edge, patch of wood or old-channel bend at Lake Sugema that sits beside deeper water, then test more than one lure depth before moving.
The 34-foot number marks the deepest reported spot, but fish at Lake Sugema still need food, comfortable water and nearby cover.
Walleye fits the reported information for Lake Sugema, so use a lure and spot made for that fish instead of guessing.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.