Murphy Lake is a lake in Linn 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.
Murphy Lake is a lake in Linn County, Iowa. Murphy Lake covers about 20 acres.
Murphy Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Murphy Lake include black bullhead, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, largemouth bass, and walleye. Stocking records for Murphy Lake also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Murphy, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Murphy, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For roaming fish at Murphy, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For bottom fishing at Murphy, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
On a first trip to Murphy, 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 Murphy 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 Murphy 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.