Quarry Springs

Quarry Springs is a reservoir in Jasper County, Iowa. Quarry Springs covers about 193 acres.

What to Expect at Quarry Springs

Quarry Springs was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.

Fish and Useful Baits at Quarry Springs

Fish reported from Quarry Springs include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, walleye, white bass, white crappie, and wiper. Stocking records for Quarry Springs also list channel catfish and wiper, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.

Bass

For bass at Quarry Springs, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For panfish at Quarry Springs, 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.

Walleye and Open-Water Fish

For roaming fish at Quarry Springs, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass, and use a shad-colored swimbait, spoon or trolling lure around open-water baitfish for wipers.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

For bottom fishing at Quarry Springs, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Quarry Springs

On a first trip to Quarry Springs, 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.

When to Fish Quarry Springs

Spring around Quarry Springs 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 Quarry Springs can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.