Iowa Walleyes

[70s chopper]

I just wanted to check and see if anyone knew a fairly decent lake to find some walleyes near eastern iowa. i don't mind traveling to nearby states to get on a good bite. i live within 25 miles of the mighty mississippi, but to tell the truth i feel her walleye population has really went down dramatically the last few years. i'm searching for a spot that can and has produced good numbers with some decent sized fish. i guess probably like everyone else. thanks for all the help. jim

[abens1078]

My first thought is lake Rathbun. I'm not sure if that one would be to far south for you or not. I mainly went there for Crappie fishing but usually hooked a couple of Walleyes even while fishing shallow. On this site under "Fishing the Midwest" they posted some tournament results for that lake and it sounded like a good turn out. Good luck :)