Fisher Lake Fishing in Black Hawk County, Iowa

• Overview

  Fisher Lake lies in Black Hawk County, Iowa. The land about it is rolling bush. The water covers some 40 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Supplies mean a trip to Cedar Falls, 1.8 miles off. Beyond it, Waterloo at 4.5 miles and Evansdale at 8.1 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fisher Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Black Hawk County list bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass and black crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Fisher Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 73°F on average, January about 16°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late March. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Fisher Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Alice Wyth Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Fisher Lake if anything is unclear.