Lake Cona Toma Fishing near Mason City, Iowa

• Overview

  You will find Lake Cona Toma in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Everything around it is mixed forest. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Cerro Gordo County. Head to Mason City, 1.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Rochester, 71 miles distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Cona Toma

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. County-wide records name bluegill, yellow perch, yellow bass, black bullhead and black crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lake Cona Toma should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 73°F and January at 14°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early April to about early December in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Lake Cona Toma the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Spring Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Lake Cona Toma are worth checking on the day.