Fishing Laverne Lake in Story County, Iowa

• Overview

  Set in Story County, Laverne Lake is an Iowa water. The setting is lake country bush on every side. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Story County are larger. The town to know is Ames, 1.6 miles out. Gilbert is 5.8 miles and Huxley 9.2 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Laverne Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Story County list green sunfish, bluegill, johnny darter, white sucker and common carp. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Laverne Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 74°F, the coldest about 18°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late March to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Laverne Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A car park sits roughly 50 yards away. There are toilets half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Arnold Lake is 3.4 miles distant. Rules at Laverne Lake are worth checking on the day.