Fishing near Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is Linn County through and through, Iowa side. Getting to a bank from here is a matter of minutes, not hours. Taken from the centre outwards: Cedar Lake roughly 1.7 miles to the south-west, Robbins Lake roughly 2.9 miles followed by Big Lewis Lake roughly 12 miles to the north-west. Robbins Lake fishes short: get the depth right and the distance takes care of itself. The cold season puts a lid on. Spring wind can be worse than spring cold here. Still water dominates the list. Timber in the water is the first thing to look for. Cedar Lake is the near option, about 103 acres in size. Cedar Lake is the one with a mapped slipway. The thaw usually comes near late March. Across Linn County, recorded fish include bluegill, green sunfish, black crappie and channel catfish. Anything you fish here counts as Linn County water, so read the county rules first....