A new online fishing atlas for desktop computers and smartphones will be available starting May 1. This mobile friendly atlas that will sync with your current GPS location contains lake contours and fish structure locations (tree piles, rock reefs, etc.) Anglers can use these features to target areas of a lake likely to hold fish. Other layers available on the atlas will help anglers plan their next fishing trip with road maps, lake amenities and topography.
“This is a free app that can be used by shore, boat and ice anglers,” said Lewis Bruce, DNR fisheries technician who organized the project. The search feature allows anglers to quickly zoom in on the lake of their choice. “If you zoom in on a lake and hover over a fish structure, more information about the specific structure will pop up,” said Bruce.
“This is version one,” said Bruce. Currently, 150 county and state lake contour maps are viewable along with 1,000 fish structure locations. Not all of the lakes with contours have fish structures. The fishing atlas will be updated annually each spring with new lake contours and fish structure locations. Future versions of the atlas will include added features and a more dynamic search function. The online fishing atlas can be found by going to www.iowadnr.gov/fishing.
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