Best places to fish in Okoboji

Okoboji sits at the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes, a glacial cluster centered on West Okoboji - a deep, clear, spring-fed lake rare for the region - plus East Okoboji and big Spirit Lake to the north. Walleye headline the fishing, joined by jumbo yellow perch, muskie, smallmouth bass, bluegill and crappie. Guides work open water by trolling crankbaits and spinner rigs over the deeper basins and jigging the rock reefs and weed edges, with West Okoboji's clarity making light line and finesse presentations pay off. Boats launch from public ramps at Okoboji, Arnolds Park and around Spirit Lake. Come winter the lakes freeze hard and the ice-fishing crowd moves in for perch and walleye, with Spirit Lake known for its jumbo perch through the ice. The guides below are ranked by Google review count and rating.