Lake Belva Deer - Keokuk

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 27, 2026

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

9 Fishing Reports

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Fishing Reports

9 Reports on Lake Belva Deer - Keokuk

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Chris Rus
Gold Ambassador
7/19/26
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Football Jigs
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  87°
Got out early to beat the heat. Water temps got up to 87°. There was a decent breeze in the morning which blew in a thick haze from the Canadian wildfires. This almost acted like overcast conditions. The bass were on the edges of the rock piles. I started with a 25mm Arsenal Morning Star but switched to a 3/4 Dirty jigs wobble head with a D Bomb. My best 5 went 18.49lbs and 92.75".
Chris Rus
Gold Ambassador
8/16/25
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Football Jigs
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  85°
I took my first win in a kayak fishing tournament! This was stop #5 for the Iowa Kayak Fishing Club and my 4th tournament of the year. I started the day throwing a buzzbait. I caught 1 that ended in my final 5 fish limit on the buzzbait. After a few hours I moved out and flipped a Bronco Bug on some of the flooded timber. This got me a few extra bites. As the sun got high I moved out to some rock piles. I found a school on side scan and was able to target them with a jig. This produced the bigger fish including a 21" that put me into first and would take home big bass for the tournament. The key was to slow drag it and make contact with the bottom. When that bite died down I would drag the same Bronco Bug to generate some additional bites. It was a fantastic day on the water!!
MHyde10
Silver Ambassador
8/3/24
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Standing Timber
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  80°
It was a tough bite on a HOT day at Lake Belva Deer. The storms from the week dirtied the water and we tried lots of different baits. But I was able to get them biting in the early afternoon on the Twilight colored Trick Shotz from Z-Man on a drop shot. The Vmc octopus hook kept them stuck! Belva Deer has a ton of flooded standing timber and we found them near larger clusters.