Trout stream map iowa department of natural resources. It is said that if you can catch trout on the fly in iowa s cold water spring streams, then you can catch them anywhere. Anglers who fish for trout are required to pay the trout fee in addition to an iowa fishing license. Pictures, tips, trip reports, and places to fish for trout in iowa. Iowa fishing licenses join us as we discuss the iowa fishing license options, fishing rules and fishing regulations. Your way to easily identify fish adventure quick guides by dave bosanko. Iowa trout fishing in cedar rapids, ia company info. Although eastern iowa s best smallmouth fishing is north of interstate 80, there are pockets of good bass fishing in rivers south of the big highway. Late winter trout fishing allamakee county, iowa youtube. Guides, fly shop owners, and trout bums pick their favorite patterns for driftless spring creeks. Trout creek fishery area, iowa county wisconsin dnr. They have about everything you would want to know in themway.
Other bodies of water, including the upper iowa river the fastest moving river in iowa, as well as the manmade 33 acre lake meyer 15 mi sw of decorah are other popular stops for fishing. Iowa trout map northeast iowa fly fishing guide service and blog. But improvements in water quality are leading to healthier, selfsustaining trout populations and local communities are reaping the bene. Finding little known trout fishing hotspots are amazing, and iowa is one of them. Some of the brown trout are very large, especially for such a small stream. Call 5639275736 for current trout stream or community fishing lakes stocking information. At backbone state park is an excellent familyfriendly destination to fish for trout, bluegill, crappie. Find your favorite trout stream and when it will be stocked with the trout stream stocking calendar.
Sep 26, 2009 i spent several hours there in the area, primarily fishing with a tan bead head emerger pattern. Learn more about and view photos of brook, brown, rainbow and cutthroat trout. Get yourself one of those trout fishing maps that the dnr puts out. Ive recently set this up for a place for our merch. Hello its dave, foundercreator of iowa trout fishing. May 09, 2012 northeast iowas trout streams are some of the most enjoyable fishing venues this state has to offer. As interest in trout fishing grew and hatcheries became essential to replenish trout populations in heavily degraded streams, more emphasis was placed on trout culture. Iowa trout fishing merchandise, cedar rapids, iowa. Learn about the dnrs covid19 response and how the current health emergency is impacting. Find trout fishing property for sale on the nations largest land database by using our simple interactive map and search feature. The colors were great and i managed to land a very nice 14 inch brown trout. Fishing reports and discussions for stocked trout fishing iowa. An iowa trout fishing license can be bought online or in decorah at the ace hardware store at 200 east main street 563. Iowa s first fish hatchery was built in 1874 near anamosa to raise trout.
Coldwater guide service specializes in trou on the fly, but if thats not your thing you can check out the extensive list of other species they fish for. Nestled in a valley surrounded by towering bluffs of the yellow river forest, the cabin currently sleeps up to people with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and has a wood burning stove, sat tv, internet, firepit, gas grill, large deck, and 2 sets of bunk beds. Iowa s natural resources plates include the state bird and flower, pheasant, eagle, buck and a brook trout. Learn more about iowas trout streams, including maps, stocking calendar, amenities, regulations and fishing tips on the dnr trout fishing webpage. Renovated in 2012, the 70 acre lake pahoja near bondurant is one of iowa s premiere fisheries for largemouth bass and bluegill. Fly fishing waterloo creek iowa waterloo creek is a beautiful spring fed, trout stream that flows through both wooded areas and open prairie.
Get the most out of your trout fishing trip with information about each streams location, qualities, and other fun facts on the trout streams webpage. Fishing decorah, iowa winneshiek county convention. This data set is representational of the trout streams in iowa. Hawkeye fly fishing association, cedar rapids, iowa. Fishing strategies and hatches in northeastern iowa vary depending on water temperatures, seasons, gradients, and other characteristics. Catch wild and stocked rainbow, brown and brook trout. Smallmouth bass, walleye, trout, and nongame fish are abundant. I had quite a few hungry trout willing to take my offering. Currently, there are 148 different varieties of fish in iowa. See more ideas about crappie fishing tips, fall fishing, best fishing. Iowa dnr to release trout in 7 locations around the state. Development with input from the decorah fish hatchery, winneshiek county. Fishing maps, detailed area road maps and exhaustive fishing information for lakes and streams across the state are provided in this handy, 240page.
Trout fishing iowa department of natural resources. The iowa dnr stocks 300,000 to 400,000 trout in 50 streams each week. I would guess that due to the high volume of visitors, this stream is very stockingdependent. Are you looking for a new challenge in fly fishing. The other beauty of turkey river fly fishing is that there is no length limit on trout, and no catchandrelease. The streams usually have clear water, brush, pools, and riffles. Based in decorah, ia, we offer guided wading trips on the springfed creeks of scenic northeast iowa. Got out of my element and went wading through a stream to catch trout.
This fall, the iowa department of natural resources plans to stock 17 urban sites across the state with the coldwater fish, a longstanding effort to introduce trout fishing to more people. For now, i recommend downloading the allamakee county trout fishing guide, which has an area map, individual stream maps, and good info on streams and. I must say though that fly fishing is my favorite means of catching trout. Iowa dnr maintains a catalog of habitat structures installed in iowa lakes, as well as other important features. Iowa doesnt get much attention as a trout state, and thats just the way local brown trout hunter dave strom likes it. First, its important to understand this is a long stream with many different accesses. Support conservation in iowa by buying a natural resource plate for your vehicle. My biggest trout have come after dark in central wisconsin using the hex a super big mayfly that hatches after dark. Or interested in caching your very first trout on the fly.
Check conditions before you go with the weekly iowa fishing report or the 24hour trout stocking hotline at 5639275736. It was a blast and i had an opportunity to fish in such a beautiful place. Coon dumps into the upper iowa just a few hundred yards upriver from lower dam. Yellow river, iowa fishing report whacking fatties.
Whether youre fishing for catfish, warmouth or rainbow trout, or one of the other fish found near decorah, we can tell you where to find them, how to bring them in, and whos having success. Jul 22, 2015 many iowa trout streams are small, closequarters affairs, but some such as bloody run and paint creek are larger, wideopen rivers with easier casting. When temperatures hover near freezing, youll find fly fishermen like kent kleckner kneedeep in a northeast iowa creek. Stocked trout fishing iowa fishing reports and discussions. Many of them are located near strawberry point, a small town at the intersection of busy highways 3 and. The width of the river combined with the surrounding landscape offers something very few iowa trout streams can the ability to forget worries about the backcast, or even practice a 50foot cast. This stream has all natural reproducing brown trout. He knows from years of fishing and guiding that iowas contributions to the. The iowa department of natural resources will release trout in seven locations across iowa this winter in areas that would. The guide is also available for download in pdf format or for pick up at nocharge from several northeast iowa locations. Some streams are easy to get to in parks, and others are in wild and remote natural places. Apr 26, 2014 iowa is an often underappreciated and overlooked fly fishing locale, but jared koenigsfeld and ryan rahmiller do an awesome job highlighting the great fly fishing opportunities found in iowa on their website and blog. We go to waterloo creek,its one of the bigger ones,right on the border of minn and iowa.
Decorah is a city in and the county seat of winneshiek county, iowa, united states. Join us as we discuss the iowa fishing license options, fishing rules and fishing regulations. Six tips for coldweather trout fishing from the iowa dnr. How to download and use the fishing structure file for gps units windows 10. Talk fly fishing and traditional methods of catching iowa s trout with others.
I spent several hours there in the area, primarily fishing with a tan bead head emerger pattern. This longtime hook shots fan convinced host joe cermele to head the. Feb 24, 2020 tips and tricks to help you enjoy iowa s great fishing. The companys filing status is listed as active and its file number is 584493. Only artificial lures are allowed in all stream sections with re strictive regulations. Its hard being the bearer of bad news, but it is bad out there. The secret iowa trout stream map trout fishing in iowa. A section of the dry run creek in winneshiek county, iowa. We did not cover all of the beginning tips that we would have liked to, so if you have any questions please. Trout streams iowa department of natural resources. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Trout lodge is a true outdoorsmans paradise or perfect destination for your familys ne iowa getaway.
Iowa trout fishing is an iowa revised domestic nonprofit filed on october 10, 2018. Prior to this, much of my time on the water was spent on locating the catagorized streams in the dnr trout reg book, finding a spot to fish and spending a day. Fishing where to fish trout streams trout stream map. The iowa dnr stocks 300,000 to 400,000 trout in 50 streams each week from april through october. These streams provide excellent fishing opportunities for anglers of any skill level. There are lots of troutylooking spots, but there did not seem to be many fish in them. An angling club focusing on the sport and avocation of fly fishing. We caught over 60 fishing in just a couple of days. Discussion in fishing general started by benelliblaster. Iowa fishing collection by iowa dept of natural resources. The other trinity associated with iowa trout fishing is the three rearing stationsfish hatcheries that provide all the fish that get stocked into iowa s streams either as a supplement to natural reproduction or as a sole means of providing a viable fishery in a.
Trout fishing property for sale whitetail properties. The hawkeye fly fishing association is a statewide organization of anglers, tiers and. Many people are not even aware that there are trout in the state, but brook trout are actually native to the state. Yellow river state forest yrsf is one of the treasures of iowa. Our wellstocked streams with excellent numbers of acclimated fish.
Last year iowa sold a record number of 43,300 trout stamps, about 15 percent of which went to fly anglers, according to dnr data. Download the national pro staff app to earn free fishing gear, connect with other and. We go to waterloo creek,its one of the bigger ones,right on the border of minn and iowa, there are some big browns in it and the last. Here are a few of their best flies for the driftless. Best fishing fishing tips wallace state new tricks fishing boats iowa mistakes have fun.
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Google spreadsheet updated 2012 of all the trout streams in iowa, with stocking information, restrictions, and latlong coords. A true anglers paradise, hundreds of miles of cold water trout streams meander through northeast iowa. It was originally designed with a meets and bounds description along the banks of the stream to provide fishing. Decorah ia fishing reports, times, licenses, and shops. The complete guide to iowa trout streams jene hughes, jesse david hughes on. Fishing at swiss valley truly does fall into the definition of a good walk spoiled. Practically since settlement of the state, iowa trout streams had to be stocked to maintain a trout population. Trout fishing, bear creeks, ne iowa indepth outdoors. The rest went to those using spinning rods with live bait or lures.
The brown trout were by far the hungriest that first day. It is compiled by the fisheries bureau of the iowa department of natural resources. Big paint and little paint creek both offer rainbow and brown trout fishing. So get your fly fishing gear, baitcasting setup, trolling equipment, or spin casting gear out and. Over 50 wild, selfsustaining trout fisheries throughout northeast iowa. Please remember to check with the local fish and wildlife department to ensure the stream is open to the public. Baitslures for trout trout streams iowa indepth outdoors. A true anglers paradise, hundreds of miles of cold water trout streams meander through.
View a detailed map of waters containing trout in nebraska, download guides and other information or read our fishing blog to help you plan your trout fishing trip. Please remember to check with the local fish and wildlife department to ensure the fishing spot is open to the public, and respect all signs indicating private property or restricting access. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish. Yellow river, iowa fishing report, rainbow trout fly fishing forecast, fishing season updates, fly shop and fishing guides, and fly fishing weather. Trout fishing yes, many of our member seek trout in our northeastern part of the state. Camping two campgrounds hiking backpacking trout fishing. The game and parks guide trout fishing in nebraska streams provides information on where to find brown, brook and rainbow trout.