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Summit Lake

General Information

County: Union
Location: West edge of Creston
Acres: 230.00
Maximum Depth: 12 ft. (2022)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake

Nearby Parks

Green Valley State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Summit Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp

Most Mount Ayr district lakes have variable ice conditions ranging from 0 to 8 inches of ice. Some areas of the larger lakes have large areas of open water. Additionally, ice conditions have deteriorated on the top couple of inches of ice. Use extreme caution if you decide to ice fish. For more information, please contact the Mount Ayr Fisheries office at 641-931-6031.
7 inches of ice off the main boat ramp. Avoid thin ice near the HWY 25 bridge. Geese are keeping an area open about mid-lake

Lake Maps

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  • 6/7/22 - 7,906 Walleye (1.5)
  • 09/23/2021 - 1,251 Channel Catfish (9.4)
  • 06/08/2021 - 3,948 Walleye (1.7)
  • 06/08/2021 - 3,994 Walleye (1.7)
  • 06/11/2020 - 9,109 Walleye (1.7)
  • 09/24/2019 - 1,250 Channel Catfish (9.4)
  • 9/5/2017 - 1,802 Channel Catfish (8.3")
  • 4/23/2017 - 1,137,000 Walleye (fry)
  • 09/16/2015 - 1,246 Channel Catfish (8")

    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

The Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.

  • Black Bullhead
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • Black Crappie
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 25 fish
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other: No daily limit on private waters
  • Bluegill
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other: No daily limit on private waters
  • Channel Catfish
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 8 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 30 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • Green Sunfish
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • Largemouth Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
    • Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
    • Other:
  • Walleye
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 5 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 10 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • White Crappie
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 25 fish
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other: No daily limit on private waters
  • Yellow Perch
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
    • Possession Limit: 50 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:

Spring electrofishing indicated good numbers of Largemouth Bass up to 20 inches. Crappies in the 9-10 inch length range are available to anglers. Bluegill of all sizes up to 8.5 inches are available to anglers.(2023)

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Contacts

Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases

The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information.