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Twelve Mile Creek Lake

General Information

County: Union
Location: 4 miles east of Creston
Acres: 635.00
Maximum Depth: 42 ft. (2007 - Data collected as part of the statewide lake mapping program.)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake

Nearby Parks

Green Valley State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Twelve Mile Creek Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Boat Rental
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Restrooms
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Shoreline

Water temperatures in most Mount Ayr district lakes are in the upper 40's to low 50's. For more information, please contact the Mount Ayr Fisheries office at 641-464-3108.
Docks is in at main boat ramp.
Yellow Perch - Fair: Try using a jig tipped with livebait fished along creek channels for Yellow Perch up to 11 inches.

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  • October 2022 - 4,448 Walleye (8.8)
  • September 2021 - 3,202 Channel Catfish (9.3)
  • 04/27/2021 - 1,905,000 Walleye (Fry)
  • October 2020 - 14,051 Walleye (9)
  • 04/10/2020 - 980,167 Walleye (Fry)
  • October 2019 - 12,743 Walleye (9.3)
  • fall 2019 - 3,203 Channel Catfish (9.1)
  • 05/02/2019 - 1,905,000 Walleye (Fry)
  • 10/22/2018 - 3,177 Walleye (8.3)
  • 05/08/2018 - 1,905,000 Walleye (Fry)
  • 9/5/2017 - 1,252 Channel Catfish (8.3")
  • 10/25/2017 - 75 Walleye (9")
  • 10/25/2017 - 1,052 Walleye (9")
  • 10/24/2017 - 602 Walleye (9")
  • 10/24/2017 - 1,983 Walleye (9")
  • 10/23/2017 - 2,000 Walleye (9")
  • 4/26/16 - 2,000,000 Walleye (Fry)
  • 10/26/16 - 6,807 Walleye (10.3")
  • 10/20/2015 - 6,358 Walleye (8")
  • 09/17/2015 - 3,201 Channel Catfish (8")
  • 04/22/2015 - 1,905,000 Walleye (Fry)
  • annual 2014 - 6,499 Walleye (8")
  • annual 2014 - 3,700,000 Walleye (Fry)

  • Curlyleaf Pondweed

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

  • 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:
  • Smallmouth 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 Bullhead
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • 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. There are also good numbers of Bluegill up to 8.5 inches and Crappie up to 11 inches. Yellow Perch up to 11 inches are also available to anglers.(2024)

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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.