Belva Deer Campground Pond #1
General Information
County: Keokuk
Location: 5 miles Northeast of Sigourney
Acres: 1.00
Maximum Depth: 17 ft. (1975)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Belva Deer Campground Pond #1 include:
- Boat Access
- Accessible Pier
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Accessible Facilities
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Gravel Boat Ramp
You can zoom in on the map for bathymetric information for some lakes
- 9/8/22 - 28 Channel Catfish (8.5)
- 09/23/2020 - 19 Channel Catfish (9.4)
- 09/24/2018 - 108 Channel Catfish (9)
- 9/19/16 - 108 Channel Catfish (9.1")
- 09/30/2014 - 108 Channel Catfish (8")
- Brittle Naiad
- Curlyleaf Pondweed
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- 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:
- 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:
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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.