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Lake Miami

General Information

County: Monroe
Location: 5 miles southeast of Lovilia on the west side of 635th Avenue
Acres: 137.00
Maximum Depth: 18.4 ft. (2019 - 18.4')
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake

Nearby Parks

Amenities

Amenities at Lake Miami include:
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Accessible Pier
  • Picnic Area
  • Trails
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Shoreline
  • Fish Cleaning Station

Contact the Rathbun Fish Hatchery at 641-647-2406 with questions about fishing in south central Iowa. Skim ice is forming along the lake edges and coves. Ice is not thick enough to support anglers.
The lake is skimmed over with thin ice. Unsafe ice conditions.

Lake Maps

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You can zoom in on the map for bathymetric information for some lakes

  • Fall 2021 - 1,349 Channel Catfish (9)
  • 09/12/2019 - 1,400 Channel Catfish (8.7)
  • 9/18/2017 - 1,017 Channel Catfish (8.2")
  • 09/18/2015 - 1,218 Channel Catfish (8")
  • 09/25/2014 - 80,000 Bluegill (2")
  • 09/24/2014 - 24,000 Black Crappie (2")
  • 07/30/2014 - 200 Channel Catfish (adult)
  • 06/18/2014 - 12,200 Largemouth Bass (2")
  • 05/30/2014 - 3,018 Channel Catfish (2")
  • 04/15/2014 - 200 Largemouth Bass (adult)
  • 04/14/2014 - 27,000 Bluegill (2")

  • Brittle Naiad

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:
  • 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:

A 2016 fishery survey at Lake Miami continued to show the fishery is developing fast. Bluegill of 8.5 inches, largemouth bass up to 20 inches (most 8- to 15-inch), and crappie up to 10 inches were captured in May 2016. (2017)

Tip: Click the arrow in the lower right corner to view the Fish Survey Data tool in full-screen mode.

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.