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Slip Bluff Lake

General Information

County: Decatur
Location: Decatur County, 2 miles northwest of Davis City
Acres: 16.00
Maximum Depth: 23 ft. (2014)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only

Nearby Parks

Nine Eagles State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Slip Bluff Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Camping
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Shoreline

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  • 10/07/2021 - 172 Channel Catfish (9)
  • 09/17/2019 - 159 Channel Catfish (8.6)
  • 9/18/2017 - 160 Channel Catfish (8.2")
  • 09/24/2015 - 80 Channel Catfish (8")

  • 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:
  • 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

Spring electrofishing good numbers of Largemouth Bass up to 13 inches. Bluegill up to 8 inches are available to anglers. Channel catfish abundance is good with catfish of all sizes 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.