Lost Grove Lake
General Information
County: Scott
Location: Six miles east of Eldridge
Acres: 400.00
Maximum Depth: 50 ft. (2015)
Motoring Restrictions: Any size motor operated at 5 mph or less
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lost Grove Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Accessible Pier
- Trails
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
| For more information on the above lakes call the Lake Darling Fisheries Office at (319) 694-2430. |
| Largemouth Bass - Fair: During the rare occasional calm morning when the wind isn't blowing switch over to a topwater bait along the edges of the weeds and back into the flooded timber. The bass are there before they head back to deeper water during the heat of the day. |
| Water temperature is back up to the upper 70's. Afternoons might see 80 degrees especially this weekend. Water clarity remains decent 4+ feet. |
| Bluegill - Fair: Most are hanging out in 8 to 10 foot of water around the brush. worm and bobber is best but be ready to pull them out of there when they bite or lose fish and tackle. |
| Channel Catfish - Good: Time to head back to the face of the dam or other rocky areas of the lake to fish for catfish. Chicken liver or stinkbaits are what to start with. |
- 9/29/22 - 2,398 Channel Catfish (9)
- 6/7/22 - 12,002 Walleye (1.5)
- 5/18/22 - 200 Muskellunge (12.8)
- 06/09/2021 - 12,029 Walleye (1.6)
- 09/14/2020 - 2,391 Channel Catfish (8)
- 06/04/2020 - 12,820 Walleye (1.6)
- 05/11/2020 - 200 Muskellunge (12.4)
- 06/10/2019 - 12,001 Walleye (1.9)
- 09/19/2018 - 2,401 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 06/05/2018 - 11,974 Walleye (1.44)
- 05/11/2018 - 200 Muskellunge (11.8)
- 5/30/2017 - 15,090 Walleye (1.7")
- 9/12/16 - 2,399 Channel Catfish (8.9")
- 6/7/16 - 11,366 Walleye (1.8")
- 5/9/16 - 203 Muskellunge (14.5")
- 05/28/2015 - 11,997 Walleye (2")
- 09/10/2014 - 2,400 Channel Catfish (8")
- 06/02/2014 - 12,048 Walleye (2")
- 05/20/2014 - 200 Muskellunge (10.5")
- Curlyleaf Pondweed
- Eurasian Watermilfoil
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: 18-inch minimum
- Other:
- Muskellunge
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Length Limit: 40-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
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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. Here is a list of current fish consumption advisories for Iowa lakes and rivers.