Albia Upper Reservoir
General Information
County: Monroe
Location: 1 mile north of Albia on the east side of Highway 5
Acres: 22.00
Maximum Depth: 39.1 ft. (2014 - 39.1')
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Albia Upper Reservoir include:
- Accessible Pier
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Accessible Facilities
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
- 09/23/2021 - 250 Channel Catfish (9.4)
- 09/04/2019 - 249 Channel Catfish (8.5)
- 9/18/2017 - 59 Channel Catfish (8.2")
- 9/12/2017 - 191 Channel Catfish (7.7")
- 09/23/2015 - 349 Channel Catfish (8")
No known aquatic invasive species have been found
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:
- Yellow Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Very good bluegill fishery with many fish approaching 9". Largemouth abundance is high, most fish are less than 15".(2019)
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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.