Dakins Lake
General Information
County: Story
Location: 2m NE Zearing
Acres: 20.00
Maximum Depth: 15 ft. (1977)
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Dakins Lake include:
- Fishing Jetty
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Fish Cleaning Station
- 10/04/2021 - 361 Channel Catfish (9.4)
- 09/16/2019 - 353 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 04/16/2014 - 10,000 Bluegill (2")
- Brittle Naiad
- Curlyleaf Pondweed
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:
- Smallmouth 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 Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: 50 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Surveys in 2024 found Bluegills at all sizes with a good group of 7- to 8.5-inch fish. Bluegills just over 9-inches were surveyed. Black Crappies are present in fair number at sizes from 8-to 10.5-inches. Largemouth Bass numbers are abundant. There are two main size groups with one being 9- to 11-inch fish and the other being 12.5- to 14.5-inches. Larger fish up to 20-inches are present. Channel Catfish are mostly from 14- to 25-inches. Walleyes are present for an occasional catch. Walleye sizes range mostly from 11- to 20-inches.(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.