RAPP Park Lakes
General Information
County: Page
Location: north edge of Shenandoah
Acres: 95.00
Maximum Depth: 24.9 ft. (2007)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at RAPP Park Lakes include:
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- 6/22/22 - 8,820 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.5)
- 09/08/2021 - 1,712 Channel Catfish (8.1)
- 09/16/2019 - 1,726 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 07/03/2018 - 10,469 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.81)
- 9/6/2017 - 1,341 Channel Catfish (8.3")
- 9/11/2017 - 370 Channel Catfish (7.7")
- 6/29/2017 - 4,628 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (2")
- 6/22/2016 - 3,890 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.5")
- 09/24/2015 - 1,710 Channel Catfish (8")
- 06/19/2015 - 4,633 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.6")
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.
- Bigmouth Buffalo
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Black Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- 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:
- Common Carp
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: May be taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spear or by bow and arrow, day or night.
- Flathead 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:
- Freshwater Drum
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: May be taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spear or by bow and arrow, day or night.
- 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:
- Rainbow Trout
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 5 fish
- Possession Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 10 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: Anglers must have paid the Trout Fee to fish for or possess trout
- Smallmouth Buffalo
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- 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 show low numbers of largemouth bass up to 18 inches long. Moderate numbers of bluegills were sampled. Most bluegills sampled were less than 7 inches long. Low numbers of channel catfish were sampled. Most channel catfish sampled were 20- to 25-inches long. Good numbers of wipers were sampled in 2018. The biggest wiper sampled was 18.9 inches long and weighed 3.38 pounds.(2018)
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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.