Spring Lake
General Information
County: Cherokee
Location: south edge of Cherokee
Acres: 18.00
Maximum Depth: 9 ft. (1990)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Spring Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Boat Rental
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Gravel Boat Ramp
- 9/14/22 - 324 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 09/23/2021 - 648 Channel Catfish (9.4)
- 03/30/2021 - 4,500 Bluegill (2.5)
- 09/20/2018 - 648 Channel Catfish (8.1)
- 10/3/16 - 648 Channel Catfish (9.1")
- 09/24/2014 - 325 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.
- 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:
This lake is managed for a high density channel catfish population. Advanced fingerling catfish are stocked on a regular basis at a higher rate than typical lakes. The lake flooded several times in 2019 and everything that can be found in the Little Sioux River can be found in Spring Lake, including silver carp.(2020)
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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.