Thomas Mitchell Lake
General Information
County: Polk
Location: 3m SW Mitchelville
Acres: 6.00
Maximum Depth: 18.6 ft. (2015)
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Thomas Mitchell Lake include:
- Accessible Pier
- Trails
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Community Fishing Location
- 09/30/2021 - 111 Channel Catfish (9)
- 09/12/2019 - 100 Channel Catfish (8.7)
- 06/07/2018 - 485 Largemouth Bass (1.6)
- 9/13/2017 - 90 Channel Catfish (7.4")
- 07/31/2015 - 50 Channel Catfish (18")
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: 18-inch minimum
- Other:
Following a significant summer kill in 2023, a fishery survey was conducted in 2024. A fair to good fishery still remains. Largemouth Bass were surveyed from 8- to 15-inches. Bluegills are still abundant at sizes from 5- to 7-inches. Black Crappie were surveyed in low numbers at sizes around 9-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.