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Badger Lake

General Information

County: Webster
Location: 4 1/2 miles north of Fort Dodge
Acres: 45.00
Maximum Depth: 16.6 ft. (2009)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only

Nearby Parks

Amenities

Amenities at Badger Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Picnic Area
  • Beach
  • Trails
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Gravel Boat Ramp
  • Community Fishing Location

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  • 04/08/2021 - 20,198 Northern Pike (Fry)
  • 09/28/2020 - 810 Channel Catfish (7.6)
  • 05/13/2019 - 249 Northern Pike (1.22)
  • 04/17/2019 - 10,000 Northern Pike (Fry)
  • 10/08/2018 - 811 Channel Catfish (8.3)
  • 06/06/2018 - 249 Northern Pike (2.8)
  • 5/22/2017 - 244 Northern Pike (2.4")
  • 5/24/16 - 229 Northern Pike (2.7")
  • 10/10/16 - 811 Channel Catfish (9.3")
  • 05/18/2015 - 225 Northern Pike (2.9")
  • 09/24/2014 - 810 Channel Catfish (8")
  • 06/04/2014 - 266 Northern Pike (2-3")

  • 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:
  • Northern Pike
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
    • Possession Limit: 6 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • White Sucker
    • 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.

Find decent sized bluegills and crappies in Badger Lake. Fish for panfish in the upper arms earlier in the spring where the water warms faster. Largemouth bass fishing is decent and anglers can find lots of 10- to 14-inch bass with some larger fish mixed in. Northern pike are stocked on a regular basis. There is a strong population of white suckers in the lake that are a preferred forage fish for pike. Channel catfish are stocked on a regular basis into Badger Lake.(2020)

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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.