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Lake Geode

General Information

County: Henry
Location: 4 miles southwest of Danville
Acres: 185.70
Maximum Depth: 43.8 ft. (2021 - 43.8 feet)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake

Nearby Parks

Geode State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Lake Geode include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Accessible Pier
  • Picnic Area
  • Beach
  • Trails
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Shoreline
  • Fish Cleaning Station

For more information on the above lakes call the Lake Darling Fisheries Office at (319) 694-2430.
Water temp has dropped into the mid 50's. Water clarity continues to improve (less green).
Bluegill - Fair: The bluegills remain out at that 4-6 foot depth. Try the rock piles along the haul road running from the spillway up to straight across from the beach. Expect them to leave for deeper water fairly soon
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Start working the habitat and rock piles in 8 to 10 foot of water using deep diving crankbaits. The bass are still fairly active especially for this time of year.
Black Crappie - Fair: The crappies seem to like those rock piles and other fish habitat in 5-7 foot of water.

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  • 8/9/22 - 185 Largemouth Bass (8.1)
  • 5/31/22 - 17,400 Channel Catfish (2)
  • 10/4/22 - 888 Largemouth Bass (3.2)
  • October 2021 - 137,584 Bluegill (3)
  • 10/22/2021 - 53,760 Redear Sunfish (2)
  • 9/19/16 - 2,435 Channel Catfish (9.1")
  • 09/24/2014 - 2,437 Channel Catfish (8")

  • 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:

Fingerling channel catfish and advanced fingerling largemouth bass were stocked in the lake in June and August, respectively. Adult black crappies were stocked as well.(2022)

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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.