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Mormon Trail Lake

General Information

County: Adair
Location: 1 1/2 miles southeast of Bridgewater
Acres: 33.00
Maximum Depth: 32 ft. (2008 - Data collected as part of the statewide lake mapping project.)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only

Nearby Parks

Amenities

Amenities at Mormon Trail Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Picnic Area
  • Beach
  • Trails
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Fish Cleaning Station

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  • 09/16/2021 - 590 Channel Catfish (8.8)
  • fall 2019 - 1,200 Walleye (6)
  • 09/30/2019 - 590 Channel Catfish (9.6)
  • fall 2017 - 1,100 Walleye (6)
  • 9/19/2017 - 475 Channel Catfish (8.2")
  • fall 2016 - 1,100 Walleye (6)
  • fall 2015 - 1,100 Walleye (6)
  • 09/21/2015 - 594 Channel Catfish (8")
  • fall 2014 - 1,100 Walleye (6.9)

  • 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:
  • 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:
  • Walleye
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 5 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 10 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:

Mormon Trail Lake has a good all around fishery with quality size largemouth bass, redear sunfish, black crappie, walleye and channel catfish. Largemouth bass from 12- to 19-inches are common. Black crappie are 8- to 10-inches. Channel catfish numbers are high making this lake a favorite for catfish anglers. The bluegills are 7- to 8-inches and lack quality. The Adair County Conservation Board stocks walleyes into Mormon Trail to provide diversity in the fishery. (2022)

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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.