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Bloody Run Creek

General Information

County: Clayton
Location: Located 2 miles west of Marquette off of Highway 18.
Stream Segment Length: 6.50

Amenities

Amenities at Bloody Run Creek include:
  • Picnic Area
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing

A good trout stream will stay open during cold weather. Avoid walking on cleared gravel areas in faster moving water. These are brook and brown trout nests or redds. Many trout streams flow through public areas where hunting occurs. Wear plenty of orange so hunters can see you.
Brown Trout - Good: Anglers may have to be more stealthy when approaching streams due to clear water. Flip a fly along the edge of vegetation. Try using flies inmitating minnows or other small fish.
Brook Trout - Good: Be stealthy approaching streams. Clarity excellent. Find fish in deeper pools above beaver dams.
Rainbow Trout - Good: Try a small chunk of worm or cheese under a bobber fished through a deeper hole.

Bloody Run is stocked weekly April through October with catchable 10-12 inch Rainbow Trout and maintains a wild Brown Trout population. Bloody Run was last sampled in 2021. There is a 14 inch minimum size limit and artificial lure only rule on Brown Trout as posted in the segment upstream of the county park. There is easy access to the stream with a universally accessible site. Non-electric camp sites are available in the county owned Bloody Run Park and primitive camping on the Bloody Run Wildlife Management Area. Please be aware that segments of the stream are on private property and only angling is permitted.(2022)

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Fingerling Stocked or Natural Reproduction
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    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

  • Annual 2022 - 10,787 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2021 - 10,280 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2020 - 8,935 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • summer 2019 - 1,594 Brook Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2019 - 9,855 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2018 - 885 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2018 - 7,737 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 1,586 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 7,914 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 960 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 8,877 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 1,710 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 8,101 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 2,130 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 6,435 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)

The Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.

  • Brown Trout
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 5 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 10 fish
    • Length Limit: 14-inch minimum where posted
    • Other: Artificial lures only in posted areas. Artificial lure means lures that do not contain or have applied to them any natural or human-made substance designed to attract fish by the sense of taste or smell.
  • Rainbow Trout
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 5 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 10 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other: Artificial lures only in posted areas. Artificial lure means lures that do not contain or have applied to them any natural or human-made substance designed to attract fish by the sense of taste or smell.
  • Smallmouth Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
    • Length Limit: 12-inch minimum
    • 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.

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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.

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