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Arner Branch

General Information

County: Allamakee
Location: From Dorchester, head east 0.6 mi on Dorchester Drive to the Waterloo Creek WMA.
Stream Segment Length: 0.20

Amenities

Amenities at Arner Branch include:

    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 (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.

    Arner Branch is a very small spring run to Waterloo Creek just south of Dorchester. It contains a great amount of watercress and snags making fishing this difficult.(2022)

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        No known aquatic invasive species have been found

    • 5/16/22 - 2,000 Brook Trout (2.1)

    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: none
      • Other: Anglers must have paid the Trout Fee to fish for or possess trout

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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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