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Richmond Springs

General Information

County: Delaware
Location: 3 miles south of Strawberry Point. Located entirely within Backbone State Park. Closest to north park gate access.
Stream Segment Length: 1.40

Amenities

Amenities at Richmond Springs include:
  • Accessible Pier
  • Picnic Area
  • Trails
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing

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Easy access. Very popular fishery stocked twice per week during April-October with catchable rainbow trout. Stream also contains a moderate-density population of wild brown trout. Backbone park offers primitive, electric and non-electric camping sites.(2022)

Stream Maps


Parking Access
Catchable Trout Waters
Fingerling Stocked or Natural Reproduction
Restrictive Regulation Stream

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    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

  • Annual 2022 - 15,879 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2021 - 15,896 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2020 - 15,866 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • annual 2019 - 5,584 Brook Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2019 - 11,142 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2018 - 3,503 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2018 - 11,256 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 4,097 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 13,220 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 3,243 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 16,171 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 3,694 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 14,243 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 2,850 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 15,450 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: none
    • Other: Anglers must have paid the Trout Fee to fish for or possess trout
  • 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: Anglers must have paid the Trout Fee to fish for or possess trout
  • 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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