Lake Catherine
General Information
County: Winnebago
Location: 6 miles west of Forest City
Acres: 15.00
Maximum Depth: 14 ft. (1988)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lake Catherine include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Gravel Boat Ramp
- 9/12/22 - 270 Channel Catfish (9.4)
- 09/15/2020 - 270 Channel Catfish (8)
- 09/18/2018 - 271 Channel Catfish (8.4)
- 9/27/16 - 270 Channel Catfish (9.5")
- 10/03/2014 - 290 Channel Catfish (8")
No known aquatic invasive species have been found
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- 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:
Lake catherine has decent sized bluegills (up to 8.5-inches) and largemouth bass. Anglers can usually target these fish from the shore, especially in the spring and fall. Channel catfish also are an excellent species to target.(2024)
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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.