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Lake Fisher

General Information

County: Davis
Location: 2 miles northwest of Bloomfield on the south side of Jaguar Trail
Acres: 82.20
Maximum Depth: 23.3 ft. (2011 - 23.3')
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only

Nearby Parks

Lake Wapello State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Lake Fisher include:
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Accessible Pier
  • Picnic Area
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Shoreline

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  • 9/28/22 - 820 Channel Catfish (9)
  • 09/30/2020 - 821 Channel Catfish (8.4)

    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.

  • 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:
  • 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:
  • White 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

Crappie density at Lake Fisher is high and size quality is good. Fish up to 12 inches are fairly common. Bluegill size quality is poor with very few fish over 6 inches. This is largely due to the high abundance of gizzard shad which have a negative impact on the food web and reduce prey availability for bluegill and larval fish of all species. Largemouth bass density is relatively low and size quality is moderate. Most fish are 13- to 18-inches. Poor recruitment has resulted in very few largemouth less than 12 inches in the population. Gizzard shad and yellow bass abundance is very high which also negatively impact bluegill numbers and largemouth bass size.(2017)

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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.