Trumbull Lake
General Information
County: Clay
Location: 4 miles west, 5 miles north of Ruthven
Acres: 1183.00
Maximum Depth: 5 ft. (2008 - Data collected as part of the statewide lake mapping program.)
Motoring Restrictions: none
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Trumbull Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Black Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Northern Pike
- Season: Continuous, except for boundary lakes
- Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
- Possession Limit: 6 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: Except for border lakes
- Yellow Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: 50 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Trumbull Lake was drawn down and renovated in 2021. The lake was restocked in 2022, but due to dryer conditions, the lake did not reach full pool leading to less than successful survival. Fish were stocked again in 2023 and spring of 2024. Yellow perch and northern pike are expected to get to catchable size in the 2025 season.(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.