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Upper Pine Lake

General Information

County: Hardin
Location: 1/2 mile east of Eldora
Acres: 69.00
Maximum Depth: 15.2 ft. (2017)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only

Nearby Parks

Pine Lake State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Upper Pine Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Picnic Area
  • Trails
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Fish Cleaning Station

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  • 9/15/22 - 1,256 Channel Catfish (8.6)
  • 09/29/2020 - 1,242 Channel Catfish (7.6)
  • 09/20/2018 - 1,248 Channel Catfish (8.1)
  • 9/14/16 - 1,242 Channel Catfish (9.1")

  • Curlyleaf Pondweed
  • Eurasian Watermilfoil

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

Largemouth bass, bluegill and crappie are available. Anglers can usually target these fish from the shore, especially in the spring and fall. Boat anglers try drift fishing/trolling small jigs late summer into the fall.(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.