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Bear Creek

General Information

County: Fayette
Location: Located 6 miles southeast of Fayette off of Kornhill Road or CR C24. Access from 128th Street.
Stream Segment Length: 1.20

Amenities

Amenities at Bear Creek include:
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing

Water levels slightly elevated at most locations. Stream clarity highly variable depending on where rain fell. Use care when wading streams with elevated flows. All streams were stocked this week. Gnats and no-see-ums out in force.
Brook Trout - Slow: Brook trout take more persuasion to bite in off-color water. Sneak up on brook trout for a better chance at catching one of these beauties. Good hatches of gnats, mayflies, caddis flies, and midges.
Brown Trout - Good: Fish near or around logs or undercut banks. Spinner baits work well. Also try using streamers on larger waterbodies for some exciting action. Brown trout like cloudy water.
Rainbow Trout - Fair: Use spinner baits, hair jigs, or hooks tipped with a small piece of worm, bread, or cheese floated through deeper holes.

Bear Creek is stocked weekly April, May, June, September and October with catchable 10-12 inch Rainbow Trout. Bear Creek is not a coldwater stream and does not support trout populations most summers. Access is from the end of 128th Street. A 0.5 mile walking trail continues to the stream. Please be aware that this stream is on private property where only angling is permitted.(2021)

Stream Maps

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Fingerling Stocked or Natural Reproduction
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    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

  • Annual 2022 - 1,964 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2021 - 2,072 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2020 - 1,714 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • June 2019 - 270 Brook Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2019 - 807 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2018 - 500 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2018 - 540 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 325 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 1,450 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 180 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 1,660 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 350 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 1,615 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 315 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 865 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.

  • Green Sunfish
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • 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
  • Rock Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • Shorthead redhorse
    • 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
    • Length Limit: 12-inch minimum
    • Other:
  • 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. Here is a list of current fish consumption advisories for Iowa lakes and rivers.

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