Lake Belva Deer

General Information

County: Keokuk
Location: 5 miles northeast of Sigourney
Acres: 264.00
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake

Amenities

Amenities at Lake Belva Deer include:

Boat Access
Fishing Jetty
Accessible Pier
Picnic Area
Beach
Trails
Accessible Facilities
Playground
Restrooms
Camping
Good/Excellent Shorefishing
Hard Surface Boat Ramp

Fishing Report

For more information on the above lakes and rivers call the Lake Darling Fisheries Station at (319) 694-2430.

The water is clearing up. Still a little cloudy.

Crappie - Fair: The crappies have started to move back out into deeper water.

Largemouth Bass - Good: bass fishing has been pretty good during the warmer weather. What the cold snap will do to it; don't know.

Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are starting to build nests in the shallow water.

Fishing Forecast

Anglers coming to Belva Deer will find a very high quality fishery with bluegills leading the way. Good numbers of 10 to 12 inch bluegills abound in this lake. In 2006 the lake produced at least one over twelve inch bluegill that was verified by park staff. Crappie numbers were finally building up with anglers catching nice stringers of 10 to 12" fish through the ice in 2007. Anglers are also catching some very big Redear Sunfish with some of the fish topping 13 inches. Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and A few county stocked Walleyes round out the cast of characters in this Lake.(2007)

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Popular Fish Species at this Lake

Regulations

Fishing Regulations

Fish Surveys

Lake Fish Survey Data Data from the most recent fisheries survey of this lake is provided on this external web site. This data may include information from various netting surveys and/or electroshocking surveys. Data includes numbers of fish sampled, and fish size ranges. Not all lakes are sampled every year.

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Water Quality

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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