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Iowa Fishing Regulations

Selling Game: Except as otherwise permitted, you can not buy or sell, dead or alive, a bird, fish, or animal, or any part of which is protected.

For more additional fishing regulation information, see the Iowa Fishing Regulations. For exact wording of the laws and regulations, consult the Code of the State of Iowa.

2009 Regulation Changes
1. Beginning Jan. 21, 2009, the daily bag limit for crappie and bluegill is 25 for each species on public waters in the state. There is no possession limit.
2. The 18-inch minimum length limit on largemouth bass in Lake Keomah has been replaced with the statewide 15-inch minimum length limit.
3. All trotlines and parts thereof shall be removed from the shore when not actively fished. A trotline shall be considered actively fished if at least once daily the trotline is left with at least one baited hook in the water.

2009 Iowa Fishing Regulations





 

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