General Information
County: Clayton
Location: Located 3 miles west of McGregor off of CR B60 or Ivory Road.
Stream Segment Length: 2.00
Amenities
Amenities at North Cedar Creek include:
District-Wide Trout Stream Fishing Report
| Catchable trout are stocked in all streams as weather and water conditions permit. Listen to the trout stocking hotline for daily plants at 563-927-5736. Plan a trip to your favorite trout stream. Check out the calendar at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Trout-Fishing. Trout country received 6-12 inches of snow. Most snow covered roads should melt quickly when the sun comes out. Fun in snow covered woods continues for hearty trout anglers. |
| Brook Trout - Good: To catch a sly brookie, match what's hatching. Nothing hatching. Use a streamer to mimic minnows or subsurface flies like scuds or pheasant tail nymphs. |
| Brown Trout - Good: Melt water and run-off inputs drive Brown Trout into a feeding frenzy. Use small midge, caddis, or flashy streamer patterns. |
| Rainbow Trout - Good: Float a feathered spinner or crankbait past a freshly stocked fish. A piece of worm under a bobber will also work in the deeper holes. |
Fishing Summary
North Cedar upstream of Ivory Road is stocked twice a month April through October with catchable 10-12 inch brook and rainbow trout and is unannounced. The far upstream segment receives an annual stocking of French Creek strain fingerling brown trout. A Wisconsin strain of brook trout was also introduced in 2006 and again in 2009 and 2010. Sampling data for 2011 showed 168 brown trout per mile with fish up to 14 inches and 120 brook trout per mile with fish up to 12 inches. Only limited natural reproduction of both species has been documented. This is not an estimated population and actual trout numbers will be higher. North Cedar is a small stream with heavy tree cover. Primitive camping is available.(2012)