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
| Brown Trout - Good: Brown Trout spawn is nearing completion. Continue to watch the stream bottom for cleared areas in gravel. These are trout nests or redds. Avoid stepping in them. Try using larger flies or lures mimicking minnows. |
| Rainbow Trout - Good: Use a small piece of worm or cheese on a hook under a bobber in a deeper hole. |
| To find out if trout are coming to a lake near you, visit our website for urban pond stocking. Thank you to all who participated in this year's catchable stocked trout program. Looking forward to seeing you next April. Even though Iowa's trout season stays open all year long, many catchables remain in the streams challenging even the best anglers. |
| Brook Trout - Good: Brook Trout spawn is here. Similar to Brown's, Brook Trout build nests in the stream bottom. Good insect hatches occur on warm sunny afternoons. This is a good time to try nymphs, emerger, or topwater patterns. |
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)