North Cedar Creek

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

Brook Trout - Good: For nymphing or wet flies, use streamer patterns such as wholly buggers to imitate fish, or a pink squirrel to imitate scuds. Use dry flies size 12 to 20 imitating midges and sulfers hatching off the water. Also, try a variety of caddis and mayfly nymphs.

Brown Trout - Good: Fish will soon be looking for terrestrial insects falling into the water. Ants are a favorite. Gnats, mayflies, and caddis flies are hatching.

Rainbow Trout - Good: Use jigs tipped with twistertails, feathered spinnerbaits, or flashy spoons. Use a nightcrawler or cheese to catch a freshly stocked fish.

Be respectful of private property. It is a privilege to fish these areas in Iowa. Keep them clean. Call 563-927-5736 for current catchable trout stocking locations.

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)

Stream Maps

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Popular Fish Species in this Stream

Fish Stocking

annual 2015 - 245 Brook Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2015 - 1,075 Rainbow Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2014 - 290 Brook Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2014 - 890 Rainbow Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2013 - 150 Brook Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2013 - 820 Rainbow Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2012 - 141 Brook Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2012 - 1,512 Rainbow Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2011 - 90 Brook Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2011 - 1,190 Rainbow Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2010 - 40 Brook Trout (2-3/l)
annual 2010 - 671 Rainbow Trout (2-3/l)
06/07/2010 - 1,300 Brook Trout (2.75")
05/22/2009 - 1,000 Brook Trout (3.0")
05/21/2009 - 813 Brown Trout (4.0")
05/13/2008 - 2,834 Brown Trout (4.0")
05/24/2007 - 4,000 Brown Trout (2.1")

Regulations

The Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.

Brook 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

Brown 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

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

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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