Split Rock Lake
General Information
County: Chickasaw
Location: Located 4 miles south and 1.5 miles west of Fredericksburg at 3090 Pembroke Ave.
Acres: 10.00
Maximum Depth: 12 ft. (2004 - Information from Chickasaw County Conservation Board.)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric motor only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Split Rock Lake include:
- Fishing Jetty
- Picnic Area
- Beach
- Trails
- Accessible Facilities
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
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- 09/08/2021 - 180 Channel Catfish (8.1)
- 09/19/2019 - 126 Channel Catfish (8.8)
- 9/11/2017 - 126 Channel Catfish (7.7")
- 10/02/2014 - 7,000 Bluegill (2")
No known aquatic invasive species have been found
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Bluegill
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
- Channel Catfish
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 8 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Largemouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
- Other:
Split Rock Lake experienced a complete fish kill in 2014 due to a combination of extended ice cover and aerator failure. It was stocked with 7,000 1-inch bluegill in the fall of 2014 and 700 2-inch channel catfish and 490 2-inch largemouth bass spring of 2015. See more at http://www.mycountyparks.com/county/Chickasaw/Park/Split-Rock-Park.aspx. (2016)
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Contacts
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.