Meadow Lake
General Information
County: Adair
Location: 6 miles northeast of Greenfield
Acres: 34.00
Maximum Depth: 17.8 ft. (2015)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Meadow Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Trails
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
For information on lakes in the Cold Springs District call (712) 769-2587. |
Bluegill - Good: Anglers are catching bluegills around the reefs. Fish will average 8 inches. |
Black Crappie - Good: Look for 9 inch black crappies in the cedar tree piles. |
Largemouth Bass - No Report: |
- 09/16/2021 - 600 Channel Catfish (8.8)
- 09/30/2019 - 601 Channel Catfish (9.6)
- 9/11/2017 - 613 Channel Catfish (7.7")
- 09/08/2015 - 609 Channel Catfish (8")
- Brittle Naiad
- Curlyleaf Pondweed
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Black Crappie
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
- 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:
- White Crappie
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
The fishery at Meadow Lake will provide good fishing in 2022. Largemouth bass up to 21-inches were collected in a 2022 electrofishing sample. Panfish anglers will find a few 8-inch bluegills. In 2022 good numbers of black crappie (9 to 10-inch) showed up in fishery surveys which will contribute to the fishery in 2023. Look for spawning crappies and bluegills in May and June on top of the two rock reefs. The channel catfish population is made up of both larger trophy size fish and good numbers of 15-inch fish.(2022)
Tip: Click the arrow in the lower right corner to view the Fish Survey Data tool in full-screen mode.
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.