Lake Delhi
General Information
County: Delaware
Location: 3m W Delhi
Acres: 448.00
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lake Delhi include:
- Picnic Area
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Carry Down Boat Launch
| Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
| Anglers have been catching crappie and bluegill on Lake Delhi, some sorting may be necessary. Avoid weekends and evenings due to heavy boat traffic. |
| Black Crappie - Good: Cast lighter jigs tipped with plastics for some great action, fish near structure or docks for best success. |
| Bluegill - Good: Cast lighter jigs over spawning beds or small piece of crawler under a slip bobber |
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- 5/15/2017 - 236 Black Crappie (7" - 9")
- Mar 2016 - 269,527 Bluegill (Fingerling)
- 8/9/16 - 35,000 Largemouth Bass (2.2")
- 7/20/16 - 9,714 Largemouth Bass (1.7")
- 7/15/16 - 2,024 Largemouth Bass (2")
- 10/29/2015 - 26,057 Bluegill (1.4")
- 10/29/2015 - 92,177 Bluegill (1.3")
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.
- 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, 15 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Green Sunfish
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- 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: 12-inch minimum
- Other:
- Northern Pike
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
- Possession Limit: 6 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Smallmouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 12-inch minimum
- Other:
- Walleye
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 5 fish
- Possession Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 10 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Dam repairs at Lake Delhi were completed during 2016 and full-pool was achieved during summer 2016. The current fishery is dominated by medium (5-7 inch) Bluegill, medium (7-10 inch) Black Crappie , and Largemouth Bass. Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and White Crappie are also present but are of secondary importance.(2020)
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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.