Lake Cornelia
General Information
County: Wright
Location: 3 1/2 miles north, 2 miles east of Clarion
Acres: 243.00
Maximum Depth: 20.6 ft. (2006 - Data collected as part of the statewide lake mapping program.)
Motoring Restrictions: none
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lake Cornelia include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Picnic Area
- Beach
- Accessible Facilities
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- 09/14/2020 - 2,386 Channel Catfish (8)
- 11/04/2019 - 1,223 Walleye (9)
- 10/19/2018 - 1,857 Walleye (5.1)
- 09/18/2018 - 2,402 Channel Catfish (8.4)
- 9/30/16 - 2,438 Walleye (4.4")
- 9/27/16 - 2,403 Channel Catfish (9.5")
- 11/03/2015 - 2,581 Walleye (8")
- 10/13/2015 - 2,436 Walleye (6")
- annual 2014 - 7,365 Walleye (6")
- 09/17/2014 - 2,399 Channel Catfish (8")
- 10/03/2013 - 3,625 Walleye (3.3")
- 07/17/2013 - 7,557 Walleye (2.6")
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Black Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- 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
- 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: Except for border lakes
- Common Carp
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: May be taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spear or by bow and arrow, day or night.
- 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: 15-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:
- White Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- 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
- Yellow Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Yellow Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: 50 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Yellow bass population has increased at Lake Cornelia with 6 to 7 inch fish. Walleye can be caught from ice out through June, but the population is not very strong. Channel catfish angling is excellent throughout the season. Most catfish are 1- to 3-pounds. The bullhead population has decreased significantly.(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.