Bigalk Creek
General Information
County: Howard
Location: Located 7 miles northeast of Cresco.
Acres: 0.60
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Bigalk Creek include:
- Accessible Pier
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Annual 2021 - 4,750 Rainbow Trout (12)
- Annual 2020 - 4,500 Rainbow Trout (12)
- August 2019 - 300 Brook Trout (10.8)
- annual 2019 - 4,552 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
- August 2018 - 77 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2018 - 4,656 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 1,118 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 3,408 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 400 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 4,550 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 460 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 4,200 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 639 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 3,753 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 535 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 4,123 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
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.
- 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
- White Sucker
- 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.
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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.