Coldwater Creek
General Information
County: Winneshiek
Location: Located 3 miles northwest of Bluffton off of Coldwater Creek Road.
Acres: 4.00
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Coldwater Creek include:
- Trails
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Annual 2021 - 9,410 Rainbow Trout (12)
- Annual 2020 - 9,144 Rainbow Trout (12)
- summer 2019 - 628 Brook Trout (10.8)
- annual 2019 - 9,404 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
- annual 2018 - 7,691 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 2,280 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 8,385 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 1,000 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 8,010 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 1,315 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 6,452 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 1,394 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 5,914 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 1,643 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 5,385 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.
- Brown 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
- 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.