Little Turkey River
General Information
County: Delaware
Location: 3 miles east of Colesburg in Hoffman Wildlife Management Area off Hubbard Road
Acres: 1.20
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Little Turkey River include:
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Annual 2021 - 4,649 Rainbow Trout (12)
- Annual 2020 - 4,654 Rainbow Trout (12)
- annual 2019 - 1,606 Brook Trout (10.8)
- annual 2019 - 2,978 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
- 05/14/2019 - 3,500 Brown Trout (1.9)
- annual 2018 - 1,172 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2018 - 3,260 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 782 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 3,410 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 949 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 3,482 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 1,020 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 2,837 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 05/21/2015 - 3,500 Brown Trout (3")
- annual 2014 - 700 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 2,587 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 06/27/2014 - 2,310 Brown Trout (2")
- annual 2013 - 850 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 2,561 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.
This fishery receives unannounced stockings of rainbow trout during April-October of each year. The stream also contains stream-reared and wild brown trout. Recent flood events has altered the channel somewhat upstream of the parking lot. Primitive camping is allowed on the state owned property.(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.