Turkey River
General Information
County: Clayton
Location: Located 6 miles northwest of Elkader at Big Spring Hatchery.
Acres: 1.00
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Turkey River include:
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Carry Down Boat Launch
- Annual 2021 - 6,479 Rainbow Trout (12)
- Annual 2020 - 5,729 Rainbow Trout (12)
- annual 2019 - 2,262 Brook Trout (10.8)
- annual 2019 - 4,287 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
- annual 2018 - 2,305 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2018 - 2,670 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 890 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 5,080 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 785 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2016 - 7,665 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 1,657 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 8,714 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 1,555 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 6,480 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 771 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 6,090 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
- 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:
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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.