Lost Grove Lake
General Information
County: Scott
Location: Six miles east of Eldridge
Acres: 400.00
Maximum Depth: 62 ft. (2014)
Motoring Restrictions: Any size motor operated at 5 mph or less
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lost Grove Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Accessible Pier
- Trails
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
| For more information on the above lakes call the Lake Darling Fisheries Station at (319)694-2430 |
| Black Crappie - Fair: Anglers are starting to pick up a few more crappies out around edges of the flooded timber in 8 to 10 foot of water. |
| Bluegill - Good: The bluegills continue to spawn. Look for them in the openings in the weed beds and back in small clearings in shallow water back in the brush. |
| Largemouth Bass - Fair: Anglers continue to catch bass work them out along the edges of the weed beds and out around the trees and brush piles in 4-6 foot of water. |
| Water conditions are returning to pretty much normal as far as clarity and level. |
- 09/19/2018 - 2,401 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 06/05/2018 - 11,974 Walleye (1.44)
- 05/11/2018 - 200 Muskellunge (11.8)
- 5/30/2017 - 15,090 Walleye (1.7")
- 9/12/16 - 2,399 Channel Catfish (8.9")
- 6/7/16 - 11,366 Walleye (1.8")
- 5/9/16 - 203 Muskellunge (14.5")
- 05/28/2015 - 11,997 Walleye (2")
- 09/10/2014 - 2,400 Channel Catfish (8")
- 06/02/2014 - 12,048 Walleye (2")
- 05/20/2014 - 200 Muskellunge (10.5")
- 09/24/2013 - 2,803 Channel Catfish (8.1")
- 06/28/2013 - 40,140 Largemouth Bass (1.5")
- 06/10/2013 - 12,055 Walleye (1.8")
- 05/13/2013 - 40,023 Channel Catfish (2.2")
- 05/13/2013 - 200 Muskellunge (12.5")
- 10/24/2012 - 1,750 Largemouth Bass (4.4")
- 10/23/2012 - 64,116 Redear Sunfish (0.8")
- 10/12/2012 - 30,000 Bluegill (1.8")
- 07/18/2012 - 131,000 Bluegill (1")
- 09/09/2010 - 448 Channel Catfish (9.0")
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- 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
- Bluegill
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 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:
- Largemouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 18-inch minimum
- Other:
- Muskellunge
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Length Limit: 40-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 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
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.