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Prairie Park Fishery

General Information

County: Linn
Location: 1.5 miles SSE of Cargill on Otis Road, along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids
Acres: 66.80
Maximum Depth: 40.3 ft. (2020)
Motoring Restrictions:

Nearby Parks

Palisades-Kepler State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Prairie Park Fishery include:
  • Boat Access
  • Trails
  • Restrooms
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Shoreline

For more information, contact the Lake Macbride Fisheries Station at 319-624-3615.
2000 Rainbow Trout were stocked on 10/25. Remember, you must have a trout stamp to fish for and/or possess trout.
Rainbow Trout - Good: Small spinners and scented baits have been best.

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  • Winter 2022 - 3,998 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • 6/21/22 - 589 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.2)
  • Winter 2021 - 4,171 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • 09/13/2021 - 756 Channel Catfish (8.8)
  • 06/29/2021 - 1,337 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.7)
  • Annual 2020 - 4,060 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • April 2019 - 1,002 Brook Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2019 - 3,463 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
  • 09/24/2019 - 756 Channel Catfish (9.4)
  • March 2018 - 1,021 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2018 - 3,269 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 09/24/2018 - 755 Channel Catfish (9)
  • 07/03/2018 - 1,000 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.81)
  • annual 2017 - 214 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 3,805 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 6/30/2017 - 1,096 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (2")
  • Apr 2016 - 202 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • Apr 2016 - 3,994 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 6/22/2016 - 699 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (1.5")
  • 5/11/16 - 100,000 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (Fry)
  • 10/10/16 - 1,082 Channel Catfish (9.3")
  • annual 2015 - 202 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 3,909 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 06/24/2015 - 30,000 Largemouth Bass (2")
  • 05/12/2015 - 100,000 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (Fry)
  • annual 2014 - 200 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 1,080 Channel Catfish (8")
  • annual 2014 - 3,600 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 06/13/2014 - 6,758 Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) (2")

    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.

  • Bigmouth Buffalo
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • 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:
  • Common Carp
    • 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.
  • Flathead 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:
  • Freshwater Drum
    • 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.
  • Green Sunfish
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • 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: 15-inch minimum
    • Other:
  • Northern Pike
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
    • Possession Limit: 6 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • 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
  • Shorthead redhorse
    • 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
    • Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
    • Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
    • Other:
  • Smallmouth Buffalo
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • 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 Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • 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
  • Yellow Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:

Bluegill numbers are fair with most fish 4- to 6-inches. Crappie numbers are fair with black crappies up to 10 inches and white crappies up to 12 inches. Largemouth bass numbers are fair with most 12- to 16-inches, but fish up to 21 inches are available. White bass, hybrid striped bass, walleyes, smallmouth bass and rainbow trout (winter through spring) are also present here.(2014)

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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.