Elm Lake
General Information
County: Wright
Location: 5 miles Northeast of Clarion
Acres: 458.00
Maximum Depth: 8 ft. (2008 - Data collected as part of the statewide lake mapping project.)
Motoring Restrictions: none
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Elm Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Gravel Boat Ramp
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Black Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- 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.
- Yellow Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: 50 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Elm Lake is not a managed fishery. Anglers sometimes have success fishing for yellow perch, crappie and bullhead. Anglers this winter have had fair success on yellow perch.(2016)
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.