Fogle Lake S.W.A.
General Information
County: Ringgold
Location: ½ mile west of Diagonal
Acres: 44.00
Maximum Depth: 26.5 ft. (2013)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Fogle Lake S.W.A. include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Accessible Facilities
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Fish Cleaning Station
- 09/08/2021 - 200 Channel Catfish (8.1)
- 09/16/2019 - 204 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 9/26/2017 - 200 Channel Catfish (9.3")
- 09/15/2015 - 200 Channel Catfish (8")
- 09/19/2013 - 200 Channel Catfish (8.5")
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: 15-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:
- Yellow Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: 50 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Spring electrofishing indicated a moderate abundance of largemouth bass up to 20 inches. Crappies were sampled in low abundance, but the majority of crappie were in the 9-11 inch length range. Redear sunfish were also sampled in low abundance, but the majority of redear sunfish were 8-9 inches in length. Good numbers of bluegill were sampled in 2019, but most bluegill were less than 8 inches in length.(2019)
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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.