Wapsi River Trout Section
General Information
County: Mitchell
Location: Located 0.5 mile west of McIntire.
Acres: 2.50
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Wapsi River Trout Section include:
- annual 2019 - 945 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
- annual 2018 - 1,310 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2017 - 1,155 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 6/12/2017 - 8,500 Brown Trout (2")
- annual 2016 - 2,045 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 2,227 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2014 - 2,063 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2013 - 1,995 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 05/28/2013 - 2,000 Brown Trout (4.0")
- annual 2011 - 2,210 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 05/16/2011 - 2,220 Brown Trout (2.0")
- annual 2010 - 1,784 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
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:
- 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
- Green Sunfish
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- 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
- White Sucker
- 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.
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.