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Bohemian Creek

General Information

County: Winneshiek
Location: Located about 1.5 miles east of Protivin.
Stream Segment Length: 0.30

Amenities

Amenities at Bohemian Creek include:
  • Picnic Area
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing

Brook Trout - Fair: Brook trout taking a variety of flies imitating gnats, midges, caddis or an occasional mayfly. Use care not to alarm it when approaching the stream in gin clear water.
Brown Trout - Good: Best time to fish spooky brown's is when water is off color. Use lures that mimic small minnows or midges.
With turkey season in full swing, anglers should avoid wearing red, white, or blue. Streams maintain nice holdover numbers for the casual angler. Stream stocking continues even though they are not announced. The calendar is now available on-line at https://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Trout-Fishing.
Rainbow Trout - Good: Use a small piece of worm on a hook and fish through a deeper hole.

Bohemian Creek is stocked weekly April through October with catchable 10-12 inch Rainbow Trout but also contains stream-reared French Creek strain Brown Trout. Sampling data from 2011 showed 132 Brown Trout per mile with fish up to 20 inches collected. This is an estimated population and actual trout numbers will be higher. Streambank access is easy. Please be aware that a segment of the stream is on private property where only angling is permitted.(2022)

Stream Maps

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Catchable Trout Waters
Fingerling Stocked or Natural Reproduction
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    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

  • Annual 2022 - 4,785 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2021 - 5,115 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • Annual 2020 - 4,952 Rainbow Trout (12)
  • annual 2019 - 1,726 Brook Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2019 - 3,479 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
  • annual 2018 - 1,472 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2018 - 3,665 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 1,214 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2017 - 3,733 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 5/25/2017 - 3,912 Brown Trout (2")
  • annual 2016 - 400 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2016 - 4,985 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 6/6/16 - 4,200 Brown Trout (4")
  • annual 2015 - 460 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2015 - 4,667 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 06/09/2015 - 4,000 Brown Trout (4")
  • annual 2014 - 639 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
  • annual 2014 - 4,184 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
  • 06/02/2014 - 2,680 Brown Trout (2")

The Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.

  • 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
  • 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
  • Rock Bass
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: none
    • Possession Limit: unlimited
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:
  • 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.

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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.

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