Browns Lake
General Information
County: Woodbury
Location: 2 miles west of Salix
Acres: 580.00
Maximum Depth: 12.4 ft. (2018)
Motoring Restrictions: none
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Browns Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Picnic Area
- Beach
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Concessions
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
| Water temperatures are in the low 50's in many area lakes. For more information, contact the Black Hawk District office at 712-657-2638. |
| Walleye - Fair: Walleye are in close to shore this time of year and some can be picked up with twisters and live bait from docks, the jetty, or along shore. |
| Channel Catfish - Fair: Anglers have been picking up a few fish. For best luck, use cut bait or dip baits fished on or near the bottom. Fish can be found near shore and caught from the jetty. |
- 9/7/22 - 1,740 Channel Catfish (8.5)
- 5/5/22 - 1,755,225 Walleye (Fry)
- 05/04/2021 - 1,854,889 Walleye (Fry)
- 04/08/2021 - 183,146 Northern Pike (Fry)
- 09/28/2020 - 3,486 Channel Catfish (7.6")
- 05/13/2019 - 3,037 Northern Pike (1.22")
- 05/10/2019 - 1,768,500 Walleye (Fry)
- 09/25/2018 - 3,483 Channel Catfish (9")
- 06/04/2018 - 2,900 Northern Pike (2.7")
- 05/17/2018 - 1,844,480 Walleye (Fry)
- 05/22/2017 - 2,791 Northern Pike (2.4")
- 05/01/2017 - 1,780,000 Walleye (fry)
- spring 2016 - 2,943 Northern Pike (2.1")
- 09/29/2016 - 3,485 Channel Catfish (8.8")
- 05/02/2016 - 1,745,000 Walleye (Fry)
- 07/06/2015 - 883 Walleye (10.3")
- 05/20/2015 - 2,500 Northern Pike (2.9")
- 09/22/2014 - 3,467 Channel Catfish (8")
- 07/31/2014 - 8,600 Walleye (2-3")
- 06/03/2014 - 2,510 Northern Pike (2-3")
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.
- 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: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers (Missouri, Big Sioux, and Des Moines) where intermittent or constant flow occur have a catfish combined daily bag of 15 fish. Associated chutes and backwaters of the Mississippi River have no daily bag or possession limit.
- 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: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers where intermittent or constant flow occur have the following limits: Mississippi River-5 fish daily bag, 10 fish possession limit; Missouri River-5 fish daily bag, 10 fish possession limit; Big Sioux River-6 fish daily bag, 12 fish possession limit
- 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: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers where intermittent or constant flow occur; relevant local length and bag limits for border rivers apply
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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.