Lost Grove Lake
General Information
County: Scott
Location: Six miles east of Eldridge
Acres: 400.00
Maximum Depth: 50 ft. (2015)
Motoring Restrictions: Any size motor operated at 5 mph or less
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lost Grove Lake include:
- Boat Access
- Fishing Jetty
- Accessible Pier
- Trails
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Hard Surface Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
| For more information on the above lakes call the Lake Darling Fisheries Office at (319) 694-2430. |
| Water temperature earlier this week was down to 54 degrees. Strong winds earlier this week was keeping the boat numbers down. Water clear. Curlyleaf pond weed starting to grow. |
| Black Crappie - Fair: Not seeing much move in shallow yet. Most are hanging out in the trees in 8-10 foot of water. |
| Largemouth Bass - Fair: You still need to find the warmest sunny bays to find the bass. Slow presentation remains key. Crankbaits or jigs. Using stop and go retrieve. |
- 9/29/22 - 2,398 Channel Catfish (9)
- 6/7/22 - 12,002 Walleye (1.5)
- 5/18/22 - 200 Muskellunge (12.8)
- 06/09/2021 - 12,029 Walleye (1.6)
- 09/14/2020 - 2,391 Channel Catfish (8)
- 06/04/2020 - 12,820 Walleye (1.6)
- 05/11/2020 - 200 Muskellunge (12.4)
- 06/10/2019 - 12,001 Walleye (1.9)
- 09/19/2018 - 2,401 Channel Catfish (8.6)
- 06/05/2018 - 11,974 Walleye (1.44)
- 05/11/2018 - 200 Muskellunge (11.8)
- 5/30/2017 - 15,090 Walleye (1.7")
- 9/12/16 - 2,399 Channel Catfish (8.9")
- 6/7/16 - 11,366 Walleye (1.8")
- 5/9/16 - 203 Muskellunge (14.5")
- 05/28/2015 - 11,997 Walleye (2")
- 09/10/2014 - 2,400 Channel Catfish (8")
- 06/02/2014 - 12,048 Walleye (2")
- 05/20/2014 - 200 Muskellunge (10.5")
- Curlyleaf Pondweed
- Eurasian Watermilfoil
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: 18-inch minimum
- Other:
- Muskellunge
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, 1 fish
- Length Limit: 40-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:
- White 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
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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.