Fishing Regulations to be Relaxed at Otter Creek Lake in Tama County.
Posted:6/9/2021
Tama
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
will relax the fishing regulations at
Otter Creek Lake near Tama starting June 15 to
allow anglers to more freely harvest
fish before the lake is dewatered this fall for a
planned lake restoration project. The fish
population will be renovated to remove common
carp and yellow bass from the lake.
Anglers with a valid sport fishing license may
harvest all sizes and unlimited quantities
of any species of fish from Otter Creek Lake. Any
number of fishing poles is allowed.
Anglers must remain in sight of these lines at
all times, and follow all other fishing
regulations and area rules.
Liberalized fishing regulations for Otter Creek Lake
will be in effect from June 15 to
December 31, 2021. Otter Creek Lake & Park’s
hours are from sunrise-10:30pm.
Specific regulation changes include:
● Removal of bag and length
limit restrictions on largemouth bass.
● Removal of bag limit on
channel catfish.
● Removal of bag limit on
crappie and bluegill.
Dynamite, poison, electric shocking devices, or
any stupefying substances are not
allowed. It is illegal to sell fish or stock
captured fish into public waters.
The contractor is scheduled to move in on July 6
and access to the boat ramp and West
side of the Park will be closed until the
restoration project is completed. No boating of
any kind will be allowed on the lake. Fishing
will be allowed only along the east lake
shoreline.
Following the Otter Creek Lake Restoration
Project, the DNR will restock the lake with
largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black
crappie and channel catfish after the
project is complete and the lake has refilled.
Media Contact: Paul
Sleeper, Fisheries Biologist, Iowa Department of Natural
Resources, 319-350-8399.
