Fish Iowa - Lakes, Ponds, and Reservoirs - Bluebill Lake


About Bluebill Lake

Surface Area (acres): 40.00
Maximum Depth (feet): 20.3 ft. (2008)
Motoring Restrictions: No wake
See below for additional location-specific regulations

Location

County: Cerro Gordo
Description: Bluebill Lake
Coordinates: 43.10308112, -93.33703241

Amenities

Amenities at Bluebill Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Restrooms
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp
  • Community Fishing Location

Fishing Report

- No recent updates found

Fishing Forecast

Bluebill Lake has excellent water clarity. Anglers report doing the best during low light periods. Quality Bluegill and crappie are present in Bluebill Lake. Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Yellow Perch are also targeted by anglers fishing Bluebill Lake.(2024)

Consumption Guidelines

Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases

In nearly all cases, Iowa fish are safe to eat. Cleaning and/or preparing the meal causes most of the problems regarding taste or color of fish. Like all living creatures, fish are susceptible to diseases, parasites, and other naturally occurring conditions in the water. If you suspect your fish is affected by any of these conditions, do not eat it. Consider eating smaller and younger fish which usually have lower levels of contaminants than larger ones. Most contaminants accumulate in larger, older fish. For additional information, check out our resources for eating and cooking Iowa caught fish.

To learn more about fish tissue monitoring, visit our Fish Tissue Monitoring page .

Stocking

  • 9/19/22 - 722 Channel Catfish (9.1)
  • 09/16/2020 - 717 Channel Catfish (7.9)
  • 09/17/2018 - 721 Channel Catfish (8.4)
  • 9/15/16 - 722 Channel Catfish (9.1")

Management

  • 2025 - Water Sampling-Dissolved Oxygen: Winter dissolved oxygen monitoring. Sample taken in 14.5 feet of water. 12.9ppm
  • 2024 - Water Sampling-Dissolved Oxygen: Winter dissolved oxygen monitoring. Sample taken in 15 feet of water. 8.3ppm
  • 2023 - Water Sampling-Dissolved Oxygen: Winter dissolved oxygen monitoring. Sample taken in 15 feet of water.
  • 2023 - Structures-Pallets: Eagle Scout project 2 pallet structures filled with cedar trees, 7 PVC buckets.
  • 2022 - Water Sampling-Dissolved Oxygen: Winter dissolved oxygen monitoring. Sample taken in 9.5 feet of water.
  • 2021 - Water Sampling-Dissolved Oxygen: Winter dissolved oxygen monitoring.
  • 2021 - Water Sampling-Dissolved Oxygen: Winter dissolved oxygen monitoring.
  • 2020 - Jetty-Construction: 2 spawning beds flanking the bump out, two rock veins extending approximately 25 feet, 3 submerged boulders piles ~ 40-50 feet off the end, and 2 brush piles also ~ 40-50 feet off the end. Check out the attached pics keeping in mind that the water
  • 2020 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Added cedar trees to several existing habitat locations. No new locations were added.
  • 2013 - Structures-Gravel: spawning bed
  • 2013 - Structures-Gravel: spawning bed
  • 2012 - Jetty-Construction: jetty placed north of boat ramp. Constructed of Class E rip rap and covered with road stone.
  • 2012 - Structures-Brush Piles: cedar tree brush pile
  • 2012 - Structures-Brush Piles: cedar tree pile
  • 2012 - Structures-Brush Piles: cedar tree brush pile
  • 2012 - Exotic Species-Mussels: Adult ZM's found on settlement sampler placed by Clear Lake fish management
  • 2012 - Exotic Species-Mussels: Zebra Mussels reported by Scott Grummer and Kurt Meek
  • 2009 - Structures-Trees Cedar: added a 20 tree pile.

Motoring Restrictions

Motoring Restrictions: No wake

Contacts for this Location

Fishing Regulations

  • 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: 15-inch minimum
    • Other:
  • Yellow Perch
    • Season: Continuous
    • Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
    • Possession Limit: 50 fish
    • Length Limit: none
    • Other:

Aquatic Invasive Species

  • Zebra Mussel

To learn more about AIS, visit the Iowa DNR's Aquatic Invasive Species page for more information and resources.

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