Fish Iowa - Lakes, Ponds, and Reservoirs - Prairie Rose Lake

Stocking

• 09/27/2021 - 2,506 Channel Catfish (9.5)
• 07/18/2020 - 9,628 Walleye (3.8)
• 09/23/2019 - 2,411 Channel Catfish (9.4)
• 05/03/2019 - 220,000 Walleye (Fry)
• 05/07/2018 - 346,000 Walleye (Fry)
• 9/14/2017 - 2,000 Channel Catfish (7.4")
• 4/26/2017 - 222,800 Walleye (fry)
• 09/09/2015 - 2,411 Channel Catfish (8")

Management

• 2025 - Structures-Trees Cedar: 5 tree pile in line from N to S, location is taken in center of line
• 2025 - Structures-Trees Cedar: 5 tree pile in line from N to S, location is taken in center of line
• 2025 - Structures-Trees Cedar: 20 tree pile in oval shape, 25 yards wide north to south and 12 yards wide east to west. Location is in center of oval.
• 2024 - Vegetation-Treatment: POCR3 treatment
• 2024 - Vegetation-Treatment: POCR3 treatment around jetties, North boat ramp, behind pontoons
• 2024 - Vegetation-Treatment: sago and southern naiad treatment
• 2024 - Vegetation-Treatment: Lotus treatment - air boat
• 2024 - Vegetation-Treatment: Fall application of Sonar (A.S.) at 5 ppb for POCR3 management through spring. This is the initial dose for the project.
• 2024 - Vegetation-Treatment: 5 ppb treatment for winter control of POCR3 applied prior to ice up conditions.
• 2024 - Survey-Population: General electrofishing survey.
• 2024 - Survey-Population: Fall fyke net survey.
• 2023 - Vegetation-Treatment: POCR3 treatment with Aquathol K
• 2023 - Vegetation-Treatment: POCR3 treatment with Reward and Cide kick II
• 2022 - Vegetation-Treatment: Curly leaf pondweed treatments as described in aquatic vegetation management plan. Treatment carried out by Cold Spring Fish Management.
• 2022 - Vegetation-Treatment: Curly leaf pondweed treatments as described in aquatic vegetation management plan. Treatments completed by Cold Springs Fish Management.
• 2017 - Vegetation-Treatment: Treated 7 acres with 70 gallons of AquaStrike to control subsurface vegetation. Six gallons of Polyan sinking adjuvant was used for the treatment.
• 2017 - Vegetation-Treatment: Treated 8.9 acres with 18 gallons of Reward to control narrowleaf pondweed and coontail.
• 2017 - Stocking-Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish 8" stocked.
• 2017 - Stocking-Walleye: Walleye fry stocked under an exemption to the statewide policy.
• 2016 - Dredging-State-funded: NE rock chute wetland increase storage capasity
• 2015 - Stocking-Channel Catfish: Channel catfish stocked 8"
• 2015 - Dam-Construction: Grade control structure constructed with landowner easement
• 2015 - Vegetation-Treatment: Treated 3.25 acres with 4.5 gallons of tribune on four areas of the lake.
• 2015 - Vegetation-Treatment: Treated 3.15 acres with 5.5 gallons of tribune on three areas of the lake including the beach.
• 2015 - Exotic Species-Vegetation: Brittle Naiad
• 2015 - Exotic Species-Vegetation: Brittle Naiad reported by Bryan Hayes
• 2014 - Dredging-State-funded: Dredge spoil site construction with 150,000 cuyd capacity.
• 2014 - Dredging-State-funded: In-lake dredging 175,000 cuyd of sediment.
• 2014 - Stocking-Black Crappie: 788 adult black crappie from Mormon Tr, Carter, Littlefield, and Anita were stocked.
• 2013 - Dredging-State-funded: SE rock chute wetland increase storage capasity
• 2013 - Stocking-Largemouth Bass: During the month of april 256 adult largemouth bass were stocked in an attempt to create a natural year class in the lake.
• 2013 - Stocking-Largemouth Bass: Two inch largemouth bass stocked in the lake after renovation.
• 2013 - Stocking-Bluegill: Fingerling bluegill stocked into the lake after renovation.
• 2013 - Stocking-Channel Catfish: Four inch channel catfish stocked into the lake after renovation.
• 2013 - Structures-Trees Cedar: 30 cedar trees were anchored in the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2013 - Vegetation-Planting: 494 native plants consisting of 5 different species were introduced into Prairie Rose. Species planted included white water lilies, pink water lilies, water celery, narrow leaf pondweed, and long leaf pondweed.
• 2013 - Other-Other: The Cold Springs management staff worked with Aquatic Education staff to place a new kiosk at Prairie Rose Lake. Education material is designed to educate the public on harm that can be done by moving unwanted fish from below the spillway.
• 2012 - Structures-Rock Reefs: Three section underwater reef was added to lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rock Reefs: Underwater reef was added to lake basin to provide fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rock Reefs: Three section underwater reef was added to lake basin to provide fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rock Reefs: Underwater reef was added to the lake basin to provide fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Pea-Gravel spawning bed was added to the lake basin.
• 2012 - Jetty-Construction: New jetty was built to improve access.
• 2012 - Dredging-State-funded: Mechanical dredging from wetland above M-47.
• 2012 - Dam-Construction: M-47 road riser was raised 2 feet and stop log structure added
• 2012 - Dredging-Other: Dredged silt and debris from south arm after flood breached Mill's pond dam.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: 200 cedar trees were anchored to the bottom for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Drained-Artificial: The gate was opened in July, 2011 and closed in Sept. 2012 to facilatate the lake renovation project. The lake refilled water flowed over the spillway in June of 2013.
• 2012 - Shoreline Activities-Rip-rap: 4600 feet of shoreline was stabilized with 4,600 tons of class E rip rap during the summer of 2012.
• 2012 - Spillway-Construction: A nine-foot drop to the spillway is designed to prevent immigration of undesirable fish from the West Nishnabotna River into the lake.
• 2012 - Structures-Gravel: Thirteen pea-gravel fish spawning beds were constructed
• 2012 - Structures-Brush Piles: Cedar Tree Brush Pile 2012
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar trees were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2012 - Structures-Rocks: Rock Piles were added to the lake basin for fish habitat.
• 2011 - Dam-Construction: 4 water control structures constructed 2 rock chute wetlands and 2 road risers.
• 2011 - Drained-Artificial: Lake was lowered approximately 6-inches per day until completely dewatered. Gate was opened 10 to 12 inches to accomplish this.

Motoring Restrictions

Contacts for this Location

• Aaron Johnson, Conservation Officer; 712-249-2015; aaron.johnson@dnr.iowa.gov
• John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist; 712-769-2587; John.Lorenzen@dnr.iowa.gov

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:
• Green Sunfish
• Season: Continuous
• Daily Bag Limit: none
• Possession Limit: unlimited
• 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: