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About Wilson Park Lake

Surface Area (acres): 17.00
Maximum Depth (feet): 18.7 ft. (2014)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
See below for additional location-specific regulations

Location

County: Taylor
Description: Wilson
Coordinates: 40.83656144, -94.54262739

Nearby Parks

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Amenities

Amenities at Wilson Park Lake include:
  • Boat Access
  • Fishing Jetty
  • Picnic Area
  • Trails
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Restrooms
  • Camping
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp

Fishing Report

- No recent updates found

Popular Fish Species

Fishing Forecast

Spring electrofishing indicated a high abundance of Largemouth Bass up to 20 inches. Good numbers of Bluegill up to 8 inches are available to anglers. Crappie were sampled in moderate abundance up to 10 inches.(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

  • 09/08/2021 - 80 Channel Catfish (8.1)
  • 09/16/2019 - 82 Channel Catfish (8.6)
  • 9/18/2017 - 81 Channel Catfish (8.2")
  • 09/15/2015 - 170 Channel Catfish (8")

Management

  • 2024 - Survey-Population: A general spring electrofishing survey was conducted to evaluate the Largemouth Bass population.
  • 2021 - Structures-Other: Artificial structures made by Southwest Iowa Fishing Team placed into lake.
  • 2019 - Survey-Population: A standard trend fish population survey was conducted using electrofishing and fyke nets.
  • 2018 - Survey-Population: A comprehensive fish population survey was conducted using electrofishing, baited hoop nets, and fyke nets.
  • 2017 - Survey-Population: A comprehensive fish population survey was conducted using electrofishing, baited hoop nets, and fyke nets.
  • 2016 - Survey-Population: A comprehensive/research survey was done using electrofishing, fyke netting, and hoop netting gears.
  • 2015 - Survey-Population: A comprehensive/research survey was done using electrofishing, fyke netting, and hoop netting.
  • 2015 - Fishery Renovation-Chemical-Rotenone: Low-dose rotenone treatment was done to manipulate the fish population.
  • 2015 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar tree placement for fish habitat.
  • 2015 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar tree placement for fish habitat.
  • 2015 - Structures-Trees Cedar: Cedar tree placement for fish habitat.
  • 2013 - Survey-Population: A trend survey was done using electrofishing and fyke netting gears.
  • 2011 - Survey-Population: Wilson Lake was sampled using spring electrofishing and fall trapnetting.
  • 2009 - Survey-Population: Wilson Lake was sampled using spring electrofishing and fall trapnetting.

Motoring Restrictions

Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only

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:
  • 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:
  • 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

Aquatic Invasive Species

    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

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