Iowa · Crappie (black and white)
Can you keep a crappie (black and white) in Iowa?
Yes, with limits
West Okoboji Lake (statewide inland rule)
Open year-roundSize
No size limit stated
total length
Daily bag
25
per person per day; inland waters carry no possession limit for crappie - the 50-fish possession cap in Iowa's table applies only to the boundary rivers
A plain statewide rule - no water-specific crappie override exists for the Iowa Great Lakes.
What we left out on purpose
- The 19-25-inch protected walleye slot is a 'posted or published' length limit under 81.2(3)(b), documented in the DNR's own 2026 season announcement rather than in the Administrative Code itself - it could change with a future posting, which is why this entry carries a short review cycle.
- The walleye closure reopens on the first Saturday of May, a moving date modeled here as the fixed window 02-15 to 05-01 (correct for 2026, when the season opened May 2) - the window needs re-pinning each year at review.
- Muskellunge and tiger muskie carry their own season on these lakes (May 21 - November 30, 1 per day, 40-inch minimum statewide) - not modelled, no target species of this site.
- Yellow perch (25/50 statewide) and bluegill are popular here but not modelled - outside this site's tracked targets for the water; the three species modelled match the page's walleye/bass/crappie targets exactly.
Other species in Iowa
Where to try today
- Lake Okoboji 7/10 · Biting