YATES CENTER RESERVOIR
IN ADDITION TO STATE FISHING & HUNTING LICENSES
CITY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED ! ! !

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Lake Regulations

 

LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH ON HWY 75 & APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST ON 80TH ROAD OR 4 MILES WEST ON HWY 54 THEN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH ON INDIAN ROAD.  SIGNS ARE POSTED.

YATES CENTER RESERVOIR HAS 220 ACRES OF SURFACE WATER, WITH 500 ACRES OF LAND SURROUNDING THE LAKE.  THE ENTIRE AREA OFFERS: FISHING, BOATING, WATER SKIING, HIKING, HUNTING AND ROUGH CAMPING.

AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES FISH STOCKING, SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING, RESTRICTIVE LENGTH AND CREEL LIMITS, WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT AND FISH HABITAT DEVELOPMENT.   THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY SALES OF CITY LAKE PERMITS.  REGULATIONS ARE A KEY COMPONENT OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND MAY BE ADJUSTED IN THE FUTURE BASED ON SAMPLING RESULTS.  TO MAINTAIN QUALITY FISHING THE REGULATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED, SO BRING ALONG YOUR RULERS AND CURRENT REGULATIONS.  SHORT FISH MUST BE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE LAKE.  WETTING YOUR HANDS AND KEEPING THE FISH IN THE WATER WHILE REMOVING THE HOOK WILL ENSURE THE FISH LIVES.  IF THE FISH HAS SWALLOWED THE HOOK, IT IS BETTER TO CUT THE LINE THAN TRY TO REMOVE IT.

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