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It's trout time: Iowa DNR releasing more than 1,000 trout at 18 ponds across the state

In order to take part in the fishing extravaganza, you'll need to pay a trout fee and have a valid fishing license.

IOWA, USA — Nearly 20 ponds across the state will soon be teeming with trout. 

The Iowa DNR announced this year's dates for community pond stocking, promising plenty of great fishing as the weather grows colder.

"drop everything and clear your calendar. why? we're releasing 1,000-2,000 trout at 18 ponds across the state and you should be there," DNR shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.  

You need a valid fishing license and to have paid a trout fee to take home any of the freshwater fish. That fee runs anywhere from $14.50 for residents to $17.50 for nonresidents, and allows anglers to catch up to five trout each day. 

For more information on trout fees and license requirements, click here

Here are the locations, dates and times for trout stocking across Iowa this autumn.

Oct. 21

  • Marr Park Pond, Ainsworth at 1 p.m.
  • Emma Young Pond, Clinton at 10 a.m.
  • Lake of the Hills, Davenport at 10 a.m.

Oct. 26

  • Ottumwa Park Pond, Ottumwa at 11 a.m.

Oct. 27 

  • Prairie Park Fishery, Cedar Rapids at 10 a.m.
  • Liberty Centre Pond, North Liberty at 10:30 a.m.

Nov. 1 

  • Moorland Pond, Fort Dodge at noon
  • Big Lake, Council Bluffs at 3 p.m.

Nov. 2 

  • North Prairie Lake, Cedar Falls at 11:30 a.m. 
  • Heritage Pond, Dubuque at 11 a.m.

Nov. 3 

  • Sand Lake, Marshalltown at 12:30 p.m. 
  • Terra Lake, Johnston at noon

Nov. 6

  • Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake, Ames at noon 

Nov. 8 

  • Scharnberg Pond, Spencer at noon

Nov. 9 

  • Bacon Creek, Sioux City at 1:30 p.m. 
  • Lake Petocka, Bondurant at noon

Nov. 17

  • Triumph Park West, Waukee at noon

Nov. 22

  • Blue Pit, Mason City at 11 a.m.

   

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