Moorehead Park Pond
General Information
County: Ida
Location: 1/2 mile north of Ida Grove
Acres: 10.00
Maximum Depth: 20.1 ft. (2008 - Data collected as part of the statewide lake mapping project.)
Motoring Restrictions: Electric Motors Only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Moorehead Park Pond include:
- Boat Access
- Accessible Pier
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Accessible Facilities
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Gravel Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
- 9/27/22 - 180 Channel Catfish (9.3)
- 09/08/2020 - 180 Channel Catfish (8)
- 10/03/2018 - 182 Channel Catfish (8.7)
- 10/3/16 - 180 Channel Catfish (9.1")
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- 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:
- 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:
Moorehead Park Pond has a fair panfish population. Expect to catch decent numbers of bluegill and crappie. The size structure of the panfish has improved a little over the past several years. There are good numbers of bass, but not a lot of legal size fish. The channel catfish population is very strong with many catfish from 2- to 4-pounds.(2020)
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Contacts
Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases
The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information.