Lake Petocka
General Information
County: Polk
Location: northeast edge of Bondurant
Acres: 19.00
Maximum Depth: 19 ft. (1978)
Motoring Restrictions: Non-motorized (including electric) watercraft may be hand launched only
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Lake Petocka include:
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Accessible Facilities
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Community Fishing Location
| As of December 18, larger lakes in Central Iowa range from open water areas to thin ice. Ponds in Central Iowa were mostly covered in thin ice. Anglers beginning to ice fish on ponds should check ice thickness frequently. More fishing reports will be added as ice fishing activity increases. For information on Central Iowa lakes and rivers contact Ben Dodd at 641-891-3795 or Andy Otting at 515-204-5885. |
| On December 18 Lake Petocka was mostly covered in thin ice. |
| Rainbow Trout - Fair: When ice fishing conditions become good, catch trout with jigging spoons or panfish jigs tipped with waxworms. |
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- Winter 2022 - 2,697 Rainbow Trout (12)
- Winter 2021 - 2,913 Rainbow Trout (12)
- 09/29/2021 - 190 Channel Catfish (9)
- Winter 2020 - 3,027 Rainbow Trout (12)
- winter 2019 - 3,042 Rainbow Trout (10.8)
- 06/21/2019 - 1,020 Channel Catfish (2.4)
- annual 2018 - 3,100 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 03/20/2018 - 390 Bluegill (1.5)
- 9/13/2017 - 201 Channel Catfish (7.4")
- Jan 2016 - 750 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- Jan 2016 - 2,250 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 3,000 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 09/28/2015 - 300 Channel Catfish (8")
- annual 2014 - 2,850 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
No known aquatic invasive species have been found
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- 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:
- 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:
- Rainbow Trout
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 5 fish
- Possession Limit: combined trout (brook, brown, and rainbow) - 10 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other: Anglers must have paid the Trout Fee to fish for or possess trout
- White Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: none
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Yellow Perch
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: 50 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
Largemouth Bass were sampled in good numbers from 9.5- to 17.5-inches. The Bluegill population looks very good with larger Bluegill from 8- to 9-inches. Black Crappies are present in low numbers, but good sizes from 9.5- to 15.5-inches. Channel Catfish are in fair numbers and good size from 13- to just over 30-inches. Rainbow trout are stocked during the fall/spring as part of the community trout stocking program and persist into June.(2021)
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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.