Art Center
General Information
County: Polk
Location: Located on the East side of SW State St. at the Art Center, Ankeny
Acres: 1.60
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Art Center include:
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Community Fishing Location
You can zoom in on the map for bathymetric information for some lakes
- 10/17/2018 - 61 Channel Catfish (8.5)
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 Bullhead
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Bluegill
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
- 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:
A fishery survey in 2019 found excellent numbers of Largemouth Bass with sizes ranging from 7- to 18.5-inches. The most common sizes of bass were between 9.5- and 12-inches. Bluegills were 3- to 7-inches with most around 5.5-inches. (2019)
Tip: Click the arrow in the lower right corner to view the Fish Survey Data tool in full-screen mode.
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.