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Hooper Area Pond

General Information

County: Warren
Location: 6 miles southwest of Indianola
Acres: 35.00
Maximum Depth: 21.8 ft. (2020)
Motoring Restrictions: No Size Limit at No Wake

Nearby Parks

Lake Ahquabi State Park

Amenities

Amenities at Hooper Area Pond include:
  • Boat Access
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing
  • Hard Surface Boat Ramp

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  • 7/27/22 - 9,000 Bluegill (0.5)
  • 6/1/22 - 3,511 Channel Catfish (1.9)
  • 10/5/22 - 3,000 Bluegill (2)
  • 09/16/2019 - 305 Channel Catfish (8.6)
  • 9/7/2017 - 300 Channel Catfish (7.6")
  • 09/23/2015 - 301 Channel Catfish (8")

  • Curlyleaf Pondweed

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
  • 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: 18-inch minimum
    • Other:

Hooper Lake has been restocked since being drained with Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish and Black Crappie. Black Crappie fingerlings were the last species stocked during the summer of 2023. Largemouth bass in the spring of 2023 were surveyed at sizes from 4- to 15.5-inches. Most bass were 10- to 14-inches. Bluegill surveyed in the fall of 2023 were 4- to 7.5-inches, with most being around 6-inches. There will likely be more 7-inch and larger bluegill by the end of 2024. Redear Sunfish were not stocked, but returned from watershed ponds. They have reached good sizes already with fish surveyed in the fall of 2023 up to 9-inches.(2023)

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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.