Ottumwa Park Pond North
General Information
County: Wapello
Location: Inside Ottumwa city limits off Wapello Street
Acres: 3.00
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions: Boats not allowed
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Ottumwa Park Pond North include:
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Camping
- Good/Excellent Shorefishing
- Community Fishing Location
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- 09/21/2020 - 45 Channel Catfish (8.3)
- annual 2015 - 201 Brook Trout (2-3/lb)
- annual 2015 - 3,799 Rainbow Trout (2-3/lb)
- 10/05/2015 - 50 Largemouth Bass (Adult)
- 09/30/2015 - 4,600 Black Crappie (1.75")
- 09/01/2015 - 2,500 Channel Catfish (Adult)
- 09/10/2014 - 190 Channel Catfish (8")
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.
- 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:
Largemouth bass are abundant with fish up to 16-inches common and a few larger fish. Bluegill quality is good, with fish up to 8-inches. Crappie abundance is moderate with fish up to 10-inches. Channel catfish are abundant with good numbers of fish up to 20-inches.(2017)
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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.