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Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 3

• 12/17/2024 11:31:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.

Trout coming to RAPP Park in Shenandoah this Saturday

• 10/15/2024 1:22:00 PM
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SHENANDOAH - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with Optimal Aquafeed and Page County Conservation Board to stock rainbow trout at 9 a.m., Oct. 19, in RAPP Park outside of Shenandoah.

Fall community trout stocking starts October 18

• 10/1/2024 12:52:00 PM
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Eighteen lakes across Iowa are gearing up to receive trout this fall. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at each location as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer months.

Trout stockings in Davenport, Mount Pleasant and Fort Madison rescheduled for March 20

• 3/19/2024 3:13:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock trout in Lake of the Hills in Davenport, East Lake Park Pond in Mount Pleasant and Wilson Lake in Fort Madison on March 20, instead of March 22, due to possible snow and ice conditions in Manchester, on Friday.

Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts April 1

• 3/12/2024 11:37:00 AM
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The popular trout stream stocking season starts on April 1. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the DNR trout stream map or the DNR trout fishing webpage.

Spring community trout stocking starts March 21

• 3/5/2024 12:04:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in nine lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of its cool weather trout program.

Central Iowa winter community trout stockings changed to unannounced

• 1/25/2024 2:42:00 PM
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Winter community trout stockings at central Iowa ponds scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 27 in Bondurant, Saturday, Feb. 3 in Ames and Waukee, and Saturday, Feb. 10 in Johnston will be unannounced due to warm weather and deteriorating ice conditions.

Postponed winter community trout locations will be ready for anglers soon

• 1/25/2024 2:40:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will stock trout at Blue Pit in Mason City, Moorland Pond in Fort Dodge, and Big Lake in Council Bluffs by the end of this week.

DNR postponing trout stockings in Council Bluffs and Fort Dodge

• 1/16/2024 3:21:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing the trout stockings scheduled for this Friday, Jan. 19 at Big Lake, Council Bluffs, and Moorland Pond, Fort Dodge, due to unsafe ice conditions and extreme cold weather.

DNR postponing trout stockings in Mason City and Sioux City

• 1/9/2024 3:33:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing the trout stockings scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 13 at Blue Pit, Mason City, and Bacon Creek Lake, Sioux City, due to unsafe ice conditions.

Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 13

• 12/20/2023 6:44:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in 10 locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.

Trout coming to RAPP Park in Shenandoah this Saturday

• 10/17/2023 11:51:00 AM
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SHENANDOAH - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with Optimal Aquafeed and Page County Conservation Board to stock rainbow trout at 9 a.m. this Saturday, October 21 in RAPP Park, outside Shenandoah.

Fall community trout stocking starts October 21

• 10/17/2023 11:44:00 AM
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Eighteen lakes across Iowa are gearing up to receive trout this fall. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at each location as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer months.

Low flows and high temperatures delay stocking in select trout streams

• 9/5/2023 1:05:00 PM
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Several catchable trout stockings on a few trout streams in Northeast Iowa will be delayed until the week of Sept. 11, due to low flows and high temperatures.

Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts April 3

• 3/14/2023 1:40:00 PM
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The popular trout stream stocking season starts on April 3. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the DNR trout stream map or the DNR trout fishing webpage.

Spring community trout stocking starts March 23

• 3/7/2023 12:16:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 and 2,000 rainbow trout in 13 lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of its cool weather trout program.

Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 14

• 12/27/2022 12:54:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release trout in five locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.

Fall community trout stocking starts October 19

• 10/11/2022 12:01:00 PM
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Eighteen lakes across Iowa are gearing up to receive trout this fall. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at each location as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer months.

Four additional community trout ponds stocked

• 4/19/2022 11:46:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake, in Ames; Banner Lake South, in Indianola; Heritage Pond, in Dubuque; and Sand Lake, in Marshalltown, as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Six community trout ponds stocked last week

• 3/29/2022 1:50:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout Liberty Centre Pond, in North Liberty; Prairie Park Fishery, in Cedar Rapids; Marr Park Pond, in Washington; Wilson Lake, in Fort Madison; Discovery Park Pond, in Muscatine; and Ottumwa Park Pond, in Ottumwa, as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer.  

Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts April 4

• 3/15/2022 2:22:00 PM
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The popular trout stream stocking season starts on April 4

Two additional community trout ponds stocked last week

• 2/8/2022 1:17:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at  Moorland Pond (Fort Dodge) and Big Lake (Council Bluffs) as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Community trout pond stockings unannounced this winter and spring

• 1/25/2022 3:48:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at three community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer.  

All 18 community trout ponds have been stocked this fall

• 11/16/2021 2:26:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at each of the final three community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer.  

Fifteen community trout stocking locations ready for anglers to catch trout

• 11/2/2021 12:48:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at 15 of the 18 community trout stocking locations across Iowa as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Final nine community trout ponds ready for anglers to catch trout

• 3/30/2021 12:42:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at the nine remaining community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Four community trout ponds stocked last week

• 3/23/2021 1:20:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at four community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts March 29

• 3/16/2021 1:51:00 PM
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The popular trout stream stocking season starts on March 29. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the DNR trout stream map or the Iowa trout streams webpage. All trout stream stockings are weather dependent and will be unannounced due to COVID-19 precautions.

Community trout pond stockings unannounced this winter and spring

• 1/21/2021 9:18:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at five community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer.

All 18 community trout ponds have been stocked this fall

• 11/3/2020 12:27:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at the last five community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Six community trout stocking locations ready for anglers to catch trout

• 10/6/2020 1:35:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at six of the 18 community trout stocking locations across Iowa as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts March 30

• 3/17/2020 12:17:00 PM
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The popular trout stream stocking season starts on March 30. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the DNR trout stream map or the Iowa trout streams webpage. All trout stream stocking events will be unannounced due to COVID-19 precautions.

Spring community trout stocking starts March 27 - CANCELLED: Due to COVID-19 precautions

• 3/10/2020 11:46:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in 11 lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of its cool weather trout program.

Trout stocking at Ada Hayden Heritage Park postponed

• 1/28/2020 3:39:00 PM
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Ames, Iowa – The trout stocking and family trout fishing event scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 1, at Ada Hayden Heritage Park, has been postponed due to unsafe ice conditions for the expected large crowd. 

Trout stocking at Big Lake postponed

• 1/14/2020 2:48:00 PM
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Council Bluffs, Iowa – The trout stocking scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 18 at Big Lake has been postponed due to unsafe ice conditions.

Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 11

• 1/7/2020 12:35:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release trout in seven locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them in warmer months.

Blue Pit trout stocking moved to Nov. 26

• 11/25/2019 10:56:00 AM
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MASON CITY – The trout stocking at Blue Pit has been moved to Nov. 26 at 11:00 a.m. Previously scheduled for Nov. 27, the stocking was moved up a day due to the winter storm forecast for the area on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Tomorrow’s trout stocking at Bacon Creek postponed

• 11/7/2019 3:10:00 PM
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SIOUX CITY – The trout stocking scheduled for tomorrow, Nov. 8 at Bacon Creek has been postponed due to forecast low temperatures that could cause the lake to freeze and create unsafe ice and fishing conditions.

Bondurant and Ames trout stockings moved to Nov. 7 & Nov. 8

• 11/6/2019 1:58:00 PM
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The trout stocking at Lake Petocka, Bondurant, has been moved to Nov. 7 at noon. The trout stocking at Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake, Ames, has been moved to Nov. 8 at 10 a.m.

Learn basic tackle and techniques to catch trout at Terra Park

• 10/29/2019 12:08:00 PM
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JOHNSTON, Iowa – Last fall the Iowa Department of Natural Resources trout program’s community fisheries expanded its central Iowa stockings to Johnston. Join our community fishing biologist at 2 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Crown Point Community Center, 6300 Pioneer Parkway, to learn some trout fishing basics, then venture to Terra Lake to try your skills. 

Fall community trout stockings start October 19

• 10/15/2019 11:43:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at 19 locations across Iowa as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer. 

Dalton Pond trout stocking postponed

• 6/4/2019 2:09:00 PM
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PRESTON, Iowa – Trout stockings scheduled for the week of June 3 and on June 13 at Dalton Pond will be postponed to make repairs to a water control structure. Stocking will resume at Dalton Pond on Sept. 6 as planned.

Fort Madison and Muscatine trout stockings re-scheduled for March 29

• 3/26/2019 1:08:00 PM
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The trout stockings at Wilson Lake, Fort Madison, are scheduled for March 29 at noon and 10 a.m. at the Discovery Park Pond, Muscatine.

Trout coming to North Liberty March 30

• 3/26/2019 1:07:00 PM
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North Liberty – A family-friendly trout fishing event will be held at Liberty Centre Pond, 820 West Cherry Street, on Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock 500 rainbow and 500 brook trout in the pond.

DNR postpones Fort Madison and Muscatine trout stocking

• 3/19/2019 11:49:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is postponing trout stockings scheduled for Friday, March 22 at Wilson Lake in Fort Madison, and at the Discovery Park Pond in Muscatine, due to heavy ice cover preventing fisheries staff from stocking trout.

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