Ice conditions at winter trout stocking locations are quickly deteriorating with the warm weather, especially around the pond edges. We suggest you wait until open water to fish for trout at these locations. Each community trout stocking location is stocked twice.
2025 Stocking Schedule
Each community trout stocking location is stocked twice. Every location receives about 1,500 trout each stocking.
Waterbody | Location | 2025 Winter Stockings | 2025 Spring Stockings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | Council Bluffs | 1/24/2025 - 3:00 p.m. | |
| Moorland Pond | Moorland/Fort Dodge | 1/24/2025 - Noon | |
| Sand Lake | Marshalltown | 4/25/2025 - Noon | |
| Ottumwa Park Pond (South Pond) | Ottumwa | 3/22/2025 - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Prairie Park Fishery | Cedar Rapids | 3/22/2025 - 10:00 a.m. | |
| Liberty Centre Pond | North Liberty | 3/20/2025 - 10:30 a.m. | |
| Emma Young Park Pond | Clinton | 3/21/2025 - 10:00 a.m. | |
| Discovery Park Pond | Muscatine | 3/21/2025 - Noon | |
| Triumph Park West & East | Waukee | stocked 1/16/2025 | |
| Terra Lake | Johnston | stocked 1/16/2025 | |
| Lake Petocka | Bondurant | stocked 1/16/2025 | |
| Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake | Ames | stocked 1/30/2025 | |
| Bacon Creek Lake | Sioux City | Postponed due to unsafe ice conditions | |
| Scharnberg Pond | Spencer | 2/1/2025 - Noon | |
| North Prairie Lake | Cedar Falls | 4/26/2025 - 11:30 a.m. | |
| Heritage Pond | Dubuque | 4/26/2025 - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Blue Pit | Mason CIty | 1/11/2025 - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Vista Park Pond | Kalona | 3/21/2025 - 10:00 a.m. |
Family-friendly Anglers Event
The following stocking locations are paired with a family-friendly event to help anglers have success and fun while fishing.
Winter:
- Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake (Ames)
- Blue Pit (Mason City)
- Scharnberg Pond (Spencer)
Spring:
- North Prairie Lake (Cedar Falls)
- Ottumwa Park Pond (Ottumwa)
- Prairie Park Fishery (Cedar Rapids)
- Heritage Pond (Dubuque)