The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will begin its popular fall and winter trout stocking on Oct. 3, with a release planned for Sand Lake, in Marshalltown.
The DNR has 16 cool weather stockings planned and 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.
A family friendly event is often paired with the stocking to help anglers have success and fun while fishing.
“We do these events to create excitement about fishing,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau. “The fish are here, easy to catch and good to eat. For someone who has not tried it before, grab your neighbors, friends and kids and out there. It’s time well spent.”
Anglers will need to have a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for or possess trout. The daily limit is five trout per licensed angler with a possession limit of 10.
Children age 15 or younger can fish for trout with a properly licensed adult, but they must limit their catch to one daily limit. The child can purchase a trout fee which will allow them to catch their own limit.
2014-15 Fall Winter Trout Stocking Schedule
Oct. 3, Sand Lake, Marshalltown, 12 p.m.
Oct. 11, Lake of the Hills, Davenport, 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 17, Banner Lake (South), Summerset State Park, Indianola, Noon
Oct. 18, Sand Lake, Iowa City, 10 a.m.
Oct. 23, Big Lake, Council Bluffs, 3 p.m.
Oct. 23, Petoka, Bondurant, Noon
Oct. 25, Discovery Park, Muscatine, 10 a.m.
Oct. 25, Wilson Lake, Fort Madison, Noon
Oct. 31, Ottumwa Park Pond, Noon
Nov. 1, Heritage Pond, Dubuque, 10 a.m.
Nov. 5, Moorland Pond, Fort Dodge, 1 p.m.
Nov. 8, Scharnberg Pond, Spencer
Nov. 12, Bacon Creek, Sioux City, 2 p.m.
Nov. 14, Prairie Creek Park (Cedar Bend), Cedar Rapids
Nov. 20, Ada Hayden, Ames, Noon
Nov. 21, North Prairie, Cedar Falls, 1 p.m.
Nov. 26, Blue Pit, Mason City, 11 a.m.
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