(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is planning to stock up to two-thousand rainbow trout in several lakes and ponds around the state this fall, including one in Spencer.
Northeast fisheries supervisor Mike Stueck says the program targets smaller ponds in the state’s larger cities to reach people who might not otherwise fish for trout. They hope that once people hook a trout they will want to try out the northeast Iowa streams to catch them there, too.
The trout stocking and fishing event locally is set for Saturday, October 26th at Scharnberg Park in Spencer.
The event is supported by the sales of the trout fee. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for or possess trout. Children 15 and 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.
