Art Center is a lake in Polk County, Iowa.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Art Center is a lake in Polk County, Iowa. Art Center covers about 1.6 acres.
Art Center is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Art Center include black bullhead, bluegill, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Art Center also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Art Center, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Art Center, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Art Center, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
On a first trip to Art Center, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Art Center is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Art Center can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.