Centennial Park Pond is a reservoir in Johnson 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.
Centennial Park Pond is a pond in Johnson County, Iowa. Centennial Park Pond covers about 1 acre.
Centennial Park Pond was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish reported from Centennial Park Pond include bluegill, channel catfish, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Centennial Park Pond also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Centennial Park, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Centennial Park, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Centennial Park, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Centennial Park, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring on Centennial Park 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 on Centennial Park 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.