Cherry Glen South 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.
Cherry Glen South is a lake in Polk County, Iowa. Cherry Glen South covers about 2.7 acres.
Cherry Glen South is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Cherry Glen South include black crappie, bluegill, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Cherry Glen South also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Cherry Glen South, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Cherry Glen South, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Cherry Glen South, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Cherry Glen South, 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 Cherry Glen South 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 Cherry Glen South 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.