Park Side Pond is a reservoir 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.
Park Side Pond is a pond in Polk County, Iowa. Park Side Pond covers about 1.5 acres.
Park Side 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 Park Side Pond include channel catfish and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Park Side Pond also list bluegill, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Park Side, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Park Side, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Park Side, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Park Side, 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 Park Side 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 Park Side 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.