Skull 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.
Skull Pond is a pond in Polk County, Iowa. Skull Pond covers about 2.3 acres and reaches a recorded 8 feet.
Skull Pond has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Skull Pond include bluegill, channel catfish, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Skull Pond also list bluegill and channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Skull, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Skull, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Skull, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Skull, 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 Skull is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall on Skull 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.