Q Pond City Park
General Information
County: Clarke
Location: NW edge Osceola
Acres: 14.00
Maximum Depth: 15 ft. (1979)
Motoring Restrictions:
Nearby Parks
Amenities
Amenities at Q Pond City Park include:
- Boat Access
- Trails
- Gravel Boat Ramp
- Accessible Shoreline
- 09/09/2021 - 140 Channel Catfish (8.1)
No known aquatic invasive species have been found
The
Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.
- Black Crappie
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
- Bluegill
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
- Channel Catfish
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 8 fish
- Possession Limit: combined: channel, blue and flathead catfish, 30 fish
- Length Limit: none
- Other:
- Largemouth Bass
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 3 fish
- Possession Limit: combined black bass, 6 fish
- Length Limit: 15-inch minimum
- Other:
- White Crappie
- Season: Continuous
- Daily Bag Limit: combined black and white crappie, 25 fish
- Possession Limit: unlimited
- Length Limit: none
- Other: No daily limit on private waters
Spring electrofishing showed low numbers of largemouth bass up to 15-inches long Good numbers of 7- to 8-inch crappies were sampled. Good numbers of bluegills were also sampled in 2018. Most bluegills sampled were less than 7-inches long. Channel catfish were sampled in moderate abundance. Most channel catfish sampled were 20- to 25-inches long.(2018)
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Contacts
Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases
The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information. Here is a list of current fish consumption advisories for Iowa lakes and rivers.