Photos: Trout stocking at Prairie Park Fishery

Community members gathered to fish after Prairie Park Fishery was stocked with 2,000 rainbow trout by the Iowa DNR Thursday.

Savannah Blake

Mar. 21, 2024 11:46 am, Updated: Mar. 21, 2024 5:30 pm

Natural resources technician Eric Bailey tosses rainbow trout into the water at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. The fish come from the Manchester Fish Hatchery in Manchester, Iowa and are three-year-old females. The DNR dropped 2,000 fish into the cold water, which is the most ideal condition for trout. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Fishing lures and other fishing equipment sit along the shoreline at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A rainbow trout stays hooked to a line after being caught at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Austin Gray of Cedar Rapids uses a pair of pliers to get his line out after catching a rainbow trout at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. Gray said he mostly fishes the Cedar River, but found out about the trout stocking event through the DNR website. In the past he said he hasn’t had much luck catching anything at Prairie Park Fishery, but took off work to catch a few. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dave Winkler of Cedar Rapids ties a worm onto his hook before casting out at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A man checks his line while fishing at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. Dozens of people gathered at the fishery on Thursday morning after receiving an email from the DNR that 2,000 rainbow trout would be dropped into the water. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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