Photos: Iowa Department of Natural Resources stocks trout in North Liberty

The agency is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall

Oct. 25, 2024 4:08 pm

Dan Stauffer of Muscatine holds a freshly caught trout at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Natural resource technician Garald Rivers releases trout at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Trout are released at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Charles Lorensen of Muscatine (left) waits for a bite at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. “We go salmon fishing in Wisconsin every fall but we didn’t do well this year. It was too warm” said Lorensen. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Biologist Chris Mack moves a tube between fish tanks during trout stocking at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Biologist Chris Mack (left) and natural resource technician Garald Rivers (right) place tubes during trout stocking at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Community members line up to fish at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Biologist Chris Mack (right) and natural resource technician Garald Rivers (left) release trout at Liberty Center Pond in North Liberty on Friday. The Iowa DNR is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations this fall as part of the community trout stocking program. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)