Lily Pond Fishing in Iowa County, Iowa

• Overview

  Within Iowa County, Iowa, you have Lily Pond. Height above sea level is 705 feet. Roughly 166 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.8 miles on foot. Walford lies 6.1 miles from the water. Further out sit Marengo (9.4 miles) and Fairfax (9.9 miles). The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Iowa County include channel catfish, bluegill and redear sunfish. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Lily Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 74°F, the coldest about 19°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Lily Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Matson Pond is 5.7 miles off. Confirm before you fish Lily Pond.