Anna City Lake

Channel Catfish

Developing

No Channel Catfish was collected during the 2022 survey. Two were observed while electrofishing but not captured. IDNR began annual stockings of Channel Catfish during 2020. This fishery should continue to develop as annual stockings continue.

Bluegill

Fair

Bluegill body condition is generally poor and growth appears to stunt around 7 inches.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

A total of 34 Largemouth Bass were collected during the 2022 electrofishing survey. The high bass catch rate of 204/hour is considered desirable for a small pond where quality panfish are desired. Bass ranged in length from 5.2 to 12.1 inches. Body condition was relatively good for a small pond. In summary, the Largemouth Bass population is acceptable for a small pond managed for quality Bluegill and Redear. The goal is to have an abundance of small bass that thin the Bluegill and Redear population to improve their growth rates.

Redear Sunfish

Fair

A total of 14 Redear were collected during the 2022 survey, ranging in length from 2.4 to 9.5 inches. Body condition was better than Bluegill, but was still below the management goal. Redear have an advantage over Bluegill as they can feed upon mollusks (aquatic snails and clams), while Bluegill cannot. In summary, Redear growth is slightly better than Bluegill, but is still relatively poor.