Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 21, 2025
A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Aug. 22, 2025.
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For Minnesota’s Lake Alice, a drawdown gone awry
The DNR reported Aug. 12 that Lake Alice, located in William O’Brien State Park, experienced a near total water level drawdown due to a mechanical issue with a valve in the 65-year-old water-control structure that regulates its discharge to the St. Croix River.
Minnesota DNR staff are currently assessing the structure to identify options and a timeline to address the problem. The DNR will share further information when it becomes available.
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Wisconsin DNR seeking public input on Franklin Lake walleye rehabilitation project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites the public to meet with DNR staff and partners in person on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the VFW post in Eagle River for a public meeting on an upcoming walleye spawning reef project on Franklin Lake.
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Michigan DNR researchers to test trail cameras in elk survey
Researchers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will pilot the use of trail cameras to estimate the state’s elk population as part of a larger research project aimed at determining the most accurate and cost-effective way to manage the elk herd.
The DNR’s Wildlife Division recently set up about 200 cameras in and around the core elk range, which encompasses some 1,100 square miles across northern Lower Michigan.
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Spring Run complex caters to birders, hunters in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes
Spring Run is one of the largest, most diverse complexes in Iowa, stretching from Hwy. 9 to the north to Lower Gar Lake to the southwest. The popular public wildlife area follows along almost the entirety of East Okoboji Lake.
Covering roughly 5,000 acres, the Spring Run complex was dedicated as Iowa’s second Bird Conservation Area in 2002, supporting less common bird species, including marsh wrens, black terns, American bitterns, dickcissels, grasshopper sparrows, bobolinks, northern harriers, upland sandpipers, trumpeter swans, and, most recently, nesting sandhill cranes.
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Walleye limit increases from 2 to 3 on Aug. 23 on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs
The walleye limit on Lake Mille Lacs will increase from two to three beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30. The size limit — which allows anglers to harvest fish 17 inches or longer but only one longer than 20 inches — remains in place.
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DNR urges Minnesota hunters to not shoot ear-tagged, radio-collared research bears
The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Monday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears have large, colorful ear tags and wear radio collars.
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New Iowa deer tag option available for disabled veterans
Tags for Iowa’s 2025-26 deer season went on sale Aug. 15, and new this year, is a disabled veterans deer tag, that was signed into law during the last legislative session.
To qualify for the new tag, hunters must be a resident of Iowa and have served in the armed forces of the United States on federal active duty and were disabled during their military service (service connected disability).
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Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 14, 2025
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Aug. 14, 2025.
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