Fishing with presbyopia and ways to combat aging eyes
Mike Schoonveld
May 14, 2023
Bifocal sunglasses are just one option if you are fishing with presbyopia, a term used for aging eyes or age-related farsightedness.
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While still rare, bear sightings becoming a more regular occurrence in parts of Iowa
DNR Report
May 12, 2023
There’s a pretty good chance that, in the next several weeks, northeast Iowa will be visited by a few wandering black bears coming down from Minnesota and Wisconsin ahead of the breeding season.
According
Restoring Iowa’s shallow-water lakes
Steve Weisman
May 11, 2023
Since 2006, the Iowa DNR has gone about restoring shallow lakes across the state through the Lake Restoration Program.
Since its inception, this aggressive lake restoration plan has brought 30 lakes back to life,
Iowa’s 41st Walleye Weekend a big hit as angler Dennis Weerheim cashes in on tagged fish
Steve Weisman
May 10, 2023
Nearly 2,000 anglers entered the contest to give themselves a chance at catching one of the 10 tagged walleyes worth $41,000.
None of the 10 tagged walleyes were caught when the weekend’s contest ended
A nice walleye from Iowa’s Clear Lake
Staff Report
May 10, 2023
Minnesotans are still a couple of days out from the May 13 fishing opener in the state, so angler Keith Kaiser crossed the border into Iowa to get after walleyes on open water.
Walleyes and leeches: A little history of fishing with this popular blood-sucking bait
Glen Schmitt
May 9, 2023
Catching walleyes with leeches has been around for decades, yet compared to minnows and crawlers, they’re still a relatively recent bait. Here’s some history behind how leech-fishing tactics started.
Bait leeches are readily available
Springtime walleye fishing sign: jigs, jigs, jigs
Al Lindner
May 8, 2023
Spring is officially in full swing. After a winter that seemed it would never end, it’s great to be back in a boat. For many of us in the Midwest, this time of year brings
A look at some top tactics for bass in the grass
Louie Stout
May 7, 2023
Up north, anglers refer to vegetation as weeds or weedbeds. Down south, and increasingly across the bass belt, anglers generically call all weedbeds “grass.” So for fun, let’s talk tactics for chasing “bass in the
Plans released for 2023 Okoboji Blue Water Festival, Iowa’s foremost clean-water event
Steve Weisman
May 6, 2023
Don’t miss this date: Saturday, August 12. That’s the day for the eighth annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF), the foremost clean water event in the state of Iowa. Held at the Preservation Plaza green
