Iowa’s statewide fishing report for April 20, 2023
DNR Report
April 20, 2023
Water temps warm as activity picks up. A look at the fishing report from across Iowa for April 20, 2023.
Iowa
Ditch the blind when bowhunting turkeys
Eric Morken
April 20, 2023
Four toms had put on an incredible show not far from this place the previous morning. I called two of them to within 25 yards, but never got the shot I wanted with my bow.<br
Quality largemouth bass among angling options on Iowa’s Badger Creek Lake in Madison County
Staff Report
April 20, 2023
The Iowa DNR notes that spring electrofishing from 2022 indicated a moderate abundance of largemouth bass up to 20 inches. Bluegill and crappie species were sampled in moderate abundance. Most of the bluegill were 6-8
Anglers can win prizes, help fisheries management through the Iowa Walleye Challenge
Staff Report
April 20, 2023
Anglers fishing Iowa waters can help fisheries managers by tracking the walleyes they catch through a mobile app this May and June.
Anglers will have the chance to win numerous local prizes, worth over
Iowa’s Great Lakes ready to welcome anglers for walleye opener on May 6
Staff Report
April 20, 2023
The 147th walleye fishing season officially opens May 6 at Iowa’s Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes.
“Walleye populations on the Iowa Great Lakes are in very good shape,” said Mike Hawkins, fisheries biologist
Commentary: CWD-sniffing dogs and other promising detection methods
Kristyn Brady / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
April 19, 2023
Our partners at the National Deer Association have just highlighted three such studies that show we may soon be able to detect CWD-causing prions outside of animal tissue – including in scrapes, at feeders, and
Scientists challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director’s science qualifications
Associated Press
April 19, 2023
Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the removal of the head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming she lacks the educational background required to run the agency despite
Driftless Center in Iowa gives visitors ‘look at the underside of the Mississippi’
Erin Jordan / The Gazette
April 19, 2023
Through the picture windows of The Driftless Center, visitors can look out over the Mississippi River. Now, with a 16-foot-long, 1,250-gallon aquarium filled with local fish species, including bass, bluegill, and northern pike, it will
Research: Blood from deer kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
Staff and News Reports
April 19, 2023
The study demonstrates that the blood of the white-tailed deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year some
