
Pro tip: Trolling motor batteries
Rather than charging it after each use, let it run down at least 50 percent, helping to preserve the life of the battery.

Rather than charging it after each use, let it run down at least 50 percent, helping to preserve the life of the battery.

Diamond Lake in Iowa’s Poweshiek County is a 98-acre body of water that offers anglers a mix of good panfish, bass and channel catfish options.

More than $1.9 million in land purchases, including one easement, as well as nearly $1.4 million in improvement projects were approved at the June meeting of the Iowa Natural Resources Commission.
The largest expenditure

Rock bass smash any bait tossed in front of them, but fight with all the ferocity of paper towels once hooked.
Still, one must admire this low-profile member of the sunfish family because it

Walleye fishing was very good to excellent in some areas of the inner Saginaw Bay.
Black Hawk County Conservation (BHCC), Shive-Hattery, Inc., and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on July 10 at the Lakeview Lodge at Hickory Hills Park located at

Plenty of nice walleyes continued to be caught this past week on area lakes and the Missouri River. Plenty of fishermen, though, have switched over to pulling crankbaits.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced this week that the water level of Meadow Lake near Greenfield in Adair County will be lowered 3 feet starting the week of June 26.
The goal

A recent social media post celebrated Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment. It proclaimed that our state is lucky to have the financing Legacy provides for Minnesota’s natural and cultural resources. The post ended with, “Let’s hope it
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