
Spring is the time for crappies on a cane pole
Kevan Paul, who owns Kevan Paul’s Guide Service and guides clients across northern Iowa, says Clear Lake is his go-to lake for May crappie fishing. Paul likes to use a long ago favorite for lots

Kevan Paul, who owns Kevan Paul’s Guide Service and guides clients across northern Iowa, says Clear Lake is his go-to lake for May crappie fishing. Paul likes to use a long ago favorite for lots

Water temps warm as activity picks up. A look at the fishing report from across Iowa for 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 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

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

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

Public land on Iowa-Minnesota border honors organization’s longtime president and CEO. The sprawling Build a Wildlife Area project is a multi-state effort contributing to diverse wildlife habitat and public access opportunities in a regional destination

The Bass Federation’s (TBF) Student Angler Federation (SAF) Iowa state championship is scheduled for May 20 on the Okoboji Chain of Lakes. The Student Angler Federation gives kids an opportunity to fish competitively by promoting

Often, I read reports of people caught breaking hunting and fishing laws. These lawbreakers are destroying the natural resources that belong to all of us. I greatly appreciate the efforts of our law enforcement officials
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