Fishing
Fishing regulations to be relaxed at McKinley Lake in Creston, Iowa
DNR Report
July 16, 2024
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is relaxing the fishing regulations at McKinley Lake in Creston. The city of Creston will begin to drain the lake in August as part of a lake restoration
Habitat diversity draws bird watchers, hunters to Iowa’s Copeland Bend Wildlife Area
DNR Report
July 16, 2024
Forty miles south of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Missouri River is the 3,500-plus-acre Copeland Bend Wildlife Area, an expansive mix of grasslands and high-quality wetlands constructed after the extensive flooding in 2011, when the
Plans released for Iowa’s 2024 Okoboji Blue Water Festival
Steve Weisman
July 12, 2024
Iowa’s Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) is less than a month away. This year’s 9th annual event is set for Saturday, Aug.10, at Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park on the shores of West
New watershed plan improves water quality at Iowa’s Chuck Gipp Decorah Fishery Hatchery
DNR Report
July 9, 2024
Trout need clear and cold water to live and thrive. Sediment flowing into Siewers Spring, the water source for the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fishery Hatchery in Iowa, creates muddy water conditions after larger rainfall events
Don’t forget about traditional bass baits this summer
Joe Albert
July 2, 2024
The night before a fishing tournament a couple of summers ago, my son Jack and I sat in our boat, rigging rods and talking about the next day. I’ve long loved fishing bass tournaments, but
Jeremiah Haas: Plenty to appreciate as the Upper Mississippi River Refuge turns 100
Jeremiah Haas
June 29, 2024
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating 100 years of conservation and recreation this year.
The creation of the refuge was largely the result of the Izaak Walton League of
Mitigation of low-head dams dubbed as “drowning machines” continues in Iowa
Steve Weisman
June 27, 2024
Since the 1800s, low-head dams have been a part of Iowa’s inland rivers. According to the organization Iowa Rivers Revival (IRR), at one time there were 174 low-head dams in 57 of the state’s 99
Fly fishing need not be intimidating; here’s where to start
Tori McCormick
June 17, 2024
A couple of weeks ago, I exchanged emails with a fellow fly angler. He lamented about how his work life had conspired against him: He hadn’t been getting enough time on the water in recent
Jeremiah Haas: Here’s how mussels help fish in Illinois and Iowa’s Quad Cities area
Jeremiah Haas
June 14, 2024
The Quad Cities has a long history with freshwater mussels in the Mississippi River and other local tributaries.
Mussels were first used for tools and food by the Native Americans that lived along these
