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Float Fishing: A Must Do Iowa Experience!
Float Fishing: A Must Do Iowa Experience! By Steve Weisman When I first moved to northwest Iowa over 30 years ago and I wanted to go fishing, I headed to one of the Iowa Great Lakes or some of the smaller lakes around. I never gave interior stream/river fishing much thought. About 20 years ago […]
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Largemouth Success During Scorching Summer Days
Largemouth Success During Scorching Summer Days By Todd Reed A smoldering ninety-degree day with ninety percent humidity is probably not on the top of anyone’s wish list here in Iowa, but that is what we get many days. The first few weeks of August can be just about unbearable, but for those who love to […]
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Fall Bass Fishing Tactics
Fall Bass Fishing Tactics Fishing in the Hawkeye State can be awesome pretty much year-round. When it comes to largemouth bass fishing specifically, most people trade in their turkey calls and decoys for the rod and reel in mid-spring and throughout the summer. Admittedly, as summer fades to fall, I am guilty of putting away […]
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10 Ways to Reduce the Price per Pound
10 Ways to Reduce the Price per Pound By Earl Taylor Spending money brings me pain; spending money on eating out in a fancy restaurant brings me more pain; spending money on a new vehicle…I have never done this so I don’t know how much pain that would be; spending money on a hunting trip […]
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Taking A Long-Lasting Memory
Taking A Long-Lasting Memory By Ryan Graden “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s a phrase that we’ve all heard before. However, as a sportsman, I would argue, “A picture is worth a thousand memories.” As I’m am typing this article in my office, I am surrounded by pictures and memories on my walls […]
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Top Reasons Fish Go Tight Lipped
Top Reasons Fish Go Tight Lipped By Todd Reed “The fish aren’t biting”, “I always catch them here”, This bait always works”. We have all said these things before and we have all had bad days out on the water. I am a firm believer that the angler is in charge of their catches about […]
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Best July Fishing Destinations
Best July Fishing Destinations Ahhh…July in Iowa. One word best describes it, HOT! For the entire state, we’ll average about 85 degrees for highs, and lows will range from 61 to 66 degrees. Mornings will be comfortable, but midday fishing will be hot, especially if the wind is light or nonexistent. And as the evening […]
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A Student of the Game
A Student of the Game Like any other sport we must be students By Brad Durick I recently read an article about one of my favorite hockey players, Mark Schiefele. The article talks about his upbringing in the sport of hockey and how even as a now established professional in the NHL he is always […]
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Trying Something New In Iowa’s Outdoors
Trying Something New In Iowa’s Outdoors By Troy Hoepker With promise of a beautiful spring day, I had made plans for an all outdoors St. Patty’s Day a few years back for my 6-year old son Dylan and I. The plan was for us to go coyote calling together and then look for some Indian […]
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Key In On Spring Smallies
Key In On Spring Smallies By Todd Reed Spring in Iowa is full of temptations; morel mushrooms, turkeys, walleyes, and my favorite, the smallmouth bass. Spring is a sportsman paradise here in Iowa, each day of the week you could enjoy something different in the outdoors. It is truly a magical time, and even more […]
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