Fishing

Targeting Muskie

Targeting Muskie By: Matt Eyman-Vavroch Early summer is a fantastic time to target muskies in the southern part of the Midwest muskie range. Depending on where you are, places throughout the Midwest have a yearlong season for these fish unlike the upper parts of the Midwest and muskie range […]

Utilizing Catfish Dips

Utilizing Catfish Dips By Shannon Rivers Growing up, some of my best memories are catfishing with my dad and my older cousin, Chet. As soon as school was done, and summer break started, then I knew it was time to hit the rivers and find the catfish. I remember one particular June evening, the fog […]

A Guide for June Fishing in Iowa

June Fishing in Iowa By Todd Reed Iowa may be one of the best states in the Midwest to fish this time of year. The water is warming, most all spawning activity is complete, and the rivers are flowing. No matter what part of the state you live in, you have a river nearby that […]

Get Into The Outdoors

Get Into The Outdoors By Ryan Graden My wife and I have four daughters! You can all pray for us! But truthfully, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Having these young ladies in my life has been an incredible journey as we have raised them through the years. My oldest is sixteen and my […]

Trophy Fish What Makes Em’ Grow

Trophy Fish What Makes Em’ Grow By Ben Leal As a lifelong angler I have had the thrill of catching some genuine trophy fish. As a boy, a trophy was anything bigger than the last fish I caught. And in one case it was one that never took the bait, but one I could clearly […]

Primetime for Panfish

Primetime for Panfish By Kyle Wood March is a wonderful time of the year that can bring warm weather and with it, thoughts of open water. This leads most anglers to begin preparing for open water leaving many opportunities to fish areas with limited pressure. Some of the biggest bluegills and crappies that swim in […]

Springtime Spawning

Springtime Spawning By Kirsten Lundy Largemouth bass are a worldwide favorite sport fish, and, luckily for Iowans, can be found across various types of water bodies all around the state. In fact, the Iowa DNR currently reports the presence of these bass in over 500 lakes and streams. So it comes as no surprise that […]

Spring Bass Fishing 101

Spring Bass Fishing 101 By Todd Reed Each March and early April around the state of Iowa people start to focus their thoughts on catching that first bass of the year. Spring is an excellent time of year to target bass around Iowa and most likely you will catch your biggest bass of the whole […]

80 Years Collecting and Using Fishing Gear… Now What?

80 Years Collecting and Using Fishing Gear… Now What? By Tom A. Woodruff It all started in 1937 with a corn cob bobber used to fish off a sand bar in Long Crick in “Naturally” Louisa County, Iowa. Yes we always called a creek a crick there. Long crick and that darn corn cob bobber […]

Creating a Catman

Creating a Catman By Brad Durick DISCLAIMER: While this article should be very informative for getting a kid into catfishing it is also a gushing proud dad moment. Nobody thinks getting kids to participate in the outdoors is a bad thing. If you use social media you have probably come across a meme that says […]

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