Fishing
Aggressive Walleye Tactics
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Cooling Crappies
Cooling Crappies By Ben Leal October in Iowa…nature, as a whole, begins its transition from summer to fall. Average daytime highs will reach 68 degrees while lows will fall to the upper 40’s. By then end of the month we will see a 10 to 15 degree drop in those averages. Fishing for crappie is […]
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A new invasive hits the Iowa Great Lakes
A New Invasive Hits the Iowa Great Lakes By Steve Weisman I am sure by now that you have heard about the new “invasive” that has hit the Iowa Great Lakes. We’ve certainly had our share, and we have been warned by experts that there are a lot of other exotics knocking on the door. […]
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Iowa’s Trinity of Trout Part III
Iowa’s Trinity of Trout Part III By Rod Woten With mixed emotions, I sit down to write this third and final installment in the Trinity of Trout trilogy. On the one hand, I’m excited because I finally get to share some of my favorite streams in the entire state with you. But on the other […]
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Perch Bite On At Big Spirit
Perch Bite On At Big Spirit By Steve Weisman For four years we have waited, and waited, and waited. That is 1460 days we have waited for a year class of perch to hit that 8-10 inch size on Big Spirit. Well by golly, they are back! Since the end of June, the perch bite […]
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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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Topwater Monsters Muskies at the Surface
Topwater Monsters Muskies at the Surface By Nick Johnson I am sure many of you starting to read this have a soft spot for tossing topwater lures. Be it bluegill, bass or something with far bigger teeth, the end result when a fish strikes is very visual and very exciting. When anglers think of topwater, […]
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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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Trolling Cranks for Paper Mouths
Trolling Cranks for Paper Mouths By Nick Johnson We troll for walleye; we troll for muskie, heck some of us even troll for channel catfish. But, whoever thinks of trolling for crappie? Trolling for crappies seems a little bit too aggressive to many of us but in fact it can be an extremely productive way […]
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