Fishing

Improving Walleye and Musky Fishing in Iowa

Improving Walleye and Musky Fishing in Iowa By Ben Leal Walleye seem to always be at the top of many anglers list when it comes to choosing a favorite. Walleye are a part of the perch family and are sought after across the State. Musky is that forever elusive fish and is known as the […]

READ MORE

Late Ice and Big Crappies

Late Ice and Big Crappies By Steve Weisman I’m not sure which I get more excited for: early ice or late ice. Both times can provide excellent fishing opportunities. I guess what I like about late ice is the fact that the long stretches of intense cold are pretty much over with, old ice holes […]

READ MORE

The Need for Speed

The Need for Speed By Rod Woten Sometimes Mike and I call it our hurry-up offense. It’s that mode we go into when time is short during a tournament and we need a few more kicker fish…or we need to finish out our limit. It’s a technique that Mike Riley, my tournament partner, and I […]

READ MORE

Life Season Ice: Make Adjustments to Catch Your Share

Life Season Ice: Make Adjustments to Catch Your Share By Todd Reed The ice is thick, and there is still a chill in the air, however the fish don’t seem to be biting like they have the past few weeks. Why is this? The early and mid-season ice fishing can be predictable and we fall […]

READ MORE

Family Fishing: Find the Perfect Guide for Your Family Adventure

Family Fishing: Find the Perfect Guide for Your Family Adventure By Brad Durick It’s that time of year, the time when you sit down and start scouring the web, visiting sport shows and looking for that perfect family fishing outing. Chances are, if you are the dad you really want to work some fishing into […]

READ MORE

Ice-Out Pike: A Cool Transition

Ice-Out Pike: A Cool Transition By Nick Johnson I was a small boy when the pike bug first bit me. I can recall staring at the television on Saturday mornings with wide, unblinking eyes as former In-Fisherman television host, Al Linder, would hoist gargantuan pike of alligator proportions from the water. He would display the […]

READ MORE

Best Tackle for Catching More Walleye

Best Tackle for Catching More Walleye By Jessica Graham As spring approaches, Iowa fishermen pack away ice fishing tackle and prepare for spring fishing and walleye spawning. As water temperatures warm, walleye feed heavily to prepare for the spawn. During this time walleye hardly eat at all and then after their spawning period they are […]

READ MORE

3 Spring Mushrooms to Forage in Iowa

3 Spring Mushrooms to Forage in Iowa By Jessica Graham When spring rolls around and temperatures start increasing, Iowa foragers become excited knowing that soon spring mushrooms will be popping up in our Iowa timbers. Here are a few you may expect to see: Morels One of the first mushrooms to begin growing in Iowa […]

READ MORE

The Lone Star Tick and Alpha-Gal

The Lone Star Tick and Alpha-Gal By Toney McElroy You may think this is a story involving two characters in heroic quests in the outdoors.  I can assure you, there is nothing fun about this duo. Anyone that spends very much time outside understands what it is to have a tick bite.  In Iowa, we […]

READ MORE

Walleye regulations being looked at on Iowa Great Lakes

Walleye regulations being looked at on Iowa Great Lakes By Steve Weisman The brood stock lakes of northwest Iowa offer anglers excellent walleye fishing opportunities. In addition, Big Spirit Lake, East Okoboji, West Okoboji and Storm Lake are home to the female walleyes that give up their eggs each year so Iowa’s hatcheries can raise […]

READ MORE