Walleye
You Might Be An Iowa Sportsman If…
You Might Be An Iowa Sportsman If… If Jeff Foxworthy is the king of Rednecks then Iowa sportsmen are king of, well Iowa sportsmen. We thought it would be fun to take a card out of Foxworthy’s deck and see what fellow Iowa sportsmen would come up with if posed the question “You might be […]
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Cooking with Cast Iron
Cooking with Cast Iron By Ryan Graden Professionally, I am a Director at a church camp. To be honest, this career was never on my radar when I was younger. What I thought I wanted (desk job making lots of money) ended up being something I just couldn’t stand to do. Yes, I tried a […]
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Building your own Cabin
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Tips for Getting the Fishing Rig Ready for Open Water
Tips for Getting the Fishing Rig Ready for Open Water By Steve Weisman As spring approaches, anglers are transitioning from ice fishing to open water fishing. When this time comes, it’s time to get the boat ready for another year of fishing. There are really two ways to approach this. The first is for those […]
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Trolling on Ice
Trolling on Ice By Bob Jensen Open water trolling is a technique, or at least a phrase, that most anglers are familiar with. Trolling on the ice is a technique that more and more ice-anglers are becoming familiar with. Trolling on the ice might not make sense at first, but once you understand the concept, […]
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Early Ice vs. Late Ice
Early Ice vs. Late Ice By Rod Woten It’s a debate almost as old as ice fishing itself. Early ice or late ice and which is better? You’ll hear just as many opinions on why one is better as you will for the other. The truth is, they both can be great from a fishing […]
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Exploring Iowa’s Water Trails
Exploring Iowa’s Water Trails By Rod Woten Iowans are blessed with many rivers, creeks, lakes and reservoirs that are perfect paddling whether they choose a canoe, kayak or even an inner tube. These waterways will take you through a variety of areas that are significant to our state whether from a historical, cultural, geological, or […]
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Fish The Bite… All Day Long
Fish The Bite… All Day Long By Rod Woten By now many ice anglers are well aware of what is often referred to as ‘the golden hours” of ice fishing; those couple of hours that separate dawn from daylight and daylight from dusk when the sun is at the top of the trees and the […]
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Battling Invasive Species in our Iowa Lakes
Battling Invasive Species in our Iowa Lakes By Steve Weisman Early in the fall of 2022, a shocking discovery was made on the Okoboji chain of lakes. Eurasian watermilfoil, an aggressive invasive plant that can negatively impact a body of water by outcompeting the native plants and becoming the dominant species was found. The scary […]
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The Black and White of Walleye Fishing
The Black and White of Walleye Fishing By Aaron Stonehocker Walleyes are arguably one of the tastiest fresh water fish in the US, and in my opinion, the tastiest fish to catch in the state. On top of that, they also top the charts as one of the feistiest fish to land this side of […]
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