fishing

Iowa Ice Hot Spots for Crappie

Iowa Ice Hot Spots for Crappie By Ben Leal At the time of this writing Iowa was experiencing one of the warmest winters that I’ve seen in the sixteen plus years of living here. Southern and Central Iowa ponds, lakes, and reservoirs are all ice free. Northern Iowa is starting to see some skim ice, […]

Pay Attention for Catfish

Pay Attention for Catfish By Brad Durick In the day of technology it may seem pretty easy to pull the phone out of our pocket and look up the answer to any question of what the fish are doing. There should be a report for the body of water you are on or some hot […]

Looking at Early Season Open Water

Looking at Early Season Open Water By Steve Weisman Living in Iowa anglers get the chance to experience four seasons for fishing. Right now as we head into the month of March, we have the potential for great ice fishing in northern Iowa (depending on the spring warm-up, of course), yet we also have opportunities […]

Iowa’s Native Past

Iowa’s Native Past By Ryan Graden I absolutely hated History class in High School. Sitting in a room attempting to learn and memorize what happened long ago that led us to where we are now as a nation drove me nuts. I knew it was good for me, but to sit in a classroom and […]

Exploring Iowa’s Waterways

Exploring Iowa’s Waterways By Jessica Graham Iowa, the “land of rolling hills and friendly smiles,” also boasts a hidden gem – a network of water trails waiting to be explored. These marked and maintained routes navigate rivers, lakes, and canals, offering paddlers, canoers, and other boaters a unique perspective on the state’s natural beauty and […]

Catching Early Crappies

Catching Early Crappies By Todd Reed The ice is long gone, the grass is turning green, and the birds are singing, all of these are signs for anglers to get out and go fishing. Walleyes, bass, catfish, and pike are fish that really come alive in early spring, but as we flip the calendars to […]

Calling all Iowa Sportsman!

Calling all Iowa Sportsman! By Jessica Graham Tired of the same old hunting and fishing stories? Want to get the inside scoop on the latest gear, techniques, and local hotspots? Then, you need to tune in to The Iowa Sportsman Podcast. You can expect up-to-date hunting and fishing reports. Get the lowdown on what’s biting […]

Understanding watersheds: we are all part of the solution

Understanding watersheds: we are all part of the solution By Steve Weisman Even at age 67, every once in a while I get one of those “Ah-Ha” moments. You know, when you suddenly get this enlightenment of something you might have already known about, but not really understood. This past week I had one of […]

Dead Sticking on Ice

Dead Sticking on Ice By Ben Leal When the ice fishing season gets well underway fishing begins to slow down a bit. The much colder water will slow down the metabolism of the quarry we are chasing. They also move out into deeper haunts of the lake, suspending in schools waiting for tasty morsels to […]

Yellow Bass Iowa’s Overlooked Panfish

Yellow Bass Iowa’s Overlooked Panfish By Rod Woten Iowa has a love-hate relationship with the yellow bass. On one hand they’re plentiful, fun to catch and make delicious table fare. On the other hand, in many instances, they’re an invasive species and out-compete other panfish like crappies and bluegills…even largemouth bass. They are prolific breeders […]

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