Fishing Follies at Lake Fork Dashes Big Bass Dreams
ANTIS Texas Dave Patterson and I chase a legendary Lake Fork catch during a four day trip. Unseasonable winds spoil the spawn and Hillenbrand guide Rick Loomis explains bedding bass ignore lures. A TV crew interviews guide David Strahan as Orian Love shows a modest 4 1/4 pound Lake Fork bass.
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Lake Fork Leads Texas ShareLunker Program with Record Bass
The Sabine River Lake Fork impoundment remains a premier trophy bass lake amid Florida strain stockings and habitat, sourcing (ShareLunker) bass for spawning. Texas Parks and Wildlife coordinates genetics driven stocking while Fork dominates program entries. Local anglers like Strahan report huge 13 pound plus fish and lengthy sessions amid windy conditions.
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Iowa Prairie Rescue events in April across Iowa venues
The sixth annual Iowa Statewide Prairie Rescue hosts April 14 at Volga River State Park and April 16 in Cedar County and Ringgold County with invasive species removal and native-plant restoration. Activities start at 10 a.m. at each site. contact numbers are provided for details. A May hunter education class by Safari Iowa Hunting Farms in Parnell runs May 6-7 with a single toll-free contact.
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Linn County Ikes Offer Basic Handgun Course
The Linn County Izaak Walton League offers an NBA basic handgun course on April 23. Participants learn safe ownership and use with an $80 fee. For pre registration call 319 373 1773. An event in Park Cedar County May 15 and Squaw Creek Park May 21 lists details on 319 363 6884. Iowa Audubon hosts Wild About Birds Weekend April 29 to May 1 at Camp Huntesa and Ledges State Park near Boone with field trips talks hawk owl programs workshops and entertainment. Registration costs 30 and is available by calling 515 432 5057.
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Gander Mountain Sponsors Hunter Education Classes
Gander Mountain in Cedar Rapids offers two Internet based hunter education sessions for those who cannot attend traditional courses. The noon to 4 p.m. May 21 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 18 sessions require completion of the Web course and a four hour in person test and DNA presentation on Iowa hunting laws. Registration times are 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 5:45 p.m. Thursday or 3:30 p.m. April 23 at the lodge.
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REAP meeting in Cedar Rapids on urban water quality
A Linn County REAP panel will discuss improving urban water quality. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Linn County Administrative Office Building Cedar Rapids. Panelists include Paul Sleep er fisheries biologist Jon Gallagher and Ken Bickner.
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Crappie USA Schedules Lake Rathbun Tournament
Crappie USA Inc will sponsor a team crappie tournament May 14 on Lake Rathbun in the south region. The amateur division is open to teams who earned $2,000 or less in Crappie USA competition during 2004. The semi pro division is
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Audubon Society Hosts Spring Bird Watching Trips
The Cedar Rapids Audubon Society will lead morning bird watching outings this spring. Meet at Cedar Lake east side parking area at 7 a.m. or meet at the destination about 30 minutes later. Trips include April 16 Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center April 30 Coralville Reservoir May 7 Palisades Kepler State Park.
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First penguin not so first after all
The great auk, once tall and tuxedo clad like a penguin, was the original penguin group Pinguinus. It fed underwater and nested on remote islands but was hunted to extinction by the mid-1800s.
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Free camping weekend announced for Iowa state parks
DES MOINES The Iowa Department of Natural Resources sets May 13 15 as a free camping weekend in Iowa state parks. The event is open to Iowa residents who fill a camping slip and write free in the amount paid box, while non residents must pay the standard fee. Many parks plan events and programs for the weekend.
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