High water makes for poor fishing in Eastern Iowa rivers
Heavy rain has left Eastern Iowa rivers high and muddy with debris, cutting fishing quality across the region. Coralville Lake resembles chocolate milk, while Pleasant Creek Lake and Lake Macbride stay fishable but vulnerable to new rainfall. DNR biologists advise anglers to seek trout streams and farm ponds, noting public access remains available for many trout waters.
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Labor Day weekend fills Iowa state park campsites
Iowa DNR reports a busy Labor Day weekend with nearly all campsites with electricity booked via the reservation system. Campers should arrive early or call parks for first come sites and have a backup plan if spots fill midweek. Lake Macbride State Park campgrounds see the modern area closed for upgrades while primitive camping stays open.
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Kevin Szcodrowski
State Parks Bureau
DNR
Lake Macbride State Park
Women fisher earns seven figure check at Forrest Wood Cup
Arkansas pro Scott Suggs won a $1 million prize at the Forrest Wood Cup on Aug. 5, the FLW Tour’s championship, while Dallas area pro Karyn Sanchez finished ninth as a co angler earning $3,500. Sanchez, 33, began fishing six years ago and plans to keep her IT job.
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Hitaga Archery Club Rinehart R100 Shoots This Weekend
The Hitaga Archery Club hosts the Rinehart R100 at Enders Field near Toddville with 50 targets in one day or 100 over two days. Range opens at 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. For details call three local numbers. The North Linn Fish and Game Club in Central City offers hunter education Sept 27 28 29 with classes 6 p.m. to 9 30 p.m the first two days and 8 a.m. to noon the third.
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Toddville
North Linn Fish and Game Club
Central City
Ginneberge tops Bear Creek Bass tourney win
Greg Ginneberge caught 11 pounds 5 ounces to win the Bear Creek Bass Club event on the Mississippi River at Marquette on August 12. Greg Johnson was second, Dave Secor third, Weston Krug fourth. Johnson had the big bass at 3 pounds 12 ounces. The inaugural Friends of Pool 10 appreciation picnic follows Sept 9 at Lawler Park Prairie du Chien.
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Marquette
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40 Target Shoot Sunday at Hannen Lake Park
The Benton County Archers will host a 40 target 80 shoot on Sunday at the outdoor range on the west side of Hannen Lake Park southwest of Blairstown. Registration runs 7 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. For details, call Mike Fischer at 319 228 8118.
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Hannen Lake Park
Blairstown
Mike Fischer
Sullivan tops town finishers in BASS Northern Division on Lake Erie
Sullivan of Strawberry Point led Iowa anglers as the top town finisher at the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Northern Division tournament on Lake Erie. He placed 19th overall in a 97-angler field with eight bass weighing 35 pounds 12 ounces, earning a spot in the 2008 national championship. Other Iowa entrants included Tom Williams 31st, Harry Heins 33rd, Blair Gordon 44th, Zach Cassill 45th, and Brian Searcy 47th.
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Center Point
Harry Heins
Monona
Blair Gordon
Marion
Zach Cassill
Fairfax
Brian Searcy
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