Six Prairie High seniors win trophy fish trip to Canada
Six Linn County graduates Rich Lindemann Jeff Livingston Jeff Jynek Kent Statler Don Finn and Pat Sheetz traveled June 22 to Lake Shabu Ontario Canada near Red Lake for a wilderness fishing trip They returned July 2 with Limits of 3 to 5 pound walleye and northerns mocked by a top trophy of 18 pounds 3 ounces caught by Rich Lindemann on a Shad Rapala lure.
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Linn County
Canada
Prairie High School
Lake Shabu
Ontario
Red Lake
Wilderness Lake
Rich Lindemann
Jeff Livingston
Jeff Jynek
Kent Statler
Don Finn
Pat Sheetz
Jerry Lindemann
Swisher
Rich
Cedar Rapids youths reel in big catfish at Five in One Dam
Three Cedar Rapids boys hooked three catfish on the Cedar River near the Five in One Dam, with Curt Wiedemeier age 15 catching a 25 percent pound flathead on liver bait and Dave Stewart and Paul Wilson each landing eight-pounders. A separate report notes Bret Smith and Tim Knutson catching a 21 and a half pound flathead on bluegill at the same location.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Curt Wiedemeier
Fifth St. NW
Dave Stewart
Ave. NW
Paul Wilson
Ave
Bret Smith
Woodside Court NW
Tim Knutson
Woodside Court
Southeast Iowa Retriever Trials results at Otter Creek Marsh
Results from June 12 Derby Class winners Magot Rick Koranda Oxford Junction first Rosco Kent Choate Cedar Rapids second Cash Stan Priske Cedar Rapids third Chips Dale Jones Alburnett fourth Open Brave Priske first Lightning Dennis Pugh Bennett second Ivy Randy Kuehl Springville third Buck Jeff Miller Pale fourth Qualifying Misty Dan Ties Mount Vernon first Sam Hubbie Ebsen Cedar Rapids second Deacon Dan Bevins Belle Plaine third Cinder Jones fourth Puppy Burt Ron O Neal Cedar Rapids first Cash Priske second Shake Greg Paullus Cedar Rapids third Novice Beau Miller first Yankee Gary Blanchard Marshalltown second Cash Priske third Next trial 8 am Sunday at Otter Creek Marsh near Chelsea club ducks on water all dogs welcome North Linn Fish and Game Club mud run at Central City Sunday July 17 noon signs or call Ron Taylor 438 1360 for details Aggregate scores at June Cedar Rapids Beachrest Association shoot higher due to wind at rank Walton range June 12 Ed Cabor East Moline won heavy varmint class and smallest group.
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Cabor
David Malone
East Moline
Jerry Kvarda
Cedar Rapids
William Leer
Waterloo
Malone
Terry Martin
Zank Walton
42Nd Street
Iowa
Otter Creek Marsh
Magot
Rick Koranda
Oxford Junction
Rosco
Kent Choate
Cash
Stan Priske
Chips
Dale Jones
Alburnett
Brave
Priske
Dennis Pugh
Bennett
Ivy
Randy Kuehl
Springville
Buck
Jeff Miller
Misty
Dan Ties
Mount Vernon
Sam
Hubbie Ebsen
Deacon
Dan Bevins
Belle Plaine
Cinder
Jones
Puppy
Burt
Ron O'Neal
Shake
Greg Paullus
Beau
Miller
Yankee
Gary Blanchard
Marshalltown
North Linn Fish and Game Club
Central City
Ron Taylor
Forest Craft Festival Set for Keosauqua Park Weekend
KEOSAUQUA IOWA Forest Craft Festival returns July 16 17 from 8 am to 5 pm at Lacey Keosauqua State Park along Highway 1 south of Keosauqua sponsors include the Iowa Conservation Commission and Iowa Development Commission with Van Buren County residents backing the event over 10000 visitors expected no admission fee also notes teacher Marjorie McCarty of Cedar Rapids completed a one week Environmental Education Workshop at Springbrook State Park Guthrie Center Iowa.
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Keosauqua
Iowa
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa Development Commission
van Buren County
Highway 1
Marjorie McCarty
Pierce
Cedar Rapids
Conservation Education Center
Springbrook State Park
Guthrie Center
Fishing in Cuba opens trips after court ruling
A three judge U S Court of Appeals voided a U S Treasury rule banning travel to Cuba halting bass fishing at Lake Hanabanilla and Lake Redonda and other Cuban spots. With the ban lifted, trips resume for U S bass fans. Dan Snow of Bass Tours Ltd details week long trips priced just under 1100 dollars.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Treasury Department
Cuba
Lake
Hanabanilla
Lake Redonda
U.S
Dan Snow
Bass Tours Ltd
P.O
Kingwood
Texas
Edible Wild Plants program at Lake Meyer Nature Center
In Fort Atkinson the Lake Meyer Nature Center hosts Edible Wild Plants this Sunday at 2 30 p m Local attendees can join a recipe exchange and a trails walk to identify tastier plants as part of the program.
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Fort Atkinson
Lake Meyer Nature Center
Hybrid stripers create wild action at Greers Ferry Lake
An Iowa-born Arkansas guide extols hybrid striped bass action at Greers Ferry Lake as the best freshwater fishing in fall and spring. The piece describes schooling hybrids chasing shad, top-water lures, and rapid limits of six per person, with notes on stock history and the lake’s fishing growth.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Iowa
Jowan
Arkansas
Jacobs
Max
Air Force
Clarksville
Greers Ferry Lake
Corps of Engineers
Ozarks
Cedar Rapids
Eden Isle
Fort Smith
Kestrels Find Nesting Boxes on I 35 Signs Attracting Birds
An Iowa IDOT led effort placed kestrel nesting boxes on back of Interstate 35 signs near Clear Lake to help a declining species. Eight of twenty boxes are used with four hatchings and birds banded for study. If successful, expansion along Highway 18 may follow and public advertising may assist.
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Ames
Interstate 35
Clear Lake
Greg Fay
Iowa Department of Transportation Planning and Research
IDOT
Iowa Conservation Commission
Cerro Gordo County
Fay
Ron Andrews
Andrews
Highway 18
Mason City
Garner
Enos Wins Bianchi Cup in Columbia Championship
Brian Enos of Mesa Arizona captured the overall title at the $160 000 Bianchi Cup International Pistol tournament in Columbia Missouri last month. The event is billed as the world s richest and most competitive pistol meet.
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Columbia
Brian Enos
Mesa
Ariz
Hybrids stocked in one Iowa lake
Iowans can fish Saylorville Lake for hybrid striped bass. The crossing of ocean striper and white bass was stocked in 1981 and 1983. anglers report hybrids up to three pounds in the lake, Des Moines River below the dam, and upriver to Fort Dodge. Terry Jennings of the Iowa Conservation Commission notes 500,000 hybrid fry stocked two years ago and the same amount again this year, with continued program plans limited by fish availability.
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Greers Ferry Lake
DeGray Lake
Henderson
Arkansas
Greer’s
Jennings
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Chelsea
Scott Henderson
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Max Jacobs
Gazette
Jim Mayer Gazette Outdoor Editor
Sparrow Hawks
Dave Rasdalette
Audubon Society
Archery & Sporting Goods Avenue
Monthru
Mel Kroupenske
Month Rapids Chevrolet CO. New Car Dept
Mel
Rapids
6Th St
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