Dam repair drive moves in Troy Mills community
A Troy Mills initiative seeks to repair a deteriorating concrete dam on the Wapsipinicon River owned by Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Community Betterment leaders and local residents plan to approach Linn County officials and the Army Corps of Engineers for funds and permits while organizing public meetings to map the project.
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Troy Mills
Jay Carson
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Wapsipinicon River
Troy Mills Community Betterment Group
Carson
Linn County Supervisors
U.S. Army) Corps of Engineers
Iowa Electric
Troy Mill
Dam
Duckling mothers study aims to gauge mosquito killer effects
Kathy Smith and 11 other volunteers care for ducklings at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in a six month field study. They use battery powered boats and on board computers to monitor feeding, sleep and play, imprinting to form motherly bonds while examining methaprene impacts on duck development.
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Zimmerman, Minn
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Kathy Smith
Smith
Duck
Duckie
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities
Ducks and research mix in Minnesota wetlands study
University teams from Minnesota Iowa State and Wisconsin Stevens Point monitor 60 ducklings in three wetlands Half receive methaprene briquettes while the rest use plaster of Paris All participants are paid to observe shifts and boats keep watch Cooper notes the safety of the study depends on not knowing which ducks are in the treated areas while a safety deposit box holds the true results
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Ross Green
Mosquito Control District
Twin Cities
Cooper
Plaster of Paris
University of Minnesota
Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Smith
Halford captures $1,000 Budweiser Handicap at Otter Creek
Halford of Independence shot 97 of 100 to win the top prize at the 12th Annual Invitational Trap Shoot last weekend near Hiawatha. Lon Morgan and Mark Scholl tied for second in the handicap event with a shoot-off giving Morgan $600 and Scholl $400 while over 90 shooters contested $6,000 in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Halford
Independence
Otter Creek Sportsmen’s Club
Hiawatha
Halford
Lon Morgan
Muscatine
Mark Scholl
Rockwell
Morgan
Scholl
Fishing Outlook: Still Good Catches Lure Anglers
Outdoor page reports ongoing nice catches though overall game fish are harder to locate. Iowa Hawkeye Hotspots show very low activity while main channel temperatures stay in the 80s. Coralville Lake yields channel catfish, Rathbun Lake white bass, and areas around Island View and Rolling Cove show success with walleyes. Smallmouth bass on the Maquoketa River districts bite well on spinners and crankbaits.
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Iowa
Coralville Lake
Rathbun Lake
Island View
Rolling Cove
Maquoketa River
Delaware
Jones
Jackson Counties
Hawkeye Hotspots Paint Bright Fishing Outlook
The Hotspots report says catfish bite across Eastern Iowa while bass fishing tightens as warmer water rises. From Lynxville to Dubuque conditions are excellent with clear low water and slow flow at 76 degrees, while Dubuque to Davenport runs in the low 80s and mayfly hatching slows catches. Davenport to Keokuk water conditions are noted but incomplete.
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Iowa
Mississippi
Lynxville
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Salmon fishing brings addictive thrill on Lake Michigan charter
Cedar Rapids group led by Randy Meyer fished out of Algoma Wisconsin on June 18, catching 14 salmon including lake trout chinook and rainbows from depths of 110 to 190 feet. They used downriggers and Yellowbird boards, kept 13 keepers, and planned more summer trips. Randy hints at a possible shift toward lake salmon as muskies lure him back to Minnesota later in the month.
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Cedar Rapids
Lake Michigan
Dale Trumblee
al Meyer
Chris Meyer
Randy Meyer
Dale
Randy
35Th St. NE
Meyer
Chris
Algoma
Wis
Deep Trout Lunker Caught On Lake Michigan Trip
Kyle Horak, 15, of rural Newhall, netted a 13 pound brown trout from Lake Michigan out of Port Washington Wisconsin on June 26. The 26 inch fish was taken in 151 feet of water using a green tinsel fly and red dodger while he fished with family.
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Kyle Horak
Newhall
Lake Michigan
Port Washington
Wis
Kyle
Free Cedar Valley Nature Trail Day July 16
Next Saturday July 16 Black Hawk and Linn counties offer free use of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Hiawatha to Evansdale. The joint program grants visitors access without fee on the designated trail stretch.
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Cedar Valley
Black Hawk
Linn
Hiawatha
Evansdale
Young Canada geese stocked in Eastern Iowa
More than 200 Canada geese were released in Eastern Iowa with 110 at Otter Creek Marsh near Chelsea and 150 at Lake Odessa near Wapello. Hatched at Trumble Lake in Clay County, they are expected to imprint on Odessa and Otter Creek as home and return each spring. The birds were released late June and should be able to fly by now.
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Chelsea
Iowa
Otter Creek Marsh
Lake Odessa
Wapello
Trumble Lake
Clay County
Bill Ohde
Department of Natural Resources
Odessa
Ohde
Otter Creek
Coralville Lake Depth Returns to Sea Level Reading
The Gazette notes Coralville Lake depth now reported in feet above sea level on the weather chart. After more than a year of feet at the dam, the chart shows the lake near the 681 foot mark this week.
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Carson
Carson Grain
Coralville
the Gazette
Coralville Lake
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Jim Mayer
Kathy
Jane
Jim Cooper
Cate Potter
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Potter
She
Legislative Commission On Minnesota Resources
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District
Seven County
Barrie Swinbank
Joe Steger
Ron Rechkemmer
Maynard
Greg Schott
Iowa City
Barney Niner
Cedar Falls
Ron Flake
Lone Tree
Tom Dentel
Waverly
Ron Hewitt
Dewar
Bruce Kyles
Montpelier
Bob Pepin
Center Point
Keith Etzen
Mason City
Gary Rudd
Central City
Walli Dominacki
Bettendorf
Michelle Flynn
Ames
Levers Michel
Oxford
Kurt Seedorf
Strawberry Point
Monona
Dennis Kuhse
Atkins
Hickory Creek
Hawkeye
Lake Camruround
Minnesota
3Rd Ave
S. Riverside
Oelwein
Marion
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