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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 2005
Page
24
Eastern Iowa Ducks Unlimited chapter sponsors a July 23 trap shoot at Otter Creek Sportsmen's Club Cedar Rapids starting 11 am. Entry is 25 dollars for two rounds and lunch. proceeds aid wetlands. For details call 560-5608.
Gary Speicher of Cedar Rapids earned 635 regular-season points to finish 27th in co-angler rankings. The FLW Walleye League finals run September 8 to 10 in Winona Minnesota with top 35 pros and co-anglers from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan invited.
A National Wildlife Federation report warns Iowa wetlands could shrink up to 91 percent in 75 years, lowering duck numbers by as much as 69 percent. It cites mallards and northern pintails at risk and notes climate shifts may push species ranges northward while raising flood and drought extremes.
Rick White of Cedar Rapids won his seventh Iowa turkey calling championship at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. The event drew five entrants, with John O'Dell and Jim Fink placing second and third. Jeff Fredrick won the open title. youth winner was Zachary Playle. The NT federation sanctioned contest included state and open divisions.
Channel catfish are active on the Delaware and Wapsipinicon Rivers with liver and night crawlers. Wapsipinicon also yields a few walleye on jig and bait. Bluegill and bass fishing improve at Southeast Kent Park with worms and artificial lures. Trout stocking resumes in Grannis and Glovers Creeks come September. Regional contacts in Manchester and Brighton provide more details.
The belted kingfisher, a large blue and white bird, is a common summer resident around slow water. It perches on tree limbs bridges or wires and dives for small fish frogs and crayfish. They nest in long burrows dug into earthen banks near fishing spots.
The belted kingfisher is an uncommon Iowa resident found along rivers and lakes in summer and near open water in winter. Some kingfishers feed on items other than fish, and North American species share the name though not all fish. The note cites related birds and suggests watching for this distinctive summer pool dweller.
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