Luck and savvy drive big bass prizes on Mississippi
In LaCrosse Wisconsin a 4 pound 9 ounce largemouth won Cedar Rapids dentist Tom Anderson a $6600 boat and trophy after luck with a four leaf clover. Pro Ricky Clunn topped a 250-angler field earning $12,000 and a $7,000 boat at the Mississippi River Bass Anglers Sportsman Society event leading to the Bass Masters Classic. Jimmy Houston lost lead due to a towboat delay. he earned $1250 for ninth.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Anderson
Jimmy Houston
Cookson
Okla
Mississippi River
Cincinnati
Iowa
Minnesota
Midwest
Roland Martin
Ricky Clunn
Tom Mann
Ricky Green
Clunn
Montgomery
Texas
Jim Kirkpatrick
Dallas
Green
Arkadelphia
Ark
Randy Fite
Wisconsin
Anderson
James Friedman
Dubuque
Gary Grassi
Coralville
Pat Jefferies
Waterloo
Bill Grove
Terry Feers
Wapello
Michigan
C.R
Lock and Dam
Mississippi
Jerry Patton
Pompano Beach
Fila
Martin
Houston
Cluna
Outdoor Roundup and River Fishing Events At Cedar Rapids Areas
Indian Creek Nature Center hosts a Sunday 2 p.m. summer scavenger hunt in Cedar Rapids near Otis and Bertram. Center reports a 10 lb carp caught near Five-in-One Dam on stink bait at Cedar River. no scale used. Center also offers family canoe trips starting June 12 on the Wapsipinicon River with fees 7 10 dollars and reservations at 362-0664.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis and
Bertram Roads
Cedar Rapids
Cave Mason
Fifth Ave
Cedar River
Wapsipinicon River
Central City
Rich Patterson
Center
DeSoto Refuge Swimming Beach Closed This Summer
Due to a federal funding cut the swimming beach at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri Valley will be closed all summer. There will be no lifeguards and concessions stands will not operate.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Park rangers take new jobs in three lakes region
Rick Mochal, formerly ranger at Diamond Lake for about five years, becomes ranger at Lake Iowa. Dave Webber takes over Diamond Lake ranger duties on May 28. Webber, from Denison and an Iowa State University graduate, has been doing research and part time university work in Ames since mid 1980.
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Diamond Lake
Montezuma
Lake Iowa
Millersburg
Rick Mochal
Tama
Dave Webber
Mochal
Webber
Denison
Iowa State University
Ames
Governor Branstad Leads Mississippi Fishing Tourney in Guttenberg
Governor Terry Branstad headlines the Governor's Fishing Tournament on the Mississippi River at Guttenberg as Rivers Month activities gather state leaders. About 150 participants will meet at Bussey Lake Access Area at noon with Branstad, Commission director Larry Wilson, and Guttenberg Mayor Karen Merrick speaking. Fishing runs 1 to 4 p.m. followed by a fish fry. Guttenberg observes Daily Days this weekend.
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Terry Branstad
Mississippi
Guttenberg
Iowa
Branstad
Iowa Conservation Commission
Bussey Lake
Larry Wilson
Commission
Karen Merrick
Learn to tell bass from cat at Ellis Park clinic
The Cedar Rapids Bass Masters and the Iowa Conservation Commission host a free Youth Fishing Clinic at Ellis Park on Saturday. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and activities run until 2 p.m. Lunch is provided, with prizes donated by multiple fishing brands.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Conservation Commission
Ellis Park
Une
Bass Masters
Zebco
Double Barrel Hunter Safety Classes Planned In Linn County
The Linn County Izaak Walton League hosts a two-part program at 5401 42nd St NE. An individuals course runs June 6 7 13 14 from 6 to 9 pm with four nights required for a completion certificate usable for hunting licenses in 31 states. An instructors class follows June 8 at 6 30 pm to certify new instructors and brief current ones on the new mandatory hunter safety law.
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Linn County
Izaak Walton League
42Nd St
Ikes
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Jennifer L. Gale
Commission
Cedar Rapids
Sonny Satre
Hunter
Butch Olofson
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Jim Mayer
Thomas Anderson
LaCrosse
Wis
Otdoor
Fort Atkinson
Bass Club
Winneshiek County Conservation Board
Lake Meyer
David Oestmann
Lake Meyer Nature Center
Park Rangers
IMCA
Vinton Speedway
Nton CO. Fairgrounds
Vinton LA
Lake Michigan
Kenosha, Wis
Niect
Tom Underwood
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