Iowa Surprises Outdoor Writers With Rich Lakes And Friendly People
More than 700 writers photographers and industry reps toured Iowa for an Outdoor Writers Association of America conference in Des Moines. They fished at Big Creek Recreation Area Saylorville Lake and Iowa Great Lakes and praised lake scenery and friendly locals. A 30 pound muskie and excellent walleye fishing were noted while others learned about turkey stocking and hunting opportunities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Des Moines
Rob Keck
Edgefield
S.C
Turkey Call
Keck
Big Creek
Polk City
Ross Harrison
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Arkansas
Raccoon
Iowa Lakes
Saylorville Lake
Mississippi
Bellevue
Great Lakes
Berkley and Co. Inc
Spirit Lake
Mike Finé
Berkley
Finé
The
Gazette
Maryland
Joe Linduska
Kent County News
Chestertown
Linduska
Japan
Cabela
New Walleye Stocking Boosts Macbride Lake Population
Department of Natural Resources fisheries crews stock 25 000 fingerling walleye in Lake Macbride west of Solon. The 812 acre lake will see fingerlings reach 7 to 8 inches by fall and 10 to 11 inches next summer, with 13 to 14 inches by June 1991.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
Lake Macbride
Department of Natural Resources Fisheries
Bob Middendorf
Middendorf
Iowa
Macbride
Mac
Ben van Gundy
Foundation
Wetlands For
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Dave Monserud
Waterville
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Ron McLaury
Oelwein
Hank Banke
Arlington
Steve Houdek
Calmar
Wayne Squires
Elgin
John Thomas
Wadena
Jerry Mundt
Lansing
Chain-O-Lakes Wildlife Area opens near Palo Iowa
Linn County gains 369 acres along the Cedar River east of Palo forming the new Chain-O-Lakes Wildlife Area. The $188000 purchase is split 50 50 between DNR and Wetlands for Iowa with private gifts and farm leases funding ongoing. Public access for nature study hiking and fishing begins now with hunting to start this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mayer
Linn County
Iowa
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Cedar River
Blairs Ferry Road
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Aetna Life Insurance Co
van Gundy
DNR
Wetlands
E.T. Meredith Foundation
Cedar Rapids Audubon Society
Izaak Walton League of America
Linn County Rfc
Noland Corp
Telecom*xusa
Eagles Lodge
Diamond V Mills
Hall Foundation
Randall and Linda Brunson
Iowa Trappers Association
Apache Corp
Far Takers of America
National Oats
Hunters Specialities
Universal Gym Equipment
Pheasants Forever
Quaker Oats
Collins Photo Club
Cedar Rapids Garden Club
Geese Hatchlings feed at Anamosa Duck Pond
A family of Canada geese, a mother and father with six goslings, feed at the Duck Pond along the Wapsipinicon River in Anamosa. The goslings, now nearly as large as the parents, hatched this spring and are expected to migrate south by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsipinicon
Anamosa
Outdoor Notes Highlight 1989 Wildlife Photo Winners
Jim Messina won Best of Show at the 1989 Wildlife Photography Show and Sales at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Missouri Valley Iowa for a sharptail grouse image and received an honorable mention for Alpine Tundra. Display runs through today at the refuge visitor center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Messina
Pikes Peak
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Edwards promoted to district supervisor of DNR law enforcement
Randy Edwards of Palo will supervise game wardens and game law enforcement across 16 Iowa counties from Poweshiek to the Missouri border. The appointment, effective last week, moves him from recreation safety duties to a statewide leadership post succeeding Lowell Joslin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Edwards
Palo
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Edwards
Pleasant Creek
Iowa
Poweshiek
Jasper
Polk
Dallas
Missouri-Iowa
Pleasantville
Des Moines
Lowell Joslin
DNR
Bob Oden
Allamakee County
Jerry Hollien
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Chain-O-Lakes Wildlife Area
Bor
Hawkeye
Kirkwood Community College
Mecca
Collins Plaza Hotel
George W. Perry
Montgomery Lake
Raymond Easley
Lake Casitas
Calif
Fritz Friebel
Bigfish Lake
Fla
Arden Hanline
Morena Lake
Sandy DeFresco
Lake Mirimar
Minnesota
Robbins Lunker
Acob Thomas
John
Robbins Lake
Ellis Park
Honda
Cedar Rapids Honda
16Th Ave. S.W
the Gazette
Shellsburg
Phoenix
Four Oaks
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