Big Rainbow Trout Weighing 9 Lbs 13 Oz Catches Attention
Rick Ransom of Van Horne reels a 9 lb 13 oz rainbow, 26% inches long, at Joy Springs near Backbone State Park. The catch, aided by Christy Hilsabeck, may rank among Iowa's top 1980 rainbow records. a nearby brown trout by Herbert Ransom adds to family bragging rights.
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Joy Springs
Backbone State Park
Benton Star-Press
Don
Jim Madgefray
Rick Ransom
van Horne
Ransom
Som
Christy Hilsabeck
Blairstown
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Auto Department of Wards
Westdale Mall
Herbert Ransom
Rick
Mosquitoes swarm campsites after heavy rains
Mosquito outbreaks hit campgrounds as standing water from early rains breeds swarms. Park officials and a bug specialist blame late June rains for the hatching cycle, noting that calm, muggy evenings near woods and water attract the pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Schoneboom
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Jerry DeMarco
Coralville Lake
Gene Rozenboom
State Extension Service
Linn
Johnson
Big Walleye Catch by 13 Year Old Bob Barta
Bob Barta aged 13 from Fairfax along Route 1 caught a 10 pound 12 ounce walleye at Lake We nasago Ontario while fishing with his parents Mr and Mrs Terry Barta. He used an orange sonar lure.
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Bob Barta
Route 1
Fairfax
Lake Wenasago
Ontario
Canada
Terry Barta
Bob
Fishing reports highlight good bites across Iowa waters
Across the state fishing remains good for bluegill crappie catfish and bullheads. The Mississippi River at Lansing offers good to very good action with bass crappie bluegill drum and walleye using minnows crayfish worms and other baits. Other towns like Guttenberg Bellevue and Sabula report fair catches of bluegill crappie bass and drum with various baits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mississippi River
Lansing
Guttenberg
Long-lived Canada geese found at Trimble Wildlife Area
Roundup notes wildlife work by West who found a nest of Canada geese with ages 18 and 23 years based on bands. Regularly checked pairs are both 18, with some birds over 20. Non migratory geese live longer, while Dr Slagle notes migratory bands show older ages, with 11 years old being old for migratory birds. Iowa non game wildlife certificates sales drop from 1400 to 900 this year, $5 each, featuring a 7 by 10 color photo of a house wren in 1980 model.
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Bill West
Missouri
Trimble Wildlife Area
Karl Slagle
Missouri Conservation Department
House Wren
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Rick Ransom and
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Bugs
Jim Mayer
Earl O’brien
Lake Iowa
Millers
Big Walleye
Burg
Lake Macbride
Solon
the Gazette
DeMarco
Corps of Engineers
Coralville
Rozenboom
hHome
Honkers
Burlington House
Burlington Barrel
Entertainment Center
Simmons
Mastercraft
Wall's Price
Williams
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
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