Nightcrawler Hunt With Grandkids Amid River Fishing
Orlan Love recalls a spring break with his grandchildren Michael and Lanni in Ames. They enjoy nightcrawler hunting, catching bluegill and smallmouth bass on the Wapsipinicon River, skip stones, and find a shed deer antler. The week offers simple joys, free fish, and lasting memories.
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Michael
Lanni
Ames
Orlan
Disney World
Wapsipinicon
Michael Love
Iowa hunter Abby Stone boosts pheasant comeback in spirit of Caitlin Clark
In Iowa, Abby Stone a former Iowa State student and NWTF mentored hunter championing women in field sports shares Clark's resurgence vibe. Stone embraced pheasant hunting after college moving to Des Moines and joining PF and NWTF programs. She hunts with her 2 year old cocker spaniel Jimmy and invites her brother to join in Iowa’s rising pheasant harvest era.
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Caitlin Clark
Abby Stone
Iowa
Downers Grove
Stone
Clark
Hawkeye
South Dakota
Minnesota
Hawkeye State
Iowa State
National Wild Turkey Federation
NWTF
Des Moines
Polk Pheasants Forever
Jimmy
Iowa DNR Fishing Report Highlights River Bite Across Districts
The Iowa DNR notes strong angling activity above Nashua with smallmouth bass and walleye in good to fair patterns. Anglers report trout catches, with catchable stockings starting April 1 and streams holding brown and rainbow trout. Upper Mississippi pools show rising temps and good bite for walleye and perch as rock-laden tailwaters produce several slot fish.
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Nashua
la Porte City
Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery
Mississippi
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