Fish Run Sparks Cedar Rapids Anglers at Tailwaters
Forest and Stream notes a lively spring fishing scene below Coralville Dam. Cedar Rapids’ Wesley Wilson lands bullheads, North Liberty’s Tim Welu bags large striped bass, Iowa City’s Alan Martin nets a striper, and Eldridge’s Lynn Kemp scores a trophy channel cat as locals report a strong bite and a weekend crowd.
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Jim Mayer
Wesley Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Coralville Reservoir
Wilson
Tim Welu
North Liberty
Lynn Kemp
Eldridge
Larry Jones
Outdoor Roundup of Hunter Safety and Local Trials
The Johnson County Izaak Walton League offers hunter safety classes May 11 and 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. Call Wendell Simonson in Oxford at 628-4443. Ducks Unlimited meets at Gaucho's Restaurant in Cedar Rapids with Dick Bishop discussing Canadian duck habitat. A 32 inch tiger muskie weighing seven pounds was caught April 30 at Hawthorne Lake near Barnes City. The Southeast Iowa Retrievers Club hosts a dog trial at Otter Creek Marsh near Chelsea starting 8 a.m. Sunday, open to the public. Jeff Miller 395-0911. April trial results include multiple winners across divisions in Novice, Qualifying, Open, Derby and Puppy categories with Cedar Rapids, Alburnett, Marshalltown, Ames, and other names listed.
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Johnson County
Izaak Walton League
Wendell Simonson
Oxford
Vance Richmond
Highland Drive
Cedar Rapids
Hawthorne Lake
Barnes City
Public invited to two day pistol clinic in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Pistol Club sponsors a two day pistol clinic at the Linn County Chapter Izaak Walton League clubhouse on 42nd Street NE. Kent Bowden says the public is invited with a $2 charge. Guns may be used or participants may bring their own for range work. The class runs Thursday May 12 at 6 30 p m for instruction and safety and Saturday May 14 at 9 a m for range firing.
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Cedar Rapids Pistol Club
Linn County
Izaak Walton League
42Nd Street
Kent Bowden
Keyes Court
Marion
Wapsi Cedar Group Plans May 14 Trail Work Day
The Wapsi Cedar Group of the Sierra Club will hold a work day Saturday May 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at Cedar Valley Nature Trail trail head in Hiawatha for details call John Clark at 377-4482. The Gazette Outdoor Dept received many photos of large fish and trophy turkeys and will feature them next week.
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The
Sierra Club
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Hiawatha
John Clark
the Gazette
Carp Derby Set Today at Coralville
The Swisher Jaycees sponsor a carp fishing contest at the Old Curtiss Bridge site on Coralville Lake near Highway 218. Fishing runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a $5 entry fee and a microwave oven listed as the top prize.
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Swisher Jaycees
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Rod Johnson
Buffalo
Kemp
Gazette
Jim McLin
Buffalo Jones
McLin
Alan Martin
Iowa City
Dick Bishop
Iowa Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Canada
Iowa
Ducks Unlimited
Gaucho's
Collins Road
Jeff Miller
Tony
Frank Mannina
Sid
Dar
Ties
Mount Vernon
Rooter
Mannina
Katy
Dean Payne
Cinder
Joanne Jones
Alburnett
Sam
Herbie Ebsen
Maggie
Larry Heil
Marshalltown
John McKinstry
Piney
John Pease
Lightning
Dennis Pugh
Bennett
Duke
Ron O'Neal
Rocky
Dan Bevins
Belle Plaine
Derby
Max
Gary Blanchard
Tiff
Buz Baizer
Ames
Puppy
Yankee
Blanchard
Jazz
Vernon Shelihorn
Mt. Vernon Rd
Ford
EPA
A.P.A
Bob Zimmerman
Ave. S.E
Resco
ICO
Jim
Bob
Month Rapids Chevrolet CO. New Car Department
Jim Theiss
Bob Moore
Preneniane
FIRST
6Th ST
Coralville
Vieewave
Acke
Ickfil-A, Inc
Westdale Mall
Huie H. Woods
Chick-Fil-A, Inc
Buffington
Atlanta
Georgia
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