Iowan nets 686 pound great white off Florida Keys
Iowan Dick D Angelis of Fairfield caught a 686 pound great white while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near Islamorada on a charter boat with three coworkers. Captain Dave Day said it was a rare Florida sighting, the second caught in six weeks, and the fish will be mounted for display.
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Atlantic Ocean
Florida Keys
Dick D'Angelis
Fairfield
Gulf of Mexico
Dave Day
Day
Florida
Islamorada
D'Angelis
Iowa
Dick D’angelis
Honking geese defend river as attacker pair drives rivals
A river encounter described by a hunter and dog in Forest and Stream details two Canada geese attacking two others to keep them apart. The scene unfolds with dramatic honks and wing slaps as the birds maneuver for position and finally drift away, leaving the attackers victorious and the river secure.
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Liz
Coast Guard
Dog
Canada
Hawkeye Coon Club Bench Show And Night Hunt
The Hawkeye Coon Club hosts a UKC licensed bench show and night hunt on Saturday May 14 at the former Green Castle Park near Coralville Lake. Events include treeing contests trophy dash and a children's bench show with food for sale. Bench show deadline 3 p.m. $7 entry. night hunt two hours $10. Directions from Swisher exit Interstate 380. For more information call club secretary Tresa Whittom at 848 4090.
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Hawkeye Coon Club
Green Castle Park
Coralville Lake
Swisher
Interstate 380
Tresa Whittom
Kids Learn to Fish at Secret Spot in Iowa
The Indian Creek Nature Center invites middle schoolers in grades 6 to 8 to learn angling techniques and ethics while fishing at a secret site on Saturday May 14. Guide Doug Miller will run the session. Call 362-0664 by Monday to reserve. admission is 10 dollars for members and 12.50 for non-members. Watertown bills itself as the bullhead capital of the world and lies about 80 miles north of the Iowa Minnesota border. Thirty four anglers caught a total of 102 fish averaging 2.73 pounds. The next tournament runs May 14 to 18 at Muscatine on the Mississippi River.
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Doug Miller
Fairfax
Nature Center
Watertown
Iowa
Iowe
Minnesota
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Watertown area campers reopen Sakatah Lake park after rehab
Bullhead fishers hear good news as Sakatah Lake State Park campground east of Watertown reopens after rehabilitation. Sixty three sites now serve campers with fourteen electrical outlets and enlarged sites for longer units. In Missouri, Cedar Rapids Bass Masters held at Mark Twain Lake April 16 17, won by Paul Clark and Les Schaefer with 49.93 pounds. Clark captured big bass at 5.35 pounds. Second went to Kelly Posusta and Dave Sindelar. third to Brett Karasek and Oakey Sickels. fourth to Dennis Heath and John Martinson.
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Watertown
Minn
Sakatah Lake State Park
Paul Clark
Les Schaefer
Cedar Rapids
Mark Twain Lake
Hannibal
Clark
Kelly Posusta
Dave Sindelar
Brett Karasek
Oakey Sickels
Dennis Heath
John Martinson
Minnesota Fishing Seasons Open In May And June
Minnesota announces openers for walleye and northern pike on May 14 at Detroit Lakes. Lake trout and black bass seasons follow on May 14 and May 28 respectively with muskie opener on June 4. Non residents face higher fishing license prices this year as Iowans plan trips to Minnesota.
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Rudy Perpich
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Reservoir rising daily at Coralville Lake with 680 base goal
Coralville Lake is rising about a half foot daily as water discharge is restricted by U S Corps of Engineers. Officials target a summer recreation level of 680 feet above sea level by Memorial Day weekend. Dry conditions keep the lake unusually low for spring, aiding boaters.
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Coralville Lake
U.S. Corps of Engineer
Apri
License price increases and new 24 hour option
Reported increases affect several license types including family season licenses from 30 to 33 dollars, seven day individual from 15 50 to 17 80, three day individual from 12 50 to 14 50, and husband and wife 14 days from 22 50 to 25. A new 24 hour individual license is issued this year priced at 7 dollars.
Bass group sets Missis sippi tourneys in summer
Sportsman's Bass based in An keny announces a summer tour series on the Mississippi River with a new contact number (515) 964-7634. The next event is June 11 12 in Dubuque and callers can join or learn more. Missouri parks closed 10 pm to 4 am May 1 to curb vandalism amid rising incidents.
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Bass Number Sportsman's Bass
Ankeny
Mississippi River
Merry Snider
Sportsman's Bass
Dubuque
Snider
Missouri Conservation Commission
Vinton hosts Smooth-Mouth Bass Contest during Popcorn Days
The first Smooth-Mouth Bass Contest will be held June 4 and 5 on the Cedar River near Vinton as part of Popcorn City Days. A $5,000 prize awaits the angler who catches a tagged 15 pound carp, plus prizes for largest carp, largest stringer, and youngest angler. entry is $5. Rules available at Gates Bait and Supply and CarPac Inc. The event runs noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. to noon Sunday, with sausage and egg breakfast Sunday morning.
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Vinton
Cedar River
Minneso
Vinton Unlimited
Vinton the Jay
Keith Knaack
Knaack John Dieter
Red Fox Stud
Urat Vinton
Gates Bait and Supply
CarPac Inc
LaGrange and Wright Pharmacies
Knaack
Hawkeye Hotspots for weekend fishing action across Iowa rivers
DES MOINES Iowa anglers are urged to fish this weekend as crappies and bluegills prosper in backwaters of Mississippi pools 9 to 15 with water around 56 degrees while walleyes, bass and catfish show good activity on major lakes. Rivers including Wapsipinicon Cedar and Skunk offer smallmouth bass and channel catfish with minnows, jigs and worms as favored baits. river reports note rainbow trout and lake crappie in several lakes with good limits and steady catches statewide.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Department of Natural Resources
Hawkeye
Green Island
Sabula Tren
Wing Dame
Davenport
Muscatine
Wapsipinicon
Buchanan
Firemer
Scott
Clinton
Anne
Cedar River
Linn
Black Hawk
Cedar
Maquoketa River
Delaware
Jon
Jackson
Yellow River
Winnebago
Allamakee
Winneshie
Johnson
Keokuk County
Silver Lake
Coraluile
Rathbun
Lake Town
Darling
Rodgers Lake
Hannen Lake
Pleasant Creek
Macbride
Kent Lake
Rock Creek
Kirkwood Students Raise Funds For Eagle In Solon
Kirkwood Community College students raised over 1000 dollars to bring a white headed mature eagle from Alaska to the Raptor Rehabilitation Center near Solon Iowa for education. Burke Thayer University of Iowa naturalist center director said the bird has a dislocated elbow and cannot fly.
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Kirkwood
Solon
Ing
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Alaska
Eureka
Burke Thayer
University of Iowa
Iowa
Mississippi River
National Resources
Kirkwood Community College
Eagle Io
Steve Atherton
Natural Resources
Thayer
Atherton
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Sny Magill
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