Outdoor Roundup and Hunting Figures From Iowa Fishing Groups
The Eastern Iowa Shooting Dog Association meets Sunday at 2 p.m. near Viola for public info, with contacts Roy Fuller and Don Davis. Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association and Iowa Conservation Commission work on Big Mill Creek stream improvements in Jackson County, with volunteers lodging at 9 a.m. at the County D-57 lot. bring shovels and gloves. lunch at noon. Record turkey shot April 22 in Des Moines County weighs 28 pounds. Numerous trophy garlands listed from Iowa counties between April 19 and May 4. Missouri opens fishing season May 26 with bag limit six and possession twelve. snagging closes May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Shooting Dog Association
Matsell
Viola
Roy Fuller
Springville
Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association
Iowa Conservation Commission
Big Mill
Jackson County
John B. Green
Waterloo
Spring Branch
Delaware County
Manchester
LaMotte
Bellevue
Big Mill Creek
Don Davis
Marion
Green
Ronald D. Brown
Burlington
Des Moines
Hawkeye
John T. Tucker
Cedar Rapids
Lee County
Raymond J. Biondi
Iowa City
Monroe County
Robert Hough
Center Point
Allamakee
John H. Lenhart
Tama
Clarke County
Tom Burreson
Decorah
Winneshiek
Ralph Livingston
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Robert Livingston
Milo C. Visek
van Buren
Missouri
Ozark
Boy Tops Quaker Oats Contest With 22inch Walleye
Bret Weaver won first prize in the Quaker Oats fishing contest on May 12 at Lake Mac, catching a 22 inch 3%4 pound walleye with a beetle spinner and ultralight gear. He fished with his father Al and grandfather Neale. Bret earned $38 and a new fishing hat. The larger fish and 2/2 pound walleye were photographed. Also noted are plans for the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center groundbreaking and Minnesota walleye limits at Leech Lake with catches described, plus a jailbird geese anecdote and a free sonar booklet from WESMAR Marine Systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Weaver
Lake Macbride
Bret
al Weaver
Neale Weaver
Neb., Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Highway 30
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Missouri River
Bertrand
Ricky Benton Catches 19-Inch Channel Cat in Cedar River
Ricky Benton a resident of Heartwood Children's Home 2309 C St SW caught a 19 inch channel catfish in the Cedar River below the home on May 10 at about 4 30 p m using a worm bait It was his second big channel cat this season after an earlier 19 inch catch from the Cedar River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Benton
Heartwood Children’s Home
Cedar River
Ricky
Iowa Fishing Report Highlights Crappies Across Southern Lakes
The Iowa fishing report advises targeting southern lakes with small minnows and leadhead jigs near shorelines and crappie habitat such as sticks and submerged cover. Notable spots include Rathbun Lake excellent for crappies, Lake Macbride excellent for crappies, and multiple tributaries and farm ponds offering varying action for bass bluegill bullhead and catfish across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Rathbun Lake
Lake Darling
Mississippi River
Davenport
Lake Macbride
Otter Creek
Union Grove
Lake Odessa
Red Haw
Lake Wapello
Lake Keomah
Iowa Lake
Lake Goode
Hannen Lake
Iowa River
Keokuk
Willows
Cedar River
Palisades Kepler State Park
Skunk
Improvements planned for Lake Macbride State Park
Iowa Conservation Commission officials announced summer improvements at Lake Macbride State Park near Solon. Projects start in July including a new shower and toilet building, beach and shelter house parking paving, two miles of roadway paving, and more sand for the swimming beach. Some park areas will close for weeks until work finishes. Media will receive closure dates after contracts are awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Macbride State Park
Solon
Iowa Conservation Commission
Jim Scheffler
Scheffler
Park rangers reassigned across Iowa state parks
Iowa Conservation Commission officials announce transfers of several park rangers. Harry Hunter moves from Volga River State Recreation Area to Lake of Three Fires State Park. Jerry Reisinger shifts from Lake Manawa to Volga River area. Dave Stover leaves Ambrose A Call to Lake Manawa. Gary Poen becomes new ranger at Ambrose A Call, moving from Upper Backbone State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conservation Commission
Harry Hunter
Volga River
Fayette County
Lake of Three Fires
Taylor County
Jerry Reisinger
Lake Manawa State Park
Dave Stover
Ambrose A. Call
Kossuth County
Gary Poen
Ambrose A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gobbler
DeSoto Refuge
Missouri Valley Jaycees
The
Blair
Leech
Minnesota
Leech Lake
Jeannie Berg
Berg
Walleye
Lake Winnebago
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Wis
Pioneer Road
Jailbirds
Humansville
Don Ross
Sonar
Wesmar Marine Systems
Dexter Ave
North
Seattle
Wash
Hanford
American Legion
Robbins Lake
Legion
Gazette
Lake Anita
Viking Lake
Mormon Trail Lake
Ahquabi
Cold Springs
Icaria
Lake Manawa
Walnut Creek
Clear Lake
Okoboji
Amana Soc
Olympic
Klinger’s
Klinger
35Th Ave
Park Rangers
Pottawattamie County
Seichow and Righter Co
SC Habble
Judd
Scrabble
NEW! Parade
Unicolor
Ramada
Unicolor Dealers
Empire Photo, Inc
HALL
Photo Shop
7Th Ave
1St Street
Linn Photo
3Rd Ave
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