Upper Mississippi bass fishing weekend noted as Best spot
A reader recounts a weekend on pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi praised by Field & Stream as a top Midwest fishing area. Dave Patterson and the writer caught about 40 bass and 30 white bass across varied spots amid post spawn activity and tournament pressure.
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Ansing
Dave Patterson
Upper
Mississippi
Dave
Field & Stream Magazine
Iowa
Midwest
Orian Love
the Gazette
Atkins
Conservation easement protects scenic Upper Mississippi vistas
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and landowner Mike Kluesner secured a conservation easement on 118 acres near Effigy Mounds National Monument. The private land remains for farming and a working forest but bans residential and commercial development forever, preserving views and habitat along the Mississippi River corridor.
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Mississippi River
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Mike Kluesner
Foundation
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds
Yellow River State Forest
Great River Road
Kluesner
Iowa DNR Weekly Fishing Report Southeast and Northeast Iowa
Southeast Lake Macbride Kent Lake and Pleasant Creek report slow crappie action and shallow fish, bluegills on small baits, largemouths on varied lures, and catfish and walleyes on jigs, minnows, and worms. Northeast rivers show white bass, smallmouth, walleye, and channel catfish activity with night crawlers, crawlers, minnows, and jigs. call regional offices in Brighton or Manchester for details.
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Johnson
Kent Lake
Pleasant Creek
Linn
Iowa
Brighton
Maquoketa River
Delaware
Turkey River
Clayton
Iowa River
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Yellow River
Lake Delhi
Manchester
Brandon Neigum captures two trap golds at Iowa Satellite Games
Brandon Neigum of Marion won two gold medals in trap shooting on May 12 at the Stockdale Gun Club Ackley competing in grades 6 8 finishing 47 of 50 in the 16 yard and 48 of 50 in handicap yardage. The Iowa County Archers host Libby Memorial 3-D shoot at Iowa County Lake Park near I 80 exit 211 with registration 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a 36 target event.
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Stockdale
Ackley
Neigum
Iowa County
Iowa County Lake Park
Interstate 80
Free Fishing Weekend Clinics Set Across Iowa
Iowa residents can fish for free June 1 to 3 with clinics at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids and Lake Macbride near Solon. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., experts teach families about nearby fishing spots, low cost outings, bait, tackle and basic casting while noting bluegill and crappie spawning patterns.
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Gazette News
Iowa
Cedar Lake
Cedar Rapids
Lake Macbride
Solon
Chris Mack
Department of Natural Resources
Macbride
Kent Park Lake
Tiffin
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Dnr’s Weekly Fishing Report
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Schlick
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Bass Club Journey
Scott Clemons
Dave Schlick
North Liberty
Little River
West Lake
Chris Yeager
Rex Jones
Mike Sebetka
Yeager
Linn County Conservation Department
North Linn Fish and Game Club
Pinicon Ridge Park
Central City
Turkey
Carlie Wilhelmi
Bruce Smith
Center Point
Pleasant Creek Lake
Palo
Cedar Lake Clinic
H Avenue
Shaver Avenue
Beach Lodge
Center Pt
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