Sandbar drop-offs lure bass walleyes and pike in clear waters
In dry days rivers move sediment slowly and create midstream sandbar drop-offs that hide gamefish. I locate new ledges, catching seven bites with five walleyes and two bass in under 30 minutes, then ponder teaching fish to avoid lures.
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Buchanan County
Trees threaten Minnesota grasslands and wildlife
Minnesota wildlife supervisor Cory Netland warns that woody encroachment endangers grasslands, reducing pheasant and other wildlife. Across southern Minnesota, managers remove tens of thousands of trees annually to protect habitat, while groups like Pheasants Forever spend millions battling woodland expansion.
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Minneapolis
Cory Netland
Department of Natural Resources Area
New London
Minn
Netland
Minnesota
Scott Glup
Litchfield
Dirac Twidwell
University of Nebraska
American
Great Plains
U.S
Twidwell
Nebraska
Pheasants Forever
Becca Kludt
Iowa DNR Fishing Report Highlights Fall Angling News
The weekly Iowa DNR fishing report notes Mitchell dam rehab lowers impoundment with limited access, while the river below remains intact. Smallmouth bass are excellent above Nashua, walleye and channel catfish show good to excellent activity from Nashua to La Porte City, and trout stocks are ongoing with brown fishing fair at dusk. Pools 9 through 11 of the Mississippi report excellent smallmouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish depending on pool, with caution advised for low water and ramps.
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Iowa Dnr
Iowadar.gov
Mitchell
Nashua
la Porte City
Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery
Cedar Falls
Manchester Hatchery
Mississippi
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