We are finally losing ice quickly with most lakes in the area going to be ice free in the next week and it is about time as ice season has been done for most for 2 to 3 weeks! I figured I would highlight the bites coming up on the area lakes for this coming […]
Everyone knows almost every year during ice season that mid to late January to about mid to late February depending on where you are at in the ice belt can be flat out tough to catch fish consistently. Most people say it’s because of the pressure these fish have had or the fact that they […]
Invasive species are never what you want to see in a waterbody. However, when they are present if there is a positive you can get out of it you try to do that. With the invasion of yellow bass into a few of Iowa’s best fisheries a new species was introduced. At first this was […]
Scientific Name: Perca flavescens Common Name: Yellow Perch Nick Names: Tiger Perch, Ring Perch, Slough Tiger Description Yellow perch have a shorter, more bulky build especially when conditions are right. They are known for their dark, vertical, tiger-like stripes and their bright orange pelvic fins. These panfish have a very aggressive nature which is why […]
No matter what kind of fishermen you are, catching a pile of fish is always fun. Bluegills and other panfish are a good fish to target year-around to keep the line tight and rods bent. Growing up in northwest Iowa I was blessed with great bluegill lakes year after year. Bluegills can be very easy to catch […]
Everyone wants their first trips out on the ice to be safe and successful. Early ice can be some of the best fishing of the ice season if you can get out to the right areas on some lakes. Generally the shallow lakes in the ice belt freeze the quickest and give you some of […]
I previously did a paper on bluegills and in there I mentioned catch and release on big male bluegills due to reproduction habits. Bluegills have a different style of reproduction than the majority of fish species. To keep the good genetics in the system, it is good to practice some catch-and-release especially on the bigger […]
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