The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release trout this winter in several areas that would not support them during warmer months. The times of winter stockings are dependent on favorable weather conditions. Iowa’s winter trout stocking program is … Continued
A 107-pound, 69.5-inch paddlefish caught in 1981 by Robert Pranschke of Onawa holds the record as Iowa’s largest official state record fish. An even larger paddlefish speared in the Iowa Great Lakes area in the early 1900’s weighed nearly 200 … Continued
Paddlefish fishing will return to the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers for the first time since 1986, when the Iowa Department of Natural Resources opens the season on March 1. The paddlefish season had been closed on Missouri River in … Continued
In March 2014, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials announced that the agency will expand hunting and fishing opportunities throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. USFWS will open up new hunting programs on six refuges and expand existing hunting … Continued
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will continue its popular winter trout stocking on Jan. 5, with a release planned for North Prairie Lake, in Cedar Falls. The DNR has eight winter stockings planned where about 1,500 rainbow trout are … Continued