The Gazette reported in May 2019 Iowa fishing licenses had fallen 14.5 percent from 2009 to 2018. While 2009 was a big year for fishing because of the economic recession, 2020 had 18,600 more ...

Iowa fisherman John Foster caught a four-plus pound crappie on Sept. 23 that easily outweighed the state record. Soon after Iowa officials announced the record, however, they realized that it ...

The State of Iowa sold about 50,000 non-resident fishing licenses for 2020 and, for this year, nearly 48,000 non-resident fishing licensed have been sold. “That’s just exceptional,” Kopaska ...

Iowa man sets new state black crappie record with fish weighing 4.08 ... An Iowa fisherman’s record catch has caught the attention of officials who said they are now testing to see if it’s a ...

Mississippi River Pools 16-19: Fishing on the Mississippi River is still slow to get started but may be improving soon. Water temperatures are in the upper 50s. River stage at Muscatine is 9.2 and ...

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The jury is still out on whether John Foster’s 4-plus-pound crappie will remain an Iowa record. Foster caught the fish on Sept. 23, and officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

Iowa man sets new state black crappie record with fish weighing 4.08 pounds, measuring 18 inches long, officials testing for hybrid: IA DNR ...

Iowa man sets new state black crappie record with fish weighing 4.08 pounds, measuring 18 inches long, officials testing for hybrid: IA DNR ...