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Iowa DNR Spring Fishing Forcast

While the old axiom that the best time to fish is whenever you can get out may be little more than a witty response from the hardened angler, the saying may contain more truth than fiction. Wait until the reports trickle in that the fish are biting, and you may just miss the boat on some of the best action of the year. ICEOUT Ice leaves lakes and streams in southern Iowa in late February and fishing for channel catfish and largemouth bass begins shortly thereafter around the first week of March. Catfish will follow a trail of winter-killed fish. Those dead fish float after ice out and get blown to shore and collect in shallow bays ...
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  • BERKLEY BASS TANK HEADED FOR IOWA
    - COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The Berkley Bass Tank will be at the BASS Elite Series event in Ft. Madison, Iowa. The tank is scheduled to stop June 13 - 14 and will feature ...
  • BILLBOARDS AND TV ADS TARGET INVADERS
    - Thirty-five newly installed highway billboards near lakes and rivers are warning Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and Michigan boaters and anglers this summer no...
  • IOWA AWAITS BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES FIRST VISIT
    - The second longest river in America has been waiting for BASS for a while. The Bassmaster Elite Series travels this month to the Mississippi River out of Fort Madison, Io...
  • WAGNER TAKES WIRE-TO-WIRE WIN IN BFL ALL-AMERICAN
    - DAVENPORT, IOWA - Adam Wagner of Cookeville, Tennessee, finished in first place and took home $120,000 at the $1 million Walmart Bass Fishing League All-American presente...
  • PURE FISHING EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION WITH BIG ROCK SPORTS
    - Spirit Lake, Iowa - Pure Fishing, a leading global provider of branded fishing products, today announced plans to expand its current distribution with Big Rock Sports, a ...

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Iowa Fishing Regs & Licenses

Resident
Annual Fishing (16+) - $17.50
1-Day Fishing - $8.00
Trout Fee - $11.00
Liftetime Fishing (65+) - $51.00

Nonresident
Annual Fishing (16+) - $39.50
1-Day Fishing - $9.00

License Requirements:
Iowa residents and nonresidents 16 years and older are required to have a valid fishing license on their person, and have paid all the applicable fees while fishing.


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