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VOLUME 46 NO . .t APRIL 1987

NATURAL RESOURCES

COMMISSION B,l\,lt'r I fl'l''-l'. t \dlmmr, John

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\\Jilt.Jlll B. RldllUt I <;//It I l·tllt'; ' I homac;; r

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lNVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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Robt·rt V\ ~c hult/ lnlttml,us I 11 Jlt I 11111 Na ncylee A.

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1\ukt'lllf Kl'l lh L Uhl, Des Momc-, .md Ut~rk A Yeager,

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DIRECTOR I arn J Wilson

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Send subscription~> - one year; $6.00, or three years; $12.00 - to the Iowa Conservationist, Department of Natu ra l Resources, WaJJace State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 503 19..0034.

llw ft,,m n·f~tlllllll'lll c1j Natrmrl Hr-.mon-s vtfers ,·qunlt'l'l'ollumlll lt'Stlldl.·.,., cl/ //Itt', ul/ctJ, uced, wlftcltllllr•nsm. tl/ luuultcrlf' · lfll•'ll/t'd lft'llltm·c llt't'lltli" 1 llt/1/lttlt'd a,...:am-.1 , l'lt't"'t' t tllllrld us.

\lild was the word for the winter of ' 6-'87 and lt tid could be the \.~Ord for fb htng thl '> c;pring and summer.

The notorious "fJIJ" of '86 las ted from September lo April and as a rc u llno evidence of winter kill was found in I owa'~ lake~, ponds and c;treams. On top o f that, fish­ing cond ition., were not good m the ~pri ng o f 19 6 leading to a rela-tl\ ch low haf\le t.

\11 of th1 ... could mean m ore fish for \OU th1s \Car. fo help \OU get off to a good '>tart, D"-R fisherie biologi ls haH' formulated the fol­lowing forecast to give Con!>er-z atwm ... l rcade~ the edge in fa t-action (t!,hing.

Htt joe Schmutz

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south,wst l\l\\.1 . Cood ft.,.hing for Lh1 ... p,Hlft..,h ,.., l.'Xpt.·lll•d on marw of our ltlkc-,, ,1lthough Btg l red, kana and \ lktng should bt thr~l' ot the be-.t nw"l' popular lakl'" <lrC always depcnd,lblc, .md go(1d l)Uantihe::. of fat l fclppll'S shl)Uid l ' tclkl'J1 !ht•rl'. f 1::-h dO'>l' (O -.holt.' 111 :-;pring and early :-.umnwr cspcd,lll\' .trtlund -.ub­mcrged -.ticks, 1 nl'ks or trl.'\? ... tumps. ~ Jon~ to dccpl'l' \\'tllcr ,,.., the ::.ea ... on progrc'>'>C"> .utd tlw \\clll•r ,,,1nn 'Jjy protedcd l'll\ c-., tlw l<tC'l' of Lht.? dam·. or nMr"l'd tt ... hmg red ... \ \(;•ather and runoff pl.1y an mtport,mt wle 111 ~pring L1'<1~1p1c ltshmg. h.,hmg is best when wkllt•• lcmpc1i1lu rcs d1mb steadily <1nd pnss111g cold fronts don't send fi..,h b,H" In deeper w.1tcr \Vet spnngs oltcn Lcl liSl' rnuddv \\'dtcr c1nd pun• fl -.hmg Bt.• ... t billt'i Ml' ... mal] lcc1d lwad Jl f;"> .md It\ l' mmno"...,

Other good l r<~ ppll' J,t"t'" m o:;outh­\\C-.l hma •nclud(.• Don \\'ilham::., I hckvn ClllH' h\ l'h l' \ llle '\me Lagle.,, 1 ha\ er .md 1\ h.'cldtH\ I he"ie l.1lcs t.on ltltn u.1 ppll'" that range u1 ...ve from 8 tll 10 md1l'" <.,l'H'rallales mcludm~ ~IL'tlt.ilm .md \:me Eagll~s

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also hclH a t<.•w larger fish up to 13 mches C,m,lll Jake•<> like f\1eadow and Thayer tt•nd tn ha\'e carher and -,hortl'r pcnod.., vvht•n tr«ppte fishing ic; red hot 1\mt.1 h.1d one o( its better o-apptc catdw.., in 1986 followmg sev­er,) I ~low years bee au ~5e of a Ia rge 1 98<1 ycM d.t~~ I look for this year to be Js good or better becau-,e many 198--l flsh M<' '>llllm the lake and a good llJR'i \'L'ilt d.l"i'> was produced. Anglers at Anit.1 had t'\.cellent suc­cess on crt~ppie la ... t .,pnng JUSt as the Ke \.\cb going oH ot the lake b'. fish­mg the edge~ ol icc c•speliall) around boat docks.

The two big Oood l"Ontrol reser­votrs m the Jistrkt could ha\e good fi~hmg tor slab crappie.., tf "ater con­dtllons Me right. S,n·Jon tHe and Red Rock prodtt(t' good tcltches \\hen htgh, tll'ul \'\aler ,.., held m the reser­vmr and ponr tall he~ otcur when they rematn lm" and turbid. Ftsh stickups or the dam face for good resultl-1.

Bluegill The ou tlot>k lor bluegill fishing m

the dt..,lnctlonk ... Lwtter than usual th1., vc.11 b«.x a use• ol the add1hon of three new l.tkl's . 1\H•h eMile, Little RJ\ t'r cliH.I \ \b,t I .tkl' Osteola ha\ e e\.pt•nenu•d very rap1d growth m ncwlv locked hluL·~ills . There are loh L;t 7- to Y·ind1 fish in these three lake .... In .1 ' l'clr or lwn, pounders will be• taken tn.'<.JUL'ntly. lh1s vear, how­e\ er, the I ish .ue lypital ot many of our olde•r blm·gilllakcs Other good lakes mdudl' I •rg (reck, karia, Anita, Walnut Cn'l'k MM.,h, V1king, Green­field, Mcc1dow .md I I ickory Grove. All of these l.1kes ht'lve milny 6-lo 8-mch fish wrth occasional 9-inchers. Thb year, l lrckory Grove should pro­Jun• h..,h lar-,_~cr than normal. Surveys show,, d<•drnL' rn bluegill numbers there ha .. ll' ... ulted 111 a larger sued fish th.m in p.t.:;t) L'c1r..,

lactics fortatchmg blucgJll change a.., the ~cason progrcs!>e~ Immedi­ate!\ following ILL' out they can be caught with method., .,1mdar to ICe fi'>hing. Sm.tlllurcs bpped wtth lh·e bait work wl'il. l \.cdk•nt fi~hmg can

be had at that timL' in latt• f\.la\ when bluegtll are on "Pcl'-'\ ning beds fic;h the platc-~1/ed m•..,h \'\ 1th a small p1ece of worm and bobber or small spmncrs, Jigs or beatll' .,pm~ After bluegtll lea\'t' llll' IW..,h, vou must follow to dcept•r Welter where drift fi~hing in il boilt work-. bt•st. Drift with the wmd t1nd ~u5pcnul'>ro alJ artificial lure'" or hvL' bait down 10 to 12 feel. F1-,h111g tlw edge'> of WL'ed bedc; m carl\ mn1 mng or<.)\ enmg "' 1lh ..,m,11l Jig" ot a 11) rod and pop­perc; works wt'll also.

Bass All of thl• lakes .md ponds in the

regiOn have larg«.:'mnuth bass pL)pula­ttons and anv oi lht• oldL'r l.1kcs have the poten!Jal to produce,, trophy bas-, for the• pcltient .mglcr Anttil, Nme lagJe..,, J lltkol\ Grm e, V1kmg, lcaria, Green \,lllL'\ .md Manawa aJJ have gooJ-.,1/Cd bcl..,s up to eight pounds. Green Valley 1s unusual for Iowa in tha lit has ,m I R-mch length

APR 17 1987

lirntt on bass La~t summer's sunc\ '"1th the shockmg bocll showed half the bac;s sampled were greater than thts length lim1L If you want to h.,h the best catch and relcilsc, ilnu proba­bly one of the best bas5 lake., in the slate, try Green VClllry. We alc:;o have several lakes that are new or recL•ntly renovated that have gootl popula­tions of smaller bass up Lo 16 inches. 1\velve Mile, Ltlllc River, West Lake Osceola, Ahquab1, Rock (reck, Praine Rose and Badger (reek are good lakes to fish 1! you prefer to catch a lot of ba..,s rather than a tC'w Junkers. Two fmal lake~ produce good bass h!'>hmg at time<>, but tend to be too muddv for good !l.,hing man\ vears Three It res and Savior-. -ville both ha\;c good bass produc-tions, but frequent!) suftcr from turbid water.

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Rhl'f fi .,hing ior walle\ em the dis­trict l~Jn lx• exl: •llcnl at tunes Best piaL cs .trL' below Savlon'llle and Red Rn"k d.1rns and in the Des t-.1otne~ R1\ l'r .1l:xwc Savlon'illc to the Bc:)(.:>nC

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Channel Ca tfi h I hl ~uutln, est rcgwn ol Iowa

.1bound" with l.tkc~ .md -.tream!'> whcrL' d1dlllll'IL.llhsh can be Laught. 1 he DL•s ~ ILtinL's Ri\'cr is one of the b •st, .md summL'r fi-.hing in anv of tlw sl.tl:k·\\cllL'r are.lS, pools and .twtmd sn,lg.., will .1lwa) s product a niLL' stringL'r ol U11l' to one and one­hall pound '\,lh One of the b~t pl.lles in the dislnll to hsh for espe­o.lll~ nllt' lclHt'>h i.., 1mmedtatelv below Savlnrvdlc Ucllll in the fall . Olhcl n\'l'I'S c11l' dlso good producers of l•lll 1~h, ,md you nught try the Rae­conn~, Nt..,hnabotnas or the Grand fell a m ·e1 tnp ftH Gllf1sh Wading the smaller rivt•rs from pnolto pool is often produlll\ l', but noabng in a ... mall bo.ltor lclnoe \\hen water le\ cJ.., pcnlllt ts htghh dfccb\ e and vou ldn L'Xped to lake a mce stringer of "l,lls "

t-.to-.t tlt thl' lak.l'"> 1n the regmn pru' tdt• gll<.Xi toe lellent <..atfishmg ~LilliS(.' all Ml' -;Locked heanlv with hate hen fl-.h annualh Several of the lakes" 1th biggN f1sh Me Green \a]­k•>, lc.ma, \t1kmg tlnd Btg Creek.

I "" onte batb for l·aUt~h mdude ::,om ..,had (1mmechatel~ after 1ce-out) ,md pn•pc1red stmk bail, nighta-awl­crs, cll'cken liver and cut (ish later in the o.;ec1sc.H1 Best fishing is after dark.

Bullheads We ht~ve ..,c.•vt•rallelkcs that have

large popul.1110ns of bullheads, but they lend to be 011 the small sue Most arc o to 8 tnchcs and tf you are mterestl'd tn Ltltlhtng a bucketful. you m1ght Lr\ Pr.llnL' Rose, 1\,•elve Mtlt•, Rod. (reek. or Green Valle~~

~ BcldgL'r ( rt•ck hac;, ~1 few monster buU­! ht•ads 1f vou \\tlnt btg ones. Fishing J tcmb to be ... tow, but the hsh are big.

Other Species ,\,ntt. ·'·/ ./.,. h hmg can be

L'Xu•ptiorltll bl'lc.m Red RuLk and S.1ylon diP '<trly in tlw ~pring. L!'>e twister!" w1th a ~tl'l'IIL•ttdt'J lor b<.•st sucn·-.-..

rtullwacl taJfi-;/tiiiX j..., good c.m c1ll ol OUI l.uger n\l'r'> On the Des Moines tn• bcl<m "><l\ ion tile.•, tlbO\'C ~a\ lor-\ die to tlw Boww County I me, 'and in Red Ro<.k. I ~lk.L· In the past sl'veral ) ear..,, thL· Mi'> ouri R1n•r h,ls pm­dun·d lob ol n.llhc.·ads allmg ib tull k•ngth. BL•sl 11-.hing is immedi.ltely off tlw end ,ll wing dtk6 u ... ing green sunfish lor b.ut.

WiJ.It't -;, a In brid bdwecn '' h1te b.1ss nnd on•,m :-.triped b.hs \.Ontinue to pn>\ ~tiL• good hshing fnm1 '-<n lor­' ilk• upstrL'am lc.l Fort Dodge. LeadhL•.td jigs ,md twister tails work \\ell tc.1r this fish .

li~t 1 /llllsklt·, hcl\ l' been slo\.k.ed tn ctll olnur -.tale Mld l'<lUnt\ pubhc fic.;hmg l<~kt>-.l.uger than 100 aues. Occasinn<lll,u'f_~L' f1sh ML' hooked each year by o:;urpnc.;ed Clappte, waiJeyc or ba<.s nnglerc.; If vou spt•uhtalh want lo Lclllh .t ltgc.•t rnu"'k.). tn Mana\\ a or

me [ clP,k'" beLJU.,C these l'wo lakes "l'l'm to pro' tdt• tlw most 11-.h

I \htlt•l~ths fl-.lung 1s tnth ...,pec­laLulat ,11 liml'"' nn tlw Dl'" to. tome~ R1\cr I he-.e fh.h run up ... tream trom Red Rotk. tn \IJ\' .u1d ma1W t1sh are

• Laught "tlhtn the l'it\ limib ol De.. t-. tome-. Bt•..,t h-.h mg '" trom Red Rock Rl''tl'n (llr to ':>t:nll L,trcet D.1m. Ih h..,hmg lwm "'1n<.h bt1r., tlnd a good \\ ,l\ to ll'lltf the lt-.h arc nm­mng I'> to look. ltlr IMgt• numbe~ of hshc1 llll'll M1nnn\\ ..,, jigs, spmners and small spoon.., work. \Veil as ba1t Wh1tc b,l'>S f1..,h111g Ccln abn be good ill times Ill l{ed Rock. ny ltshmg the face ol lht• dclln or Rnbert'c; Creek D«m if w,1ll'l l'i llow1ng mto Red Rock

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Largemouth Bass Mi~s1Ss1ppi River anglers reported

that the 12-inch mmimum size limit on b.l% has meant a grea ter number and larger c;1/CS of bass caught. As with most angling on the Mississippi, water clan tv and water levels will dJCtate anghng o.,ut:cess Top bass area., m the southern reach of the n\er arc B1g T 1mbcr, Cleveland Slough, I hddcm Acres and Bogus Island bac~watcrs m Pool 17, Huron Island and lower Burnt Pocket back­waters m Pool 18, Burlmgton Island, nprap shores, t1nd stream mouths in Pool 19 Recent DNR bass radio tag­ging studit>s show that1;ver bass are seldom far from cover. Therefore, fishing close to structure and cover will produce the most action .

Coralville Reservoir Oohnson County) and Pleasant Creek (Linn County) arc lakes of a "different color," but both will produce excel­lent fi c;hmg Coralvil le's fishing suc­cess 1s d1rcctlv related to water level -and clanty. When water conclitions are good, tons of action can be expected from the many 12- to 18-mch bass that hve along the rock ledges, pmnts and bays. Pleasant Creek bass nm btgger (lots of 16-to 20-inch f1c;h) m this crystal clear impoundment After spring warm­up, fishmg m the deeper water seems to produce best results.

Top bets for b1gger size bass are Rathbun Rescrvmr (Appanoose County) and Lakes Darling (Wash­ington County) and I lawthom (Mahaska County). Additional top ba~s lakes include Miami (Monroe County), Odessa (Louisa County), Iowa (Iowa County) and Geode (Henry County).

Crappie Coralvllle Reservoir, Rathbun

ReservOir and Lake Odessa \-Vill be the top crap pte tmpoundments in terms of numbers and size. Fisheries

surveys by DNR b1ologtsts have shown lots of 8- to 12-mch fish avail­able to the angler. Otter Creek (Tama County) and Lake Macbndc Gohn­son County) wlll produce good catches of8- to 1 1-mch fish and 7- to 8-inch fish wtlt dominate the catch at Lakes Miam1, Wapello (Davis County), Darhng (some 11 to 14-inch fish remain) and r lawthorn. The Mis­sissippi River's backwater and run­rung sloughs arc always top cl1oices for quality size crappie.

Late Apri llh rough mid-May are peak times to ca lch crappie in Iowa. The fish usuaUy favor warmer, shal­lower water at lhis time. Leadheads (1/64 to 1116 ounce), lead head and bobber combmations, and minnows are good bait~ near structure. As the season wears on, crappie will move away from the shore and can be caught at variable depths. Drift fish­ing or still fishing near underwater structures using mmnows or jigs pro-

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duces fine catchcc; of excellent eating crappte.

Bluegill Survey netting reveals that Lake

Odessa will have another banner year for bluegill up to 8 mches. h sh at stump fields or fallen trees throughout Sand Run, Yankee Chute and the main lake area. Red Haw Lake (Lucas County) will again pro­duce excellent ca tches of 7- to 9-inch fish and 10-inch trophies arc avail­able to seal a memorable trip. The Mississippi River is always a great bluegill area. Look to the same areas in which good bass and crappie an­gling exists.

Additional lakes m whtch 6-mch plus bluegill can be readtly taken are. Miami; Shimek Forest Ponds 1, 2 and 3 (Van Buren and Lee Counhes), Lake of the Hills, Lambach, Bluegrass, Railroad (Scott County), and Lake Wlpello.

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hannel atfi h ~outllla"t In\\ il ~~a pMJdbc lor

c!MrHwl t..ltlish .mgler .... The cag~ cal­fish .Uld mamtenance stvcking pro­grtlms h.n L' L'sl.lhlishcd excellent c-.1 tlr ... h popul.1tiun-. in almost all Iowa l.lkt''i llw folhm rng lake., are guur­clnh.'l'd cctlfi..,h haver,... Rathbun (all ""c" mdudmg man) Junkers),

li.11111 , \ \hpl'ilo, i\ lorrio; (lucas Countv), D.nling, Odc'j::,a, Geode, l'ollmtiiL~r (l L'(' Countv) Bel\ a DL•erc

• (Kl'okuk Lountv), Iowa (..oralvtlle RL'~l'f\ '>rr and RodgL•rs (Benton County).

A lqs.:t rnnt.•a"e in the minimum commcra.tl h.1r. L'""t ..,j/e tor channt?J c.Hh h on thL" ~lis.._r .... .,rppt River i ~ working. A monit~mng program nm b\' D~R biolog1sb has shown a he.11tlw number ol dghl Lo 11-inch IJ!;h 111 ~C\ Pr.ll ptx>b, produced by the prnlcl.k'd sp.1wners. This w11J mean lnlllL' ftsh on lhl.• stringer tor sport ,1nglu.,

I hl' f.lslc'>l fishmg for one to three pound '>i/l'lt"'h \'\ill occur dunng the hol Wl'ollhl'l of August und Scptcm ber l t~h slmkb,lils trnd nJghlcrawlcrs .1bm l' \\ ing dams and nprapped tsl,mds fur bL~st n.·~ulb . The biggest fi._,h olll" LeHigh ( during the june

spa\\ ning pt>ril d Ill shaiiO\\ rock .lrl!a dnd stump llelds. i\lso, don't o\ L'rlnok tlw rnt •not riH•rs. I he \\hp..,t , Skunk, (L•d.u, Des ~Joines ,md low,l .lie l' u•IIL'Ill ri\ cr~ to fmd a SL't luded spot in whkh to tiJI <l string­~·r .md t'llJ~l\' llcllun. R~.·mcmbe~ har­vc ... t lnnits in mland '>ll<.'.mlo; have bl.'l'llldl ... cd to tlllow mrrecl"'l'd har-\'l' ... l tlf lhL'"l' clhlllldtlnl fi'>h .

Walleye I hl .. \11 sbsrppt RrH~r ha:, to be lll1C

of the l l'St \\ .1llc\ l' ,md sauger hshl'nl.'~ ,m) wlwre. Pectk it ... hing tunes lor tailwatt.•r .mgling .ue the

latd1·April and DL'CL'mber-February ( '"'Ollds \ \'ing lilm..., l .... lt.lllV produce gofld t..lh.lws lrom !.ttl' spring through l'clll)' 1.111 Although one to thn'L'· pound lrsh dnminilte the catch, troph\' sru• hsh Me rt.•.tdih• available. li>p tmpoundnwnt .... lor walleve are R.1thbun and ~I.Kbndt• UL1hnson ( ounlv) 1\ltm\ .tngll'r'> feel that se\­~· t ,11 st.l Lt.• record fi..,h arc ht~untrng R.1thhun Rl''>ervou and a lmphy ttlll.. h ,..., o llt.•n tht.• rull• i\ lacbndc's \Vcllll'\'l' c1\ t.•r,lgt.• t WU to lhrec pounds and Mt.' nu 1st of ten lakL•n un crank­b.1its .111d Jig and nun now combtna-1 iorh

Carp ,\ gruwmg IJ lwrv lll southea ... t

l<m a, thr spt't.,es ts populdr b "1cause it will lclkl' .1 v.uietv <11 b.uh, attains a

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IM~l' Sl/.l~, i~ tl po\\l'rlul hghter, clnd lltl" ,, JMiat.lblL' lksh \\brms or dou~hb<~II.HP tlw st,u1d.ud bails, but kL·nwls of ~\.\'l'd em n (r..lllrwd or lrcsh) willtlflt.•n Lctkl• c.Ht' wlwn other b.ti ls cllt.' not working. Usc cornmeal to m.lkl' basrt d<lughb.lll baits, then .1dd .utiflu,lltl.n onngs of \llUr chokt• (t.inn,unon, Ira\\ LX'rry and ltcorice). Con~truct a tc.u dn,p-shapf•d ~111 on No. ~ :-.pnng trebk· two~ and then kilk-bat k and wart for the fun to bcg1n

All m cr s h,t\ '-'carp population~, whidlt..m pr<Wlth• good Mtgling. F1 ... h th(' lo\\ er t'nd ol ... and bar-. and ... tat.:k ,,,ltt>r ho1l)lt,1t . I he l,l'~t choice.., (,1r lakt• .mghng i'llt.' [),uling. Odessa, Rathbun .md Co1.1h ille.

Other Specie Although ~l'\ t•t,lllll ..,Oll t hl'ihl

hl\\ cl J.1kl'~ h,l\ C ll'LLIVCd f 1\:U 11/ll:.:.ky ... toLking , I J,n\'lhorn .md R.1thbun ht~\ L' tht:• bt.•st popul.tliun.., ( 1 eel dl•rk ... ell ll.lwthnrn .md \\',11lt.•ve bruod rwttm~ l"IL'\\ ~ <ll I~alhbtm both

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Bull/tend C'nlhuo.,IJo.,h w1ll want to include lnp.., to D.ulmg (6- to 9-mch), Odessa (8- to L2-mch) and nver back­water an~clS to callh th1s cooperative fish J he (ish are most cooperative in the ea rly :-.prmg

The Skunk (Keokuk, Washington, Jerrer~on, IIPnry and Des Moines Counties), Iowa (I outsa County), Cedar (I oui..,a (ounly) and Wap­Sipmtu>n (Chnton and Scott Coun­ht~s) Rlvt•r.., arc lavon tee; lor flnthend calf/sit .11'\glt•rs l .. uge de<1d chubs (6-to 8-inch) or .1 gob of \\ orms work well. fish dl'ep holt.•.., m ~ummer and fall and around bnJ~w pthngs for trophy hsh.

\\'lute /1(1..;~ .mgling -should be great at Rathbun (\lr.ll\'llle and the Jlv1t~­~t ..,.,tppl Rl\ l'r rvtost ft<>h Will range from 10 to I 'i tnthcs, and thts ~pnited fish I'- ol ten lound in cUm-bring number~

Pndd/cfi<;/l ..,n,1ggmg IS most produc­twc tn the Mtsst•Nppi R1ver lailwa­ters clnd below dilln.., t1l Onkland Mdb (Skunk Rlvl·r) .md Ottumwa (De-. Mo11ws RIVt'r)

Farm Ponds r arm p(lnd ltshing tor largemouth

bass, bluegill .md ch.ulncl catfish is so pwdtu..:lt\ c th,1t it warrants <>pedal allt.•ntion. I he~L' mini-lakes produce more trophy :;i/t' llsh than an\ other walet Ml'.l. Bl'l"cluse of the1r smaU size, thcv .ut• the fir~t area~ to warm

" up; lhu ... , tlwy clrl' gn.•at places to begin the 1ww fishing ~eason. Keep in mmd you V\ tlll·w iishmg on private property.\\ hKh reqwre'> owner's ~wnnissinn nnd the utmo~t re~pect is due tlw ),mdowm•t c1nd hts property

P k'<lSl' IL'mt'Jllbcr that the Iowa DcpMltnL'tlt of N,1tura l Resources is here to as~t'>l vou If you would uke addtlton.ll f1<>hmg mformation, con­tact· I 1~lll'I"IL'S 13tologJ~t. IO\\ a Depart­ment nl '\J,ttlual Resnurces Rural Roull• #I, Brighton, Iowa 52.540, lele­phmw 31 <.J f6lJ·I-24JO.

Steve \\nlcr ... 1 t/11 ~mlht 1~t distnct fi ... /,cll£~ :-upcn,ism located at 81 ('\IliOn.

Northeast By Dm,,d A 1od/a

Channel Catfish One of lhC' most abund,mt and

desirable spectes ol fi~h in northeast Iowa is the chnnncl cat fi <>h. Catfish are partiLularlv abundant and actu­allv underharvcs ted 111 most of the larger streams Some of the best cat­fishmg Jivt.·r~ 111 north<.w;tlowa are Cedar Rt\ cr in Blatk ll<m k Brcme~ Chtcka-.,a\\ and llovd Counhe:-,,

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~laqUllkett-1 Rin·r httiO\\ vlanchesler 111 Oelaw.1re, Jones 11nd hltkson Counties; the L'ntirl' Mtssto;s1pp1 Rl\er, Slwll Rolk RtVCJ 1n Butler County, rurkt.'}' RIH'r tn (Iewton County; Upper lm"\il R1ver below the Lowe1 Dam 111 Winncshtck and AUamakC'C' (ounltcs; and the Wap­sipimcon River m Huchrman County, Catches of nver c{1lfi~h typically cOJ1-SJ<., t of 1

• • to 2-1 ~pound ftsh how-ever, there Ml' loh ol them. T .arger hsh up to and O\'t't '"'I' pounds are also frc>qut~ntl) caught

Catfish anglers should not over­look some ol the line calftshmg a\ ail­able in our nortlwast lm\ a lakes Catfish tardy rqmxiule tnlakt•-.,, thus '>lotkmgs ot l.1rge hngerling~ are made annually to maintain h1gh

populations. Some fmc catftshmg IS

available at Case\- l .,,ke, George Wvth Lake, GrcenbC'I l l akc, Lake

• Meyer, Lake Hcndncks, Mcvers Lake and Volga Lake AngiC'rs are renunded that the catch hrntls for lake catfish rerndtn the sa me as tn past years: 8 daily and 16 in posses­SIOn.

Walleye and Sauger The fish species mo'>t h1ghly pn7ed

and prefcrrC'd b) northeast low<l anglers ic; the" aiiL'Vl' Wc11leyes hold tlus preshgmus statlt'> for good rea­sons- the~ gn)\\ to troph\ '"'17C'.:>,

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frequentJ\ arc challenging to locale and calLh. and thev an' wwxcelll~d in

• quality on the dmnc1 t,1ble . Undoubt-edly, the largc~t populalton llt wtlll­eyes in Iowa ts lound m the Mississtppt Rtver in northeast 1m\ a Mississippt Rt\'t'r walk•ycs ill"l' rart>ly found very tar from nowmg Weller and spt>nd thl' vast nlilJOritv of the1r time in the tailwaler., tmnwJtatdy below the na\ 1gahon dam<>, along the main channel bordt•r..,, cU1d flO\\ 1ng Side channeb

tvusstsstppt RJ, cr '' al1l'\ cs grow to large si?c-, \ l\ p1callun1t of walleyes "ill contam h~h from 1- 1/:z to 4-1 2

pounds, however, a good number ot fish tn the stx to ck•vcn-pound Cclte­gof] are creeled each year. Many anglers e>..pell that a new state record

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\\ ,tl h.\ l ululd COOll' out of the i\ lis->1::\· '1pp1 Rl\ l'f .lt .In • timL'. 'tour best bet hu Lclllhtng .1 lr"l)ph •-sized wall~) l' LOilll'" 111 the l.'.uly spnng JU"l after il~·out Adult w.tlll') l!~ C(mgregatl' in l.l tgt.• numbl'r:. 111 the laih"'·ater'> bd<)W llw lod~s .llld d.1m~ ju~l pnor to ~p.n' nmg I hL'.,l' lc1rge fish c;eem L'.lgPt tn fillllwtr bdhe<:> before gethng into ~p.1wnmg ,llll\tlll'S anJ lun1ts uml.lintng sonH.' rt.•.tl lu11k.ers are 1.1irly t\llll11llH1. ri:;hing your bait or lurL' right on thL~ bl1ttom is important ,,.._ rh l'r w,tlll'\ l'S rar~ly suspend nud­\\'ottN. ltg-.md-minnll\\, minm.l\\ son .1 thrl'e-w.ly rig, ~lmars, .md k~,,dhl~.tds \\ ith twi ... ter tal), worked slow I\' on the bottom wur k "ell. l·nml carl\' ummt:>r to fall, the w.lli­L"'\ l' lrl·qul·ntly h.mg out in flot,·ing "idl•-rh.mrwb, on the rock wing d,lm.., ctlong tlw m.1in t.:hannel, and <liPng riprapped arc,ls. Crank bait._, llllilcltion minnow rlugs, nightcraw­ll'rs .md jigs with l)J' without a rnin­r'\l>\\. tlll' l.tvorite producer., When fi..,hing Will~ dam ... and nprappcd Ml'''"· makl• <:>ure to bounce your off(•rrng nght on the rocks The late 1.111.1nd wint(•J months frequently find the ... ,·alleye again m the tatlwatcr .lll'•'"'· llwsl' t,H lwntcr~ rarelv freeze

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u\ l'l' in the winter Juc to Lhe turbu-k•nLc l~.,u~cd by the na\'igation dams .md h,rrdy lxl,lt an~lcrs who brave tlw lold .UL' oltcn rL~warded \Yith

somL' line wa lleye fishing SL'\ t'ralof northL·a~t l cl\.\ a's mJand

ri\'<'J ~ .lbt 1 produu~ ~ome fine'' aile) c t<lllhc-. Soi11L' ol lhesc better ri\er-; IIHiudc the lt•d.u Rn er in Black. l l.n"' k, Brc•mcr, Chtckasa"" and Flo\d Cnunlll'..,, till' Shl'l l Rock Rlver 111 Bu t~ lt•J, Bremer ,md l·lovd Counties; the W1p~rprnrcon River' 111 Buchanan <. nun ly; ,md the West Fork Cedar l ~ rw r In Butlt•r (nunty. Wh1le these nVL'J wcl llt•yc populatwns are much <:>mtlllt•J 1n companson to the MissJ ... -'>IPP' and hmrls of wa lleye~ are u llu)mmon. c.ll h of these smaller nv­er.., pJ'OJ Ul t .,omc rcaltroph) waJJ­l')'l'S rn c ll'"" ol len pounds tllHUiclll\

I he tVlissi.,sippl R J \ er also con tams .111 t• u•llcnl saugcr populabon. Sau­gc•r ML' .1 dose tOU'>ll1 of the\\ alle) e and resemble them except for Lhc

.lh~cnLe ol the wlutl' .uec1 on the Ill\\ L'r t~1l hn and the prc cnce ot d.nk blotcfWs t ll1 lht~ bllLI\~ \ itSSJS-

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!-.ippi Rivt•r ~augt•r normall} range lwm ''to 1-112 poumb. Saugcr over hllll pound~ Mt' \ c·n rare, but fi.,h bel\\t.'l..'ll J.r z,md lour pound.., arc llLCclSIOrMIIY i."'cltlght C:,augcr e\hibit llw s.mw lim• l'clling l)llcllitics as wali­C)'l' . 'I ht• m.tJor h.1rve~l or saugers on'tlls 11om l.ttc l.tll thwugh early spnng 111 tlw l,lil\\'aler area~. The ~lTllL' bcHlS, ltrfl'' cllld method~ U!')ed ttllollch wt~llen• \\'<1rk well tor sauger .1l ... o, thus, rnn ... t .u1glers' ~Iring'> con­t.Jin both w.1lleye and ~luger. Daily b.1g and pos~l'::, ... um lm11h for walleyt:a

and .... 1uger combined on the Mi...sis­sipp1 Ri\ cr .lll' lilPral ill 10 and ..,0, rl'spt.•di\ l'l)~ r1nd t h1s 1s .1n excellent llll'lL' tO lcl)' in cl good SUppJ}' Of the e fint• L'clh ng f1sh

Smallmouth Bass lruh tlw k1ng o f nnrlhlW;lem

It 1w,,'; lt11 get slre.uns ,md n\ ers is the srnallmoulh b."'Ss. 'I h~ "smallll'" is also king in thL' mind!' llf many anglers bel.HI..,l3 lht•y truly love to ~mash lures, .md they put up a fight grl'Cllt:'f than c1n)' IJth~r fresh\\'alt.'r fish llf cnmp.1r.1bll' si7e. Th1" ,lggre~­si\ ~nature ol tlw ,m,tllmouth ba· s and an 111Lrl'<hmg pn~~ ..... urc on lru ...

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prest1g10us character bv anglers led to decbnmg populabons made up mostl\- of small fi~h. fhe establish­ment of a 12-mch rrununum size limit on all streams (except the Mississippi River bordeling Wisconsm) several years ago has led to a retum of strong smallmouth populations. The major­Ity of lcga l-si/c fish are between 1 and 2- V2 pounds; however, small­mouths up lo 4-V2 pounds are caught annually bv a lucky few. Locating smallmouths 1s relatJvelv easy. Look for stream ~echons con taming a good vanetv of gra\cl, rocks and boulders. The) 1ust don't uhJ1~:e stlt- laden stream bottoms, so don't waste your time there A (anoe 1s a real asset in fishmg for smallmouths. It allows vou to CO\'er a Jot of water in a dav's ,., hme a-. \H'II as get you away from the more hea\'liV fished areas '"'lth easv

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access. Paddle nght on through those stretches w1lh poor habttat. When you get to a section w1th good bass habitat, c1thcr drop an anchor or beach the canoe and wade that sec­tion to fish it more effectively. Small­mouths feed actively anytime the water tempera ture exceeds 50 degrees Fahrenheit, however, late summer and carlv fall are particularly good as the streams are normally stable and clear and the bass are feed­mg heavtl\ 111 preparahon for winter and next ..,pnng'.;, spawn.

Some of the best stream sections 111cludc the Cedar Rl\ er from Otranto to St An..,gar and from tvUtchell to Aovd, the Upper 1m .... a Rtvcr from L1me Spnngs to Kendallville and from Decorah to r Iighway 76, the Yellow RH cr below Vol ncy, the Volga River below I·ayelte, and the Maquok<.•la River below Delhi.

Small mouths wil l attack almost any typC' ol lure or live bail; however, my favorites include twister tails, jtgs, beellc-spins, 111Jured-minnow plugs, and small crank baits.

'"frout The hrst signs of ':ipnng create a

stirring in the hearb of many north­east Iowa anglers '" 1th \'lSions of crystal-dear ..,treams flowing O\'er gravel bottom"> fish dtmpling the

surface of a ~ecludcd pool as they feed on msects, and the feel of a stnke and ensumg leaps bv the hooked fish to gam (reedom. ThtS JS

Iowa trout fishmg. 1987 promises to be an excellent year for trout enthusi­asts. The splings that create the cold­water streams were amply charged with the substanlle~l rains of last sum­mer and fall . fhis, coupled V\rith a light winter snow cover, promises excellent stream Ouvvs and clear water condtllons th1s ~pnng. Th~ action gets mto fullS'-'- ing the first of Apnl when stockmgs of half-pound rainbo'" and bro"' n trout begm m the 48 catchable trout ... trcams in northeast Iowa ~earl\ 127,000 trout

• '"'ill be stocked m these st reams dur-ing 1987 Angler-. ha\ <.' mam thOices in choosmg the t\ pe of trout hshmg they prefer c~omc ':it ream" arc stocked solely "'tth rainbow trout, others recc1vc brown trout only, and others are stocked wtth both. Some streams arc stocked several tunes a week while others only once a month . Some streams hnve accesses quite close to the slrPam whtlc others are "walk-111" nreas whNc anglers can enjoy relative '>ecluc;ton . A few lucky anglers w1ll al'>o hook mto one of 300 lunker-..,t/e browns and ram­bows rangmg I rom three toO\ er fif­teen pounds that '"'lll be statlered m these stream~ from Ma\ through September

Some of the bctt~r streams vou will want to try 111clude French, [ 1ttle Paint and \Vaterloo in AJiamakee Countv; Blo<.Kh Run, Jov Spnngs, North Cedar, Sny-M.1gtll and Turkey River in Clayton Countv; Batley's Ford, Fountain Springs, Ltttle Turkey and R1chmond Spnngs in Delaware County; Sw1ss Vt~ll<:'y in Dubuque County; Grannis in Fayette County, Big Mill in jackson County; and Col­dwater, North and South Bear, l!out River, and Trout Run in Winneshiek Countv. All of the catchable streams are stocked through October Late faU stockings have prm ed popular with anglers, and 13 streams will agam be stocked through 1\im ember Don't lirrut your trout hshmg onh to the months of stockmg The past m.tld wmter permitted s1gruficant trout

fishing ach\'ll}' w1th very good suc­cess.

Begmrung trout anglers, as well as veterans, find the "Iowa frout Fish­ing GUide" a valuable a1d Th1~ free brochure available from DNR offices, county recorder oftices and outlets where trout s tamps arc sold describes the various trout fishing opportunities, shows the locations of the streams on maps and contains other valuable trout f1 shing informa­tion.

Largemouth Bass Largemouth bass are not knO\\ n as

n\'eT fish, however, the ~hsstss1pp1 Rh·er offers ome of the best largemouth hshmg m the state The reason for th1s abundance of largemouths 111 the "ol' Mls'>" IS due to the presence of \ilsl numbers of diverse backwater lakcc;, and sloughs. Mississippi River ba~s prov1dc a lot of rod-bending achon from a majority of fish that are between one and 2-Vz pounds. Largcmouths above the four-pound mark, however, arc rare. Some favorite bass haunts you will want to fish include the New Albin and Lansing Bottoms 111 Pool 9; Har­pers Slough, Sny-Magtll Bottoms, and the Bagley Bottoms 111 Pool 10; and the Bertom and f\ kC1rtnev Lakes in Pool 11 Although there 1s no rnirumum bass sve hmit on the above Iowa-\tVi..,consm boundai) waters, there 1s a 12-mch sl/e !unit on largemouth and smallmouth bass on the Jowa-lllinms boundan waters.

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Some of these better bass backwaters include Tippy's, Sunfish and Frentress Lakes in Pool J 2; Densmore and Blake's Lake in the Green Island area, Brown's Lake, l...ainsvi lle Slough, and lhe Sabu Ia Bottoms in Pool13; and Joyce's Slough, Rock Creek area, and the LeClaire Canal in Pooll4.

Several inland lakes wtll also pro­duce some fmc largemouth cc1khes. Mever Lake 111 Black t ia"' k C.ounh~ Lake Hendncks m I Toward Count\~ Sweet Marsh (Segment B) m Bremer Count\~ and Lake l'v1ever in Win·

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nesruek Countv are the best bets for •

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[\ tcver arc rC'I<lth dv nc\\ h.,hencs , . with ba~s clpprtMfhing } =) JnLhe thi" VL'clr. 1 <lkL• llcndnLks ha ... an exl"cllcnt • populahon ol b.t ... .., m Lhc 1 b-inch r<~ng<.> and " l<ur numbL'r of ftc;h lWer thl• tour-pound m.uk l..L'{lrge Wvth I ,.lkl' in Bl<1ck Ita'' k lllunlv annuallv Vlekls ,, few Junker" up to eight • pounds Two small lakes vou should ,11-.o try are A1rpnrtl ,.1kc an ChKk­asa\' Count\' and \\tl..,lm Grm e 111 Bremer Count\'.

llw be~t ba~ ... ll ... hing o -curs in ~ l.w clnd earl\' Jttnl..' when thl' water tem­per~lturl~ is b ~twL·en :;:::; and 62 degree~ F.1hn:nhe1t. T11is ts the pre­spawn pl'O<ld whl'l1 the ba~s are workmg tlw shalhlw areas and shoreline~ cllld tlrl' \'Cf\ aLb\·e)\ tccd­ing. AnothL·r hml' pcnod t" m ':>ep­tember and October when the'' atcr coob down bl'lllW 6 degrees Fahrenheit .md thL• ba~~ agam are ll"iing shalltl\\' water habitats. Bel~ nt~clrJ\' aJWC'IVS c1~soci,lle Wtlh StniC-

• . lure, and th b is where you s hould concentr.1tc vour ertorts R1prap banks, deadfalllrecc;, edges of vcge­tallun, nxkv pomh, bottom drop­otf~. ">ubmergcJ bmsh and tree slump-. arc t: piL<ll ~truLlures that ba~s frequently u~c lc1st vour batt nr lure as do">l' ttl the stntctures as pos~ s1ble You re not fic;hing dose enough to the ..,trul ture tf \. ou don' t occaston­all\ get snclgg<'J I argemouth~ take a w1de vanct\ of b.1it~ and lures mclud­mg mghtucl\\ lt•rs, navfish, large shiners, t rank bath, ~ptnner brut , pla ... bc worm'>, pig-and-)tg5 and o..,poons tipped with plas tic or pork nnd stnp

Northern Pike Greater nurnbcrs of northeast

Iowans urc now purswng the excit­ing northern ptkl' Nurtherns for many vt•ar~ Wt'fl' -;corned, particu­larlv by many Mts'>tSs1ppi R1ver anglers, ac; .1 trct ..,h ftsh and one tha t should be elimin.1ted . Manv anglers now appreettlle man: oJ the north­L'rn's fme qualities - \ oracious ~tnkc, exLl'llcnt Hghtmg abili!Jes, "'tlltngnco..,s to lilkc ·' vanety of baats ttnd lure<>, ttnd dl'11uous taste. \nglerc; alter tlwse toothv predators hl•ad pnmanl~ lor the Cedar, \Vap-

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stpinium and h"sls ... tppi Rh·er-. The ~d.11 Rivl'r in Hlc1ck t 1.1wk and

HH'Illl'f Counh(•s (On lclln J modL•rate populc~tion ol nortlwrn~. but the size ol h"h haf\cst(?d 1s lrcquently in the ..,IX to twl•lu· ptllmd r.tngL·. This river rll111llc1ll\' pn>dlll.l'" cl lew lt -,h up to t•ightecn pnunds rhe w.,p~tptmcon Ra\ L'J 1n But iMJMn Hlc1tk 11,,,, k and Brt•mer ( ounlil'S hMbors c1 \ ('f\ large popul,ltwn ol nurlhl!rns; howe\ er, lhl' ,1\'('r<lge ..,tZl' '"' l.ll rl \' -.mall with IL•w indtviduc1b tllpping the six­pound m.uk. I ht-. ,.., .m L'Xtellcnt trL'•llll h.\ introduLe ,1 youngster to

till' tun lll llshing northf•ms Js suc­u•s ... as almost guManlt·l'd '1 he \hs-... is"'PPI RJH'r Pools 9, 10 ,md 1 I umtc1in L'\Ll'lll'nt popul.llton., of ptke in the fivL~ Lo L'ight-puund range fi.,h up to t\,cJvc pounds MC not u n(< >mnum .

Still h:-.hing w11h largl' chubs in O\'l'l backwater' thuing the heat of '>lln111lt''r J<.; parllLUI.uJy clklll\C \n•t~s '"he re lllldw,ltt•t ..,tre~.1m.., enter the M1ssiss1pp1 arc ,1Jso ln•qucntly northern hot~pnt-. as ptkL' .1lso utilize typttal bel.,., habtl~1t ... \lore and more iLc .mgler~ are fmd1n~ that ltp-up~ wu1 k "ell in t.1king l.1rgl' northems through the ice <lll the b<H.:k'' aters

BluegiU Norlhea-.tJm,an..,latt h more blue­

gill than am· othet speueo;, ol fish fhe.,t• <>cra pp\ p.mllsh Me fun and ca ... , to catc h, abound Ill rnam , "aters, .md Me Jlo;,o l' tellcnt on the t,1blc. All ol tlw {\ hssJsstpp• Rt\'er bat kwalers nmt,l tn good numbers of e.1 llng-'>t/e bluegtlt.:; Somt~ northeast Iowa lakes vou wil l want to f1 sh "gil ls" thts year mclude Sweet Marsh 111 Bremer County Jnd George Wyth I ake and Meyer I .1kl' 111 131nck J lawk Count v Some of the fastest bluegiU tlllton ocLurs dunng the ~pawnmg '>t•ao..,on 111 la t l~ t\. la\ and June A small dumk ot garden \\Onn or ntght-lfil\.\ k•r on a c;mall hook <1nd spbt­...,hnt bciO\\ a o;,m,1 11 bobber •~ the ltlvonh.> method h sh for these spawner~ 1n ~hn llmv bay-. 1n the lakes and the ~h.:IIIO\\ baLh\c1lers 111 the Mt..,sJsstppt RlvN, e .... peoaiJv near dt'\ doptng bcd5 ol veget.1hnn

Drilling,, dwnk nl "urm or a "mall jig i" an extclll•nt \\'il)' of locclt­mg "gills" on the inland l<lkt•::, during -.umml'r. Summt•r bluegills on thl• Missi ... -.lppi Me often lound .1long bt•d ... of vq;etation in thL• b<Kk\,·aters, .:nound ~ubmcrged snags and trees along side channel ... , and nn the wing dt1fns when nvel no'"" Me l'l'.:lll) sh l\",

Bluq;ill ... Me fun and eelS)' to catch, but blllh are diminbhcd gn?c.ltly "hen) lllt li"L' equipment that is too he.wy. I tght hne (tour~pound tc ... t), rnmunc1l '' ctghb and '>rllclll hobbl"r:s will incrc,lsl' the numbers\ Olllatch ,1 nd the Jun of catching them. Blue­gills .1l'o provide lots of tun and pt.Jes ol hlk~ts dtuing tht• ice-fishing ..,ta­snn . With .1 small ,1mount of irwxpen­si\ eke Jlshing equipmc•nt, )'llU can extend )'llUr bluegill fi-..hmg and eat­tng thnntghllUt the entire yea r.

Crappie N<..>rth~'<l'>l Ill\.\ .111 ... hL'cltl prima tih

to the M1~sJ s:->ipp1 R1\e1 fur thL'Jr Lrilp­pll..' ft-.hmg. I he b1g mer .1buunds w1th bl.llk tr.1ppiL' tn tlw <.J-ltl I J-mch r.1ngc l.,thooJ.., ot crappie 1\K.lted b\ angiL•r.:. will fill man\ an angll'r'-.. bas­ket WI lh t he ... t• t.ht\ pan fish t\.l,n m.1rk ... the lx--gmmng t>l the hr ... t maJor opL'n-\\ ,1 ter angling pL'nod tor trappll' lt..,htng -.mtlll minno\\'~ or wurktng .1 ...,mall jig in taiiL'n tree-. c.1nd bru ... h ptJe.., pro' tdc ... aapptl' .mgler .. lhL· maJont\ L>l JClttm L all' f,,jJ,-. .mollwr pnme bmL' tl) r.lsh 111 on the bount \ Of .._d"'IO)Cd ll clppiL' \..0\\ h~h tlw dl' l'per, t)tttcl \\ t"'ll'r ':inclg.., -.ub­merg~·d trl'l'' cll1d ~Ja<.J,_ W<lt('l bdt>W lh l' "mg dam., ncar ... lwrL' Don t "pend too mud1 tune m \H1L' pl>llf } ou Ml' not c.1Lchmg IJ ... h. ~el'P rnO\ ­mg unti l you locate dn ,1diV\' ly feed­ing ..,chuol l'he last rnaJOI crapp1L' li~hing penod on the t\ IJ.:;.,i""'PF'' oct ur ... on tlw tee L rkc Jl s cou<>tn the bluegtll , Lr,lpptc pro\ JLIL' a IL>I o l tee ltshmg clltl\ tt\. on till' n\ cr':-. back\\a­ter"

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and 2-1·2 pound5, however, you will be quite surpnsed bv the tenacious fi~ht these rclatJvclv small fish put up. An added bonus 1s their school­in g a<.h\ 1ty, therefore, once you s tart catchmg them, vou are probably in for !>C'veral houn, of acbon. Look for drum along the mam channel border, dam sp1llwavs, wing dams and the tmlwaler Meas. N1ghtcrawlers, cray­fish tails and small Jigs work well. Drum fi llets are boneless, firm and deliciou-. eating

Another sporty Mississippi River fish that you will wanllo try this year b the wit Lie bass. Slnpers, as they are commonly called, are hard hitters and rea lly c;crappy fighters. Look for them m a rea., where current and good s tructun.• arc m a1lable-on wmg d ,1 ms, spl!hvay a reas and along nprapped banks If vou are lucky

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on c,had , ~ ou a rc m for some fas t and funous actmn \'\'hen actively feed­ing, s tnpcrs \viii a llack nearly any lure rangmg from small j1gs to large crank bmts

Whether you work hMd at fishing or hold a f1shing pole as n good excuse to rt'lnx m the great outdoors, lhe beauty nnd gmndeur of northeast low<1 wil l sur<.'l y capt ivate you during the short lime.' between biles. Tight lines to you in 1987!

Fur f u rlher ft">h mg tn (om'\ a tion contac t f'1 co;henc.•s Bwlog.-.t, Iowa DNR, ManLhe<>tc.•r h sh Hatchery, RR 2 Ho' 269A, Manche~ter, Iowa S20S7, 119 927-1276

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Walleye The best f1shmg w1U be found on

Big Spint, l:.asl OkobOJI and SJJver Lake (Dickmson County) where 12 to 16-inch fish are common and lhe opportuni ty to catch larger Hsh, espe­cially on Big Spiri t and Eabt Okoboji, is always present. The key lo spring fishing on R1g Spirit 1s a late ice-out followed by s tcnd tly mcreasing water temperatures Accordmg to survey informatiOn, there.• v. cl "> e cellent sur­vival of the l9R3-vear class. Many of these fish w1ll be 12 mches or larger. This exceptional year d ass \.vtJI be readilv appa rent c.lunng 1987 and will contnbute ">ubstanhallv to the creel for the next two to three Vt"ars. A Jig (etther hamx l or plastic bod1ed ) and a mmnm-v, or JUst a pl.'lm mmnow are tradiltonal fa von tee; lor spnng wall­eye fishermen 1l water 1s flowing out of Big Spin t t1nd inl<l the north end of East OkobOJi, anglers would be well ad vised to try that art•a. Silver Lake (Dickinson County) has a nice popu­lation of harvc.>s tabl<.• wc1lleyes due to mamlenanct' stockmg and an increac;ed ovcr-wmter '>Urvival dur­mg the pa-,L fi ve wmtNs Spnngtime hotspot'> wtll tnd udc the lc;land Area and Trapper'!-> Ba\' mlel

There Will c) )<,(.) be good \\ alJeve flshmg on Lost Island l ..1 ke (Cia\ and Palo Alto Counhes) Most of these fi .,h wtll range from three-fourths to a pound and a qua rter. Tlw mlet and

"bridge" area wtll be good producers - espeaaJiy early m the season . Recent creel c;urvcvs conducted a t

' Oear Lake (Cerro Gordo County) incilcate that the average si7c walleye taken was 15 inches and we1ghed l -1/2 p ound . Early spring fishing will provide plenty of "bucks" along rocky shorelt nes and in shallow water, while troll ing minnow imita t­ing p1ugs wi ll be most producti ve during the summer months.

River fishmg for wallevcs has been excellent dunng the past four to five vears, an d from a ll md1cahons 1987 -will also be a producer fhe Raccoon River below Sac Ctl\, the I 1lt le Stou' Rtver m Buena Vista, Cherokee and O av Counhes, the Dec; Mmncs RJVer

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in Emmet Countv and the \~st Fork of the Des Momes Rwer from Rut­land to the Com be lt Dam should be especially good

Yellow Perch Last year, as predictl'd, the yellow

perch fishing dropped off a bit on Spitit Lake, as compa red to the above average, even phPnomenal, fishing which all of us enjoyed during 1984 and 1985. The s trong year classes which developed dunng the early 1980s due to a return of more normal water levels and whKh wt"re mani­fested in the creel dunng 1984 and 1985 conbnued to dechne th rough 1986. Han est dunng 1987 should conbnue at about the len~l c pen ­enced dunng 1986 and a more "aver­age" han est of about 50,000 h">h may be e\.pecled .

The best fishmg \VIII be found on Big Spirit and West Okobop Act1v1Ly will s ta rt during June or July around weed beds, and will proceed into the fall. While large numbC'J's of 9 to I l ­inch perch were hnrvcs ted from Big Spirit during the fe1 ll of 1984 and 1985, slightly smaller fi sh can br expected during l9R7 Good fishmg may also be c'rctted d l Ingham Lake in Emmet Countv: Small pg~ tt pped with sLi ver wtggk•r.., or wa,\\·orms are espeaalJy effetll\'e

Bullhead Black Ha" k Lake (SaL C..oun lv) and

Silver Lake (Drc"-tn">on Countv)' will -I I

pr(l\ tdt• c..• (l·ll~nt bullhead h~hmg in nurthwf•st )o\\',l durin~ 19~- Both tll ... ttw"t' l.lkl's .lrl' lll,'ldt•d \\ tlh h::,h and ... huuld pmdun• both quolit\ ami quanllt~ lor\ oung Mtd old ahl-.e Cl,l\'.llHd C l'l't•k in Ida Count\ 1s

.lnlltht~ l l.lkt• ""·ith a ">Uper populahon of X ,md 9-llllh bullheads that are l.u~L' I ) undl•tlt~hed , however, the lW">l bullht•.ld ftslung will be found cl t

( lt'.ll I .clke (Cerro Gordo County) and 111 Ydknv Smoke l a kc, Cra'A ford ( ount) Rt•ct•n l sun cys ot Yello'" ~111llkc..• I clkt• re\:ealed large number. t•l 10- to 12-inc..:h "!)hLks m thiS lake

Channel Catfish R.J, cr.., .1nd ct1lf1 h go hand-m-hand

and ex<:ellcnt fishmg will be a\ ailable tn '1rtually dlllm"a m ·ers dunng 1987 The I 1tUe Saou>. (Buena Vista, ( herokee and Cia\ Counties), B1g Slt>ux, \r~sl h lrk of the Des Momes (Emmet and llumboldt Counties) and the Iowa River in Hardin County

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will bt., pn•mtl' J .1re.1s f,,r Iowa "ri\'Cf r.lh " llw best hshing occurs trom Jtuw thwugh St•ptt>mbc r !\lost cat­fish .lrl' tclkt•n f1om dct•p hoi~ or from .uound ~ntlg.., whit h c1 re pro\·ad­in~ C(l\l'r .md t•stapc from the sun. r ht• hulk of tlwo..,e ho..,h range from 10 tn 20 llh ht•s, ho"H'Ver, the chance for cl rt'cll pole bt•nd<'l IS always present. Prdt•t red b.uh mdudc dl'ad nun­nl>\v<;. uHnm<.'rd.1J ..,tmk bails, cray­hsh tlnd for the tcaltJlnshcrmcn - lc•opt1rd lmg~ ,md sour dams! The ri\ ennc ch.mnd l'iltltsh is probably the mo~tu ndt•n•ltll/t.>d tl~her\ resour(·e in lowtl Man\' ol our ri~ ers hold ne.1rly •lO() pounds of channel C"a tfish pt•r ,lCfl' , .md \\rilh that m mind - ll'l' s go C"Jll.h some channels• E cl'llent rhannel c.1 titslung IS also <l\',lilabk· m rlhHW of our area lakes. l.akt' PahoJa (Lvon ( ounl\. ), Cornelia (Wnght (ount\ ), I 1ttle \Vall (Hamil­lon lountv) and Black I lawk Lake in c;ac County wtll offer -.omc of the best fishmg fOJ thc•.,e prame lroul. My

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pL'rson.ll dwkt• lor a n!,ll quality "t.lt" W<•uld he East Okoboji (Dickin­son County) and Storm IA1kc in But•na Visla County. ·y heo,e popula­tions helve H'cllh rn.ttured over the years and are gl'nt'rtllly under­utilii•ed 'I here\~ t'rl' a number of twenty pounder.., lakt•n Ja-.L year­so brmg your hea\ y rod!

Muskellunge It 1s the ll~h of a thnuscmd casts­

llr ma~ be JUst om•1 •\ t tavity usuaUy pcdk tn IJte June, ..-.uly Juh and a gam m J.1te sumrnl:'r - with ::,orne hard-tore f1~ht..•mwn exp ·m•nang good ... ucc..c">s .1gain in late faU Spmt Lc1kc (Dttkinson County) has been lht..• mt.)~t ton~a~tent pnxiucer dunng the pa '>t four H'ar;, .1nd 19 7 should be no e'\cepbon A number of trophy dass ('30-pound plus) f1sh \VtU be Cilught lht'> year but not by the famt of hetlrt' rhe sporadiC success on West OkoboJI (Dackmc;on County) IS probnbly a hmchon of somewhat incon~1stenl effort on this lake. Remember th1s IS the oldest popu-lation Ln Iowa, and a state record is out there waallng No doubt the lntemahonal Muskellunge Tourna­ment, whach wtll be held at the Iowa C., rea t Lakes thts 'r t.>cH will prov1de JUSt that kmd of <'ffort1 The mcrease m natural n~gctahon and the add•­bon of arllfioal o..,ubstr,'lte m the form of Berkley h sh HabTM through a cooperabn.• proJeCt wtth the Upper C..reat Plams C.hapter of Muskles, lnc. and the Iowa Dt•p.lrlmcnt of Natural Resources helped to tum East OkoboJI "on" dunng 1985 and 1986, and thts should contmue dunng 1987. \Nhen fish hold H'l these areas they become vulncr.1blt• to Lhe angler wishing to escape c1rca~ more inlen­stvely nshcd Clear Ldkl" IS coming back. Fio;h commonly range from 30 to 36 inchl's, howt'Vt.'r ll-.h 111 excess of 40 inches <u c not uncommon. Musk.at•s an Clt.•.tr L .lkt• are taken from maJor rOL·k redo.., or plllllb \\here fish can feed m rdJll\d\' ... haJio,\ water and whiCh Ml' adJcKcnt to deep water I arge ftsh tlfl' lullght C\ en vea r bv both 11<)\ Ke and '>etlsoned anglers alike, usmg .1lll\ pt>:. of gear

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Northern Pike Good to excellent fishing can be

expected at Big Sp1ril, Tuttle Lake and \'\est OkobOJI Recruitment has been excellent dunng the past three Lo four year-., and many flsh m the two to SIX-pound class are available. Con­centrate vour effort around the rush<.'" m Anglt'rc., Bav and the weed line or Isolated pockets of vegetation 1n the n'~t of B1g Spirit. Center Lake (Dickinson County) produced some nice northernc; m I 9H6 and should conhnue to offer exci tement dunng 1987 f-lashy spoons are particularly cffedtvc, how<.'ver Mepps spinners, spinner ba1ls w1th hammered blades, rapala-s and h\'C chubs also work \·veil. 'I he Winnebago River from the state hne to \.lason Cttv \·\'lll also prO\ 1de nver anglers \~th plenty of exotement River anglers should ''atch for tributal) ~treams or adja-

cent marshy nreas since both of these habitat ty p<.'" hold northern pike

Smallmouth Bass Plenty of "bronLe-backed brawl­

ers" '"rill be taken th1s veur Lake f1shermen would be advt ... cd to start earl)" concentrate on rock ptles or rock} pomts, use a mmnm,, prefer­ably a shmer, and fish 1l slo\\ lv. West Okoboji and Spmt Lake both pro­duce quality fi sh, however, more consistent ftshmg can b(' expected on West OkoboJi. When watc•r tcmpem­tures rise, ~w1 tch to crank baits. River fishing, onn· the nvers b<.•gin to stabi­lize, usucllly produce more fish per trip, although they are <icldom as large as tho-..c taken 1n lakes. The Iowa River from Alden to Eldora, the Boone River in l lamilton County and the Winnebago Ri ver from Fertile to 1ts confluence w1th the '>hell Rock offer omc of Iowa's finest nver smallmouth bass fbhmg Knowl­edgeable anglers concentra te their effort down ... tream from nme areas, ncar submerged timber and m deep

holes One of the best approaches ts to floa t a river bv umoe smce 11 allows vou to fish morl' remote, Je..,s hecnrilv - -fished areas.

Largemouth Bass One of the hottest largemouth bass

fisheries in Iowcl 1s Brown's l ,flke near Salix. Survey.., conducted during 1985 showed n lt1 rge popula lmn of 12-to 18-inch bass, clS well as some Junk­ers in lhe five to ... even-pound range. Blue Lake, an oxbow lake ncar Onawa, has abo bt•en producmg some great bas.., fishing although extens1ve 'egctahon does dttta te> the usc of"' ecdlec;s spoons and shallow runmng lures. fhe bass populahon in Beeds Lake (Franklin Countv) has developed nicely .,mce the I 982 reno­\ a bon Bnggs Wood and I Jttlc \-\TI.ll Lake, both m l lamtlton Count)~ alc;o support desirc1 blc bass popult1llons as does Lake PahOJcl 111 Lyon County and Center Lake m Otckin-.on County Survey ... (.Onductcd dunng 1985 mdtcated 18 pNccnt of the bass popu lation in L1ke Pahoja was larger than 14 mcheb. Ftsherrnen should concentrate on lhl' fish atlratlorc; instillled m Little Wall Lakt•, the weed line 111 Bnggs Wood, the npmp ncar the causeway ell Beeds Lakt' and the

• west c;horelinc of (enter L .akc In all cases, c.;pmner bcltls .1nd mmm1w im1tahng lun.~ ... are proven producer-,.

BJuegiU lnd1an Lake m l lancock Ct1untv

• prm 1dcd excellent ft ~hmg lor 6 to 8-inch blucgills dunng 19H6, ,md this fishery should continue through 1987. F1c;hing the outs1de edge ot the weed lmc IS a ..,un.• bet \Vhl'I'C' bluegill feed heavily on aqua he invertebrates. Anglers wtll al1->o find the~t' f1 ..,h dur­ing lilte May and <.>arl y June when they Me spawnmg ncar the (.'mcrgent vegetation. A smnll , I 64-ounre black or brown leadhe.1d will be\ ututlll\' unbeatable for b1g g1lls a tth1s t1mc of year Nineteen etght\'-SlX -.urn'\ results also mdKalt'd good bltwglll populallons cx1st m the Pml.' I .lkt•s (Hardm Countv), Bnggs \<\bod (Hamilton County) and Snvder Bend in V\bodbul) Count} One ol the up­and-commg hobput ... m northwe-;t

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hl\\',1 \\all bt. )(.•llt.l\\ ~moke Lake ne.u Dt.•ni~t.lll (l.r.H,·tord County) where l.uge numl"~t. r~ ol t"'~· to ~-inch blue~~~~~ .Ul' H'cldil\' ,w,ul,tbk•. Crclwlord Cn.'L'k in ld,t l nunt\' ~till r.mkc; clS one ot th'-' mo-.t t. on"'"tt.•nl bluegill produong l.lkt.·~ in norlhwt.-....,t Iowa from '-prin~tanw untall.llt" f<lll, plentv ot pl.ttl' ...,1/l'd g1ll'- MC' tl\ c'lllablc to angl<'r'- .1Llh1" hO·,llre lake Vaca­ltnawr .... to tlw lovhl Creal Lake::. Rt.•gaon -.hould kl't.'p 111 mind th,lt tht.• \\clll'r..., nl \\l"tl ( )knhoji takl' a littlt> longt.•r to'' .u m up, lhL•retore good bhh.•giiJ IJ~hing l)\"\..llrs cllitth.~ later .Jt thi.., lilkl• th.m 1t dnec; in man\' lO\'\'<l

• l,1kcs pw\ ading J mid-~ummt•r bonu.., lor tlw cHdt.•nt "gill' h...,herm.m.

Crappie I hl bL•st aappi~ thhing willlXUtr

.1t 'tl'll,,\, Smuk~ L.lkt• in Cra,,ford Count\~ Bngg::. \\bod an Hamilton Ct.nmty .tnd Storm IA1ke in Bul'llcl Vi ... tcl County. Bngg.., \\m)d ..,upport~ l'X\ L'llt.·nt numbl'r" ol H- to 10-mdl llc1pptl' \1\ hkh \\ L'I'C produl'ed in I 9Hl. Yt'lluw ~mokc ha~ been a real hohpollor lhe'>e "p.tpcnnoulhc;" dunng the p.1.,l H'<H, ,md plenlv of t. .... h \'\ill bt• cl\'clll.1ble lhi'- c.,pnng t\ngll'l"' o.,hould u uKentrate the1r L'llorl m·.tr p.trtl,lll\ ~ubmerged or ... t.mding lll'l''> llt•ar l...ake m Cerro ( ;ordo Count\ ,..., another lake\\ hich

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shou IJ nut be '1\'Crlooked during 19H7. Fish for thl'SL' aappte during tlw ..,pring when llsh arc m shaUm" .111d sp.1wnmg Slab- SI/Cd crapp1e Ml' .wailtlbll' at '-lt,lrm Lake Angler.; should w.ltt.h the manna on the ~outlw.e'>l corner ()f the lake as ~oon "" l he 1u• goes oul

Unique Opportunities b,ccl lentlft'llowlms~ fishing is i'lva tl­

abk dl Clear LDkc 1n Cerro Gordo County. ThC'~e c;crappy figh ters arc vt•ry .1bundanlm th 1~ lake and reaJ­dy takt• 111gh tcraw ler~ or smaJI yellow or whale lt>adhead., hc;hed near the bottom on a Wtnlhwepl shore or over mtk '>llb'-trale f·ac;h run from 7 to 10 tnl ht•s and are l'Xtl'llent table fare

IV/utt [Ja ...... cnthus~ac;Ls should look to ~tonn I ,11\t• (l~ucna V1~ta CountY) tllld I clSt ( >kobO)i (DJCkmson • Count\-) r ,.,h v.11l1ange from 10 to

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I h ind'l('" and will bt.• most .1cli\ e dunnb tlw ...,pnng .md lc11l period., \ jig .md mmnow or cl i\k•pps spmner tr .... Jwd tl\l'l cl ...,,tnd }' bllltOil1 WtlJ pro­\'tdt• plt.--nly ol.1l lion.

lise' mw>ktt' (lwhrid cwss het\\'een nortlwrn pikl' .1nd muskellunge) are cl\ .til.tbll• in'->lnrrn I .lkt•, BlilLk I la\\ k .tm11\Jotth ltv111 fht",l' lilkes tontaU1 lt-.h I rom 32 to 1H It'll ht'" 111 length nnd .... lwuld p1o' tdt.• snme .1nghng l'Xl'llt'mt•nt lor tht• brg fr~.,h cnthu::.Ja::.L Wlwn itwnws to fishing, the glaoaJ l.lk(•'\ clnd m.·h pr cllrt(' sln.'.llll!:) of northwt'"l hn\',l olft•r \',trid~. quality

and llll•mtitv Lots ollrit.•ndly people arc ri~htly proud nt the rt•source.., and fl'souru-. m.Hlclgl'ml'nl 111 tht.., part ol ltl\\'cl, clnd tlwy im llt• you to l'Xpelit•nt.t' .mgling at its best and share with tlwm in cllJlltllity outdoor t'Xpt'lll'J'\Ct'.

('llf ll'\OrL' inJOIIlltllltll1 0('\ fishing in 'Jnrtlm P'>t Im., ,1 ull'lt.td· l 1-;hcries Btolog,..,t, lmv,t DNR, '->pml I ake llatchl'l\, Hox 7722, ~pmll <lke Iowa c; 11h0. 712 :Bh-1 ~10.

Ibm Gmsakt''' tilt' llt•rtl!wc"'t til~tnd Jbhct it'~ " llfH' tiJI'j(lt /om led at SJ'it 1f I 11ke.

FISHING REGULATION CHANGES FOR 1987

Black Bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted)

( hL' d,1il\• lclll h Jimit ,lnJ pt.><;ses­sion limit in all intt•dllr wall'r<; ha~ hl'l'll dL'l"fl'tlsed to thrt.'l' .1nd C.,J\.

rL'">fWLiiv,•ly ,\ l c; inth nummum length limit .. h.1ll ,tppl} on bl.1ck bass 1 n .111 pu bl IL 1,, kt''> l'Xccpl the follow­ing c,\.o, ,,n I ,lk<• (CHroll County) 16-tnch, I .tkl.' \rV.1pl'llo (D.wa,;; Countv) I H-tnl h, C.rt•t•n Valll'\ l.<1ke ( Un1on lounl\) IH mth l.l'-l'\' lake (Tarna ( nunl\) IH tnl h I l,l\, thorn Lake

• (:'v1.-lhask.tlount\) 12 tol6-mch slot, .md Ill\\ cl I clkL' ( IO\\ cl lou nt\•) 12- to H'l·inch ..,Jot.

f'ht.• rapid t•v,llution and uc;e of \ 'l'l)' ..,uphist1catL•d fishing tackle and acl"e'\sor)' l'quipnwnt l)\ t'r the past te\\ \'l'tl r.., h.h led to progresc:,ively mort' r(•-.tm II\ l' rt'gu l.thon~ on black ba~::. to pro teLl populil hons from owrharvcsl llw 15-mch minimum length luml cllld rC'duchon Ill the Jc1ily L'Mg ltm1t wi ll substanllally incrl'asc llw C'tllch ol bass in public l<tkcs, but it wi ll reduce the number of fish kept by angiNs by 35 to 60 pcrcrnl dl'pl~ndang on the lake.

Catfish I he d.11ly c~1tch IJmit and posses­

saon It mat for catfa~h in all interior ~treams has bcL'n mcreac;ed to 15 and 10 re~pectwely

Hsher\ rcc;t•arch '>ludacs and popu­lahon surveys clearly sho"" very high

den'-iht:'" llf dlcmnd c-.1tfish in interior ri\ ers - 111 ~ome rt•achL~.., ,1._ high as ::; 000 pnunds PL'T mill'. Anglers har-\ e~t only il sm.lll pmpnrtinn of the availablt> shlCK. I ilwr.1lizing the catch and pns"L's~inn Jimih ''ill provide tht• oppo1lumt\ lo1 mcrl'clSl'd cJtche~ ot the c;urplus olth.mnd cathsh found in our mtenor "tfl'clms.

Walleye A 14-mt.h mtntmum k•nglh lumt

... hall apph un \\.tilt.'\ L' mlakL'., \ Ve~t Okobup. I a ... t OkllbOJI Spmt Lake Lpper(.ar, f\lmncw.lshta .lnd t m'er Gar 111 DKkll1~\ll1 ( r"~unt\ l\n more lh<Hl OnL' \\'cllJl'\ L' cllXl\ I! 2lJ tnlhl'S 111

length n·l.lv be t.tkl'n pl'r day from the<;e Sl\. J.1ke" llw d,u)y '-'cltch Limit for walleye in thc ... l' ... ix lake.., o.,haU be U1rec wtth a po""l'""lllll hmtt of ~1\..

Contmumg ch'>l'S'>I1ll'l1h ot walleve population<> 111 tlll' lmva C..rc.lt Lakes demunstrtllt' sollll' 1.11rly strong evi­dence th~lltlwrl' as dliOlliC m erev ploita tion of smil ll (ten- to 14-i nch) wa lleye to Llw t•xtcn l that the numeri­cal abumi.utcl' ol IMge-~.v.ed grou ps is declin ing dt•spi tc .tllcmpts lo mcre.:tsc the popul.tllon by c'\panded stockmg progrclrns. Public demand for \vallcve fishing continue~ to grow unhl the pouH ha., bt.'cn rt.'achcd where ~nnw lurthl'T pwtection must be affordl•d to prl'H'nl further over­exploatatmn An mten..,l\ t' evaluation of the length ltm1t and rl•duced bag hmH has been mat1.11l'd

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Call 515 I 281-3307

AprilS- July 28

Updated each Wednesday morning.

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-\tmnf llt'W conuorcmt m•sts (right) signal/ ltc• r£'1 um of lite• tlou/Jh•-crL'sled cormorant to Iowa. lluw k. i!IJL' \Vtldil{t' , \ rm at (.. oml l'tllr f~t't.c'n'oir is /own':. only m•o;tmg an•a miami of the \Tt..,:.ts-. tJIJII Rwer

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Com1orc1nts J.ugl', black water birJs - arc..• o~n im n~a anglv common -.1gh t to marw Iowans. 1 hough oftl­dally an cndang"red "P 'ae~. cor­mumnts c... n uften l (' "'l't.m during -.pring cllld fdlllllrgrallon p rched on tree br.mchc..·~ ur ~tump .llt)ng Iowa':, major rh C'rs .md large re...,c..>n oirs. In 1982, h50 cormnrants were reported at Savlnn•illc..• lk"L'n orr .1nd 500 at Corr~lvill(' Rl~St'l\! oir. During the fall nf llJ8o, appro"Xtrntltt•ly 2,000 wrmo­rulls wt•re "'P<'n using tht ( oralvL1Je Rcst•rvoil. ( )J the..• si:x cnrmnr.mt ~pe­LIL"' in T01Lh Anwric.1, onlv the Jou­ble-crc..•s tc..>d l ormor,mt h,1s hec..•n rl'port~.:•d 1 n our t.lt~ .

Fish eater , cormomnts iind a plcn­tilul supplv of h.td m Iowa'~ maJor rl' t.' f\ orr ·. f)w .... ~.• big bmi., swim km in the..• \\ all'r and, dt hme-., com­pll'ldy dt~lpp~.•a r horn sight as tht!\' di\ e to catch llwir pr~.• ~ For thi .... rea­·~,m, t:tlnlll.lfc:lnh .11 e often~.;onfu ed with lmms Comlor,mb can bL' id~.•n­tified, huwt.' \ I.' I, b\ lhc..•rr hills" hkh u..,ually pllllllupwclrd

A mud1 J,ugc..•r bird than any duck, tOm10r,mls <Hl' also on'c1sitm,1lh mis­taJ..t.•n lor gePSl'. I h.tt IS bt.•Cc1U'>e cor­mnr.mh th in ,1 lim• ur \\edge lormJ IIon ,1.., gct>"l' do IJ \'Oll plan to hunt ,m~ ol iO\\ .1..., major \\ater areac.,, bL· "llrl' vou Ccln distingUlo.;h tOm1or.mts I rom ducks .md gee .... c

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1 A !)mall colonv of ncstmg cormo-rants has been reported each year north of Clmton on the flhnois side of the Ml-,sls.,•pp• River. Other nestings recorded th1s century have been in 1934 and 1936 at Green Bay Bottoms, in 1951 ncar Modale, in 1954 north of Lock and Dam 18, and in 1966 at Coralville Reservoir. Cmm orant nest­ing may have taken a turn for the better in 1984 During that year, 11 nests were found at Coralville Reser­votr, between ten and 20 nests were found on a Mississtppt Rtver island adjacent to Allamakee County, and 84 nests were found on a Mississippi River Island north of Lock and Dam 13. So far, all cormorant nests found m Iowa have been located in trees over water.

Nesting at Coralville Reservoir has been particularly noteworthy because it represents the only nesting inland of the Mississippi River. Attempts were made to locate nests in 1985, but a drought left the sites used in 1984 dry. Water leveJs were high in 1986 and many cormorants were seen during the summer. Last August, a nest with young birds was reported in the same area where the 1984 nests were originaJly found.

Probably part of Coralville Reser­voi.J"s attraction for cormorants is the large oaks that have died since the reservoir was formed. How long these large snags will continue to stand and provide nesting areas is anybody's guess. ArtifioaJ nesting platforms have been used by cor­morants on the Mississippi River. Perhaps such platforms will be needed to provide future nesting sites on major reservoirs.

Keep your eyes open in 1987. Maybe you will discover a new nest­ing colony of cormorants aJong one of Iowa's rivers or reservoirs.

Tim Thompsou 1s a wtldlife lnologist located at the Comh,11lc Wildlife Umt. He hold<:> 1111 M S dt•gree from South Dakota State LlmtJt't<;lhf and has been Wi lli tilt• dt71t1rt mlml .:,mce 1983

Most conttornnts are seen during the spring and fall migrating periods. Although the mnjorihJ of inland cormorant sightings occur nt Coralville, the birds are also seen at Say/orville and Red Rock Reservoirs.

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I magme' J( \(lll C.lr\, a pramc nn· l'ntompilo;,smg 10,000 cKft'!'i- Oamt•<; leapmg skvwatd lor lilly teet, tra' cJ tng clS f,b( clS the \\'Jnd c.'cll1 blow. lm.1ginc, if Vlllllcll'l tlw knot in a pinncer's stonMc.h \\ h\.:n <:.moke cl ppearc, 011 t Jw hon /011 \\hat \'OU

arc unagming is simpl\ a moment m the history of Iowa .

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' right, .md th1..• moth(•r bol1\\ htlc h.1J si ptl'c. illlls rt.'<bUll'i to bt' lll'll'chV. It w,1o.; lmh \e'>terdcl\ lh.tt lwr -.h: tinv d'lll 1-.s held l'llK'rgt•d fJ lH11 therr t·gg~. t11lt.?l c111 111( ub.1tllm perwd nf 21 dnvs. Yc"l\'rdcl\' llwv hnd ~l't'nwd ... u tndc­pC'nc.h•nt Bob\\ htll"'- ilnd tht•u clo..,e Jd.ltl\ l'..,, o;,uc.h a-. partndges phc.ls­anh .md dnme~hl l hH 1-.ens, .HL' .1ble to run .ltll.'r lhetr p.ucnts and l'Hn ~'ll'l h. .md '>lfcllc..h lllr IO<Id wtthm c1

fl'\\ hllllfS ul hale. hmg 11(1\\'L'\ l't~ in lhl· lcl<.l' <ll the tagmg ~l<,rm lhl' ~ix l htl h..., -.ought protcdion huddkd do"<.' undt.•r lhL•tr mother'-.\\ tngs. lhC' ltght"•nrng Itt up lhl' wc.>odland hh.e mrd d.n I Ill' lh u n~..kr llash~..•:-o m.1de llu ltllh.• b1rd-. huddll' \'' c.•n dn"l'l 1 hL' mother bob'' httl' thnu~ht Llw d.trk Jnd ... tot nl\' night '' {lllld

11l'\ l'l end But end tl dtd and the nC'\l mn1nrng lnund tlw p.ut>nt" ,11\d only ltvl' olbpnng ~l'<lrthmg loa inM'rls c111d "'l't•tb in il '>hnrbbv hdd rn soutlwr n lnwt1 The bnght 'illl'l .md gcntll• brt't'/C mndl• the f.Hmh -.oon fnrg<.•t .1bnuttlw ordeal ol lhl' prl'\ 1

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Danger to wtld creature-, comes from aU quarters. To the unwa!J bob­whtte, danger rna} come 111 the form of a Cooper's hawk, great-horned owl, stnped skunk or o.;nakc. fo help avotd these dangers, the CO\ C\

spends the night m a circle \Vtth tails together and many pturs of eves kecpmg watch. A lithe precauhons a\ ailable did not help, howcve~ and one August evenmg a du">k-(oraging great-horned owl reduced the num­ber of young in the covey lo four. The remaining six bobwhite., '>pcnl the remamder of the sumnw r and ea rly fall successfull v fendmg off an\' new threa ts, and foraging 111 the weedy ::,Ut:cessJOnaJ fields wh1ch formed thetr tern ton~ On et:·llh -.1de \Nere ter­n tone., of other covevs v.:h1ch often ca lled back and forth and even shared a common-ground roost many evenmgs. Thev ventured into the newly harvested fickb where the\ feasted on the laiJen crop and weed seeds.

In the fa ll, a new fom1 of danger arose. SuddenJv the fields, so lonelv . -and forgotten most of the year, were 110'>\ ' nt>arly altve wath hunters and thc1r hunting dogs, coursing the fields with the hope of flushing a covey of bobwhites. l'he first day the covt•y of six bobw hites narrowly escaped when the btg pointer betraved their locahon l11e cock. bird became ner\'ous and the entlre covey llu<>hed before the hunter was in a · good po.,ltlon. The explns1ve, bomb­hke ex1t startled both dog and hunter, even though both had seen it hun­dreds of hmes before I he late shot htl onlv vcgetabon, and tht' covey flew safely across a gentle valJey and

regrouped to the time-tc ... ted ca ll of the old bm.is rhe covey hi1tl another narrov. <.'<;Cape a week later, but the hu nter's font, breaking a d n• tw1g, signaled danger and the co\ cv once agam lluc,hcd to safetv acros-. the \a i­le\ TI1e lO\ e\ became more and more w1o..,e to the wavs of surv1\ a) and all hved to "iee the end of the huntmg season. Peace ag<Hn re turned to the world ot the s iX­

member family. Fall g<we way to early wmter and

the unpredictable Iowa weatlwr In la te Novc.·mbet~ a sudden 1cc o,torm stnJCk For two davs, rain pelted the landscape and tmmedtately changed to 1ce The cm·ev huddled m a o..,umac patch near a ra\'me, unable to forage for food . \'\1hen the sun fmalh mclteu the ICe and treed the 1:111111 y, only four were able to eslape and, though thm from hunger, recov<.'red bv feedmg ravenously on weed set'd "> in nearby fields

In carl} Dc.'cember, a gosha'' k from Canada look up resader\l'e 111 a pme grove wtthm the tern toT\ of the covey. 1 he old bird knew clll about hawks and were very caut1ou ~, g1v ing wtde berth to this northern visitor. But one morning the nervous youngsters llu .:;hed directly m h·ont of this o.; teel-gray b1rd . J h1s W cls a fata l m1~take lor one of the rcm.lining youngsters who was ptcked off 111

flight bv thc fleet raptor Thas left the parenb and one voung from the spring ha tch Fortunately, the remainder of the wmter was unusu­ally mtld and the family grew fat1n the weed field-. and watted for spnng.

In late spring, the rcmammg youngster wa-. ... ettll1g on eggs a t the edge of a held ller mate was clo!:>e by, lazing 111 the warm spnng sun This was their first nest, but they instinchvely knew exactly where to build . She pc1llcntly incubated; he pabcntly stoou watch; peace wtts at hand in southern Iowa. On the btg day, the dav of ha tchmg, the sun we1s bright, the sk\ deep blue. even th ing was nght 111 the world of the ne\\ covey. A tcw last-movmg clouds went by unnotlled A bnsk wmd a feY'. hour~ later caused the parents to worf) and look for good cover. The darkerung '>k\' caused the hen to call her young clo~e and they huddled under her \\1ngs. 1 hen a tu rc, 111 all her fury, broke loose, 1t became a dark. and torm y n 1gh t - you kno" the kind - where }'OU want to rush and jump mto your parent's bed, where lightening illuminates the landscape and lhe claps of thunder are thrilling and scary all a t once. The hen pulled her htlle family closer under her wmgs, fearing the night would never end.

Conservation Update

WETLANDS CLASSIC May2, 1987

rhe \\ tl.mds ClclSSil j..,

thl' prC'mit·r funJ-J,1htng event lllr th\.• lowcl Natur,ll liL~ ritagl' Fl>tlnJ,ltion '::> ~pl'cicll pwgr.un, \\ctlands for Iowa . rh~::. unique l'\ ent is trul\' .1 cltt..,s C\'l'nt f{'clturing art dcmon~tra­tinn~, auctitll'\ ol t mgmal art, auctmn ol ~fWClcll " out­door adventures" and clUC­

tions of otlwr high·qt~ctlity ltt' ms. Sclecll'd lov\'a ,trl­ist<.; will CT{'clll' full-cDinr nnginal .nt pttu·~ \\ hllc lhoc;e llllcndmg the Wet­lands ClassK c' I1JO\ thl' ilrt­ist'.., talent <md < n·ntivttv. Ea( h artist will submit an additional lHigtncll , cn..'tltcd in pl'ncil, to Wet­J,mds For lt)\\'c1. Btlth lull­wlor and pL•ndl origin.lb from t•ad"' c~rtist will bl' tlu< honed after dinner

rhc l9R7 v\'ctl,md.., Clas­sic will bt' hl.'ld 111 Des \.loines at the \\ 1knnda ( lub, Mav ~, lq87. Doors

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open at 5:30 p.m \\.'Jth the art dcmonstrat ton .1nd other fcslh tlles beg1nntng al6 00 p m

Your <ht'lk fn r $ 11)0 g ivc':i you a pnmt• nb dtn­ner for lv\o, $100 membcr­<>htp tn the Wl'tltmds l·or lnwCI Progr.un . and a signcd/numbcrl'd print bv Paul Bridgford , c1rtist ot Llw year and two-time winner of thn!t.' low.1 wild life stamp contests AJI proceeds fnun lhl Wet­lands Clas!-tic will bt U'ied for tlw conservil tion of Iowa "''l'llands 'I he \1\et­lands f or Iowa Prowam

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utilizes tlw fund, fwm tlw da..,,tc and t)llwr C\ Pntc; tt.l ~we .md re t01 c valuable wt>tland" tn hl\\'J.

·nw lnw,l Natur.tl l leri­tclge l•ou nd.1tion ,tnd its \'\'ctl.lllds Fo1 Iowa Pro­gram h.u; Lon .... prvcd 12 wetland ilrt•cts tot,lling J ,6~) clUl~~ in IO\\'tl ..,inu:• 1980. l'lw \\'t.•tl,mds Ft)f IO\\'a _Program ,.., prc .... cntly wurktng on " l \'t.•ral c'\ddi­tional '' ell.md prnjed.., in ncec..luf llmt.ltng l'hl: gtlt11 or Wetland.., Fm lo\o\ a is to ratse o1w milhun dollt11.., for \\ ctlctnd nm"'-'rvalull"' b\ Dtu·mbt•J 19HY

, ' \\(•tlands Me thl richest

and most producth e of all natural h.tblt.Jts in low<~. From sm.11l cll]lt.ttic marsh­life to the might\ C madc1 goost•, wctl,tnd.., prO\ tt.k .1

home tor cl grt'cl t \ d nl't\ of llma wildlill' . C.nlJcal to migrating V\'aterfowl and win tcr prokt. t ion to wild· li ft' hkt> plwcl..,ants, lllll"

wetlands c11c htHlll' to on•r 200 \\. lid ~Pl.'< tt'"> .md pt o v1de ll ""ekonw td ugc to humcmc;.

For mort• 1nforrnzttion on Wdlands f01 Iowa or to receJVt' lllkets to the \Vd land:, l la..,stl ( ont<Kl.

Wetl.tnd.., lor lt'''a Progr.ml

Iowa N.ltural l leritagl' l·ound.1 tum

(nsu runLl' f Xt..h,mge Bwld111g

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Sui 1\.• 1005 Des t\ lotnt•s, I \ '10109 5 15 ~Sb 1846

Free gDays

JUNE 6 AND 7,1987

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Sport n ... hmg liLCn (' rr qurrerncnts h<n'f' p(•en \\eli\ l'J lor residenb l)f

ltm'cl t'n Saturdav and Su nt.lcl\', I u ne b and 7, )(}H- n"'is h\·o-da\ pt•dud ul lr l'l' h~hi ng ha~ lX'l'n ..,t:t .l'>ldl' by thL Dl.'partml..'nt ol N,ltural Resource' in n•cugnition of both \1-1 it '11<11 .1nd State Fishing \\h~k. J unt• l-1. In ~igning tlw Stclll' Fi..;hing \\l.,ck p1 ot..l.l m.1tion, Goven1lll B1 .msl.H..I recognJ/cd th.1t 1!-.hmg is an e ... tdbl l'>hl'd fl'l'I'Ccltional trilditton n1otl•d deep!) m the hL'<Ht!' lll our citizen(')~ and pw­llll 1lt.?.., respect for our na­tilm's naturnl waters, wil­dl' rnes~ and wildlife.

At l.1st ~ount t\H'h'l' ~tcltl'.., hen<.' adopted the l~ct• ~!~hmg da} cont..ept hee llshmg days ilre a pPr· ft.•d tinw to trY h!>lung. II vou alrcad\ fish 1l 1~ cln excellent opportuntl\ to ~limulatc vour tnend.., to

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go with \'llU illH.i teach ., Lhem clbL)ll( .ln enJll\'Jble experienlt'. rlwr"' ~u~ s\.'\'­

l'r.ll good re.tsl 1ns tt.' pru­mot<.' Jishing. Fi ... hing j...,

fun tt ...., a lifetiml' adt\ tt\ tt puts pclrllcip.mt... nut-ul­doors and in touch with nature. rt j.., ell\ inexpl'n ... ive sport, it dc\·ch.lp.., indh id­ual ~ktJI._, .md pnmhltes

ft~lliug cli11ics for youth oml l!egllmiug anglers nrl' .;;c/tNI­tt!~·rl during Free Fisltmg DmJS, June 6 anrll.

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compantono;hip between familv and friends.

Remember, aJI laws re­gardmg ~tze ltmtts, bag ltmtt s, etc. must be obeyed. Beginntng anglers should familiariLe thcmselvc~ with the laws pertaining to sport fishing by obtaining a copy of the Jo,.va 1987 fishing regula­ttons brochure avat lable from all fishmg ltcense outlets c;,uch ac; county re­corder'i, ">portmg goods stores and Department of Natural Resources offtces.

for youth and begm­ning anglers, DNR rishenes personnel are helpmg sponsor ft::,hmg chmcs dunng free fishtng days. Clmics wtJI be con­du c ted on Jun e 6 at Spencer~ Davenport, Mus­catine, Clear Lake, Willow L.1kc (I Iarrison County), Cold Springs Lake (Cas~ Countv), Osborne Park

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(Clayton County) and Du-buque R1verview Park Chmcs to be held June 7 mclude those at J.airficld and Stiver Lake (Delaware County). Contact DNR fishenes personnel for de­taus on these and other climes to be held this year.

Most of the clinics have five st..1tions. The partra­pants move from slabon to stahon as a group until all sl,1tionc; have been visited. The stations last 20 to 30 minutes and cover matc­tial on fish identifica tion, fish cleaning, tackle types, casting, water safe ty and fic;hing laws.

Thts year take the lime to rediscover the good hmes of fishing!

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ll wa" .1 rl'•lll\' dark night as I Lanw north from "-eokuk c111d LrtlSSed lht> Dl•vil Crn ~ bmigl' JU'>t ..,oulh of hlrl

lc1dison. I noticed an lllinoi<> car p.ukcd on ttw new an.:c• s art?cl Lh t? Lnuntv Cllll~t·rvatllm bo«rd had -l rl"ated from Llw t'ld ro.Klbed. "!\Iw.t ll' ..,omc· night fl..,hennL'n," I thought; but ,ts I dll' kt•d around, I couldn't lrnd a soul. llw l'<lrtllp c,trners and tht• marks on llw bank told me Lht'V must hil\ l ' gone dllwn lht• creek. · rh~re \\'.h not much hshing water up~tream . It didn't t.1ke lung to go honll' and ~d nn Gntmtln ... portboat. I .tlwa} ~ kl·pt 1t hungmg upstdc-dll\\ n lfl Ill\ g.1r.1ge, ::.o tt ltXIdeJ In

'>t'umds. I told my sll'l'P\ wife wtwrt• I \VetS gotng .md that rt would be l.ltC' when I got home. Slw mumbled and rolled OVl't to go back to slL•cp.

Not ) l'l ,1 s1gn ol them when I rl'lumed It w.ts alter midnight wht"n I shd the bo .. 1t down tlw b.mk and :-.t.utcd to paddle. Tlw moon came tlUt almost on r.t ll .md Itt up the riH•r lx-.lltlllull). Toc1 well, as a matter of fad - I had to mo\ l' OVl'l' tu orw ... ide to st.l\' in thl· shadow~ of the over-, hanging lr<.'t'!-i. I was <1bout hc1lfw,1y to the mouth when all of n sudden ... KFHSPI USIJ! The \'\'iller cn•pted righ t in flllntot me I'll bl'll jumped t h n.•c I t•el Dtd '>Oint'OIW jump in to tlw river t~l nw? SJ icncC' l<lll'lc as the n pplcs sprt•cld oul all t1 round . then I rt•.tlizL•d, I rnu::>t have pt~ddled quietly right up un Papa be a\ cr and he duti­fully soundt•d the al,11 mol the appmachmg dc1nger tn the rest of his d.m (to s.ty nothmg of ahno:::.t scaring .1 wardt•n tl) l.h•ath).

l'he sti llness scttlt•d on the river onl.l' ag.1rr1, .md I conllnued on. It .,....,., a long p.1ddlc, pid, .. mg ffi} \\.J)'

through the dJrk shadu\'\'s, <>Cullin~ my paddll• to mu\ e quil'lly. Ahead I rould :-.cc a glow as J Cdm<' around

thl' Ieist L l'nd, ,md I could mc~ke uut tlw outline of .1 bo.ll. As I quil·tly neau~d, I cmtld ... ee the thr('l' nwn in th~ lXlilt \\ t.~Tl' bu•.v tn mg to l.md a fish h om .1 limb-lin~ hangin~ !rum a ... n.Jg Ill tht• mtddll'. (P<linlllllcl\\': trotlitws must be set from shore and \ '"1hll• .Jbfl\ e tlw "c1tcrluw.)

I hc~d to cnnh Put ol tlw '>hildl)\\ ... to gl'l to ttwrn, btl t no Ol1l' nollu~d or ht•tlrd tnl.' .1 I app1oachcd. Ac. il mat­lt'l of (.ld, I sru lll•d right up ,llllng­..,ldP As I put otw lnot (l\l'r in thL'tr bo,tt to hold L>n, I turned lH1 my light .md .... 1id "\\brdt•n IKre htiW are vou hnv., doin~ tomght?" If vuu thought th.1l bt.•m L't ~l."tl!'cd nw, you ~hnuld have "t'l'n tlw rcachon tlt tbtN• thtt'l'1 I lw one llltlk tlrm.,._t fh l' mllHill.'~ to get hi!':' bH•,tth, and that sl.Ml'd nw just .1litlll' bil. I h:~Jn't

nw.mt tLl slMC tlll'rnat all . I'' ill ne' l'l ft')rgl.~t h1-. pimting "ord::., "'tou klll)\\1 )'llU JU~t ciS \\'\"'11 shoot cl fll,ln a~ Sl.lrl' hun to dt•.llh!" I am mor\.• ~.ue­ful now!

L.ttt•r that ..,lllllllll'r, I \\a.., tr: mg to do JUst thcltlmt? mght on ttw lm, L'r Skunk R1\ cr: I h.1d ~l'l'l1 lights lla~h­ing I tom tlw ri-vt•r .md h.td moH•d dLl\'\'11 to walt h. I ht'\' '' l'TL' rtJnning mty '''"many luws vou arl' l.lf11v <lliLl\\'L'd live litws ,,·ith a tot.llnt tif­tcl'n houks pt'r JWI "on I had come J1c1SttJWIJ l<ll by cll.1btn With lWO

YL'ung bll\ s skl'pmg 111 lhl' b<llk It \'\il'> ctfl(•r m1d111ght agam, so I kne\ .. thl'y would L'\'l' nlu.llh be rl•turnmg to dol. k thert• It \V<l '>n't too long belon• thP\ canw tntltonng up the m c1 \'\ 1tlwut .1 ..,1gn of boJt hght..s. 1his t1mc, not w.:tnting to :sl."tlrl' them too b.1d 1\, 1 dt>l idl.•d to b.Kk up to the (ill'Hn ,md "> land tn the <>haJo\\ nf the l.Jbm'.., n1ghtltght Onh onl' ol them Cilllll' fnm1thl· 11\et to the l.clbln

port h. I rclogm/l'd him..,., he clunbcd the ">lt•p-., c1nd r l<l lll'J htm

hv narnt•. I he reactton \\'(h instan­taneous, " \\~uden, ell, Co, \\~Udl•n!" I he mot{lr on the ri\ ~ ·• st.1rted ,1s he JUmped from th(• "'f'P" ltke a gazelle .md t<x1k otf on a dead run I caught hun b\' tlw .um when lw stopped on the edgl' lll tht.• h1gh b,1nk. He thrt~w the dishp.m lull of lrl)tlines in the 11\ er. fill.., h<kll had n .ued out into the darkne.,..,, but the heddlamp hl• \\'c.lS \\c,1nng ..,h tned dtn,•n on the llnatmg dishp.m "Pinning l)Jl thl' w.ller bt'low BL•iore lu~t1ld gl•t a glllld grip, lw JUmpl!d, tCL'I first, l,mding sm.1ck-d~b on lnf of thJt p.1n. Ill• w.1~ slillll) ing to ~ink tht• l'\ idenu•, l gue..,s lie Ccli11L' up :-.put­tetin~ ,md u1ughing llw water\\ .b

deeper th,mlw thought, .md it wa.., llbviou-. lw ,nuldn'l "'' im. ''1\ e. glll nw \\'tl lch on," was .111 I could think nl (l!j I gtllll''ctd\' to gn Ill clller him. Another"" l l"p llf Ill\ hght re' ealed .ln,lthl.·r htt.tt lied l'tt ct l<•w lt?t?t from hm1. T jumfwd do'' n .md :-,hm ed llw btl.lt bcllk to him. \\'lwn lw crawk•d up'') l'r the b.tck ol thc1t tlld lw,lt, hc \\a" a st~ht ! I !J, hl'ch..il.mlp hung to tlf1l' ~ldl', lw w,l.., Cl'll~hmg and '" ht•e/.mg, ,md the hooks .md lll\l'~ I rom th.tl pan had \\ r.tppl•d and hlll)ked into his pclll ts .md legs. lie \\.1 '> .1 Sllrr\ -.ight " I il'lp me !ern~ help me I'm sorr) , .. \\'hat u>uld 1 do? I got h11n up tn hi~ u11 and w.1s unhoo~mg till' hlJOb "hl'n hrs part· m•r hn.11lv ligun·d \)lllllwn• was nP place ht• lnuld goth.tt I n1uldn't hnd him and l.cHlll' b.ll~ I hl'\ \\ ert' both prettv -.hl'l'PI"h , and the one ""''s 'en emb.u 1.1 ... .,ed 111 lrontot his Ll\1\;S.

i ha\ e oltt•n thought Jbout them "ondcnn~ \\hat wc1s going through tlw1r mmdc. . • 1nd I h.WL' ,l ls{l g1\ en J

lot of thought to hln' l l ould han• done Lhc1t dllll'fl'nth Hut, .lt lcJst, I h<td n' l Sl.cw .. •d them to death!

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Due largt.>h to .1 windpipe that can he measurc•d m lt.'t.'l ino.;lt.',ld of inchc-. the swans ha\ <.' bl't.'n Pnd\n"ved with ,1n ama/ingh t.''\ll'f'lsl\ l' replO'rtOlre th.lt range" horn gnl)'>l hke honk.mgs lt) o.;ounds ... trikmglv .,1rnilar to the distant ba\ mg nl htllll1lb. At time., the notec; clo~l'l\' rcscmbk those of <m ann\ bugle th~.;ugh curiou-.1~ hollow and more rt.:,mMtt• in tone Cphltmg, vet at the same tinw moumful At '"m" rate, once' \'t)ll 'c been trea ted to

• the cxated damn1 of nmthbound wans cleaving t heu "cl~ through an

Apnl c;k\. thC' expt.•ncnrc• will be fore\ er bumed tlpon) our memory.

All told, ther · .Ut.' mne dtfferent 'arieties of c;wJns, and m addition to the1r pecuhar Vtllccs, the> group ts perhaps be::.l knnwn for its .,nO\'\-'" h1 le plumage, grcH dul movements, and regal beanng Swans .1 re also noted for the1r sill', and rl'pre en! the world's largest \'\' «tC'rfO\'\l

The most tmpre~"ivt.• member of thJc; fanuh IS the m.1jestic trumpeter. ',tnctl~ ~orth American in range, an adult male may tip the scales at

On rm adult trumpeter swnu

(previous page) lite black bill nud t! lft!S

are in direct contra<; / to its snow wlute

plumagt•. 17te d istinctrve "ltps t tcJ..

linen ts clearly VISible.

Once in grnve dnuger of extinct ion I ltc trumpeter ~conn population now

nears 10,000 amlts clmtlnug.

nearly 40 pounds, and wilh a wing­span approaching eight feet is easily among the largest of nymg birds.

A half century ago, the world came dangerously d ose to losmg tts trumpeter swans When only about 1000 birds were ta lJJcd dunng a 1930's survey, tl d1d appear, at least m a figurative sense, as 1f this magmfi­cent creature w«s indt•cd singing tts swan song.

Historically, trumpeter swans had enJoyed a fa 1rly wtde dtsiTibution and occurred throughout the Midwest

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and prairie Canada, ~1s well a~ a por­tion of the Northwest 'lb·ritnrics and Al.1ska As with many wildlife spc­Cil' '>, the trumpeter sw.m 's problems bt•gan w hen European tmnugrants began to mvade the cnnhncnt'c; mid­sedton during the fir..,t h.11f of the 19th century. \Vhen scttl •rs firs t arrived on lhe prame-mM..,h complex of northern Iowa, ncs tmg trumpeters wNe a frequent sight but no t for long.

Whenever possible, the• b1g birds were relentlessly pursut•d for food

c1nd fl•,llher'>, and'' tthout the bt.ml'fit of bag hnlll" or season~. their num­bt•rs ~OL>rl began to wane· (Dunn~ the' 1~00'.., lens of thou .... md" tll ~wt1n '>kll1.., \ \ l'H.' c;old to comm<..'l'Utll m.lr· 1-.eh m tht' L S and Canada 1 hL~ b1rd .., <.!lltlls ''ere u~cd to m.1ke wnt­mg pt."'n"' c.1nd the sotter ieatlw~ \\I.' H.' com t.•rted to ladie< pll\'\'dt'r pu If.., ) T'he \'\ holesaJe de-.tmdlon <.)( l r.l~II L' wetland breedtng hab1 lclh soon followed. By the lil te 1 800'~ the birJ h.1d become extrcnwlv 1 i.lJ c.· in . lowa, and the last k.t1o" n ne'>tmg onurred m llancock Count\ 111 1883

lhroughclut 1ts kno" n rangL' thl' tn1 m fX'Il'r "" an e'\.pent.•nn•d ...,umlar dt lhcult1es w pmg wtlh man \ nd although modem authnnli<.•s ll•t•l lrumpell'r numbers ne' Ct actu.1 lh dtppNJ c1S low as a mere 100 lmd~, they do agree that the ::;p<.'l'il'S w.1s in a world of hurl.

lbdcl)~ hov. ever, conserv,lltomst'> h,l \ l ' a muLh brigh ter ou tlool-. tm "hat the future ma) hold for Anwri<.a·.., trumpeters Currenth. ..,ta te ami federal con5ervahon ag~n­Cle~ ch wdl as pnvate orgil l117ilhun~. such as the Trumpeter Swcl n Sonety, Mt.' t•ngagrd in an aggressive restora­tion program aimed at returntng the number of brcecting swans to a more de~trable level. As a result of the::.t.'

t nhnl wan~

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continumg efforts the trumpeter swan (like the g1ant Canada goose) is now returning to much of its former range. Best estimates place the conti­nental population at 10,000 trum­peters and clirnbmg.

Although the rowa Department of Natural Resources has not embarked upon a <;wan restorahon program of 1ts own, the department's nongame personnel have not ruled out the pos­sibility of sud1 a prowct 111 the future. Swans from Mmncsota, and possibly elsewhere, are now occurnng here as m1grantc,, and waterf0\."-'1 enthustasts are hopeful that at'c; JUSt a quesbon of time unttl a trumpeter nest can again be seen 111 Iowa.

As trumpeter numbers continue to prosper, w1ldlifc enthusiasts are hopeful that the term "swan song" will adopt a new meaning - mark­ing not the passing, but rnlhcr the triumph of the world's most majestic waterfowl species

Lowt.'/1 ~ \ hshbw" is clll ill{amllllum ::.pt.'dlllisllacafcd 111 Clem l.nke He has bee~~ witl1 file dl'pmfmcuf sine~ 1984.

'1'1 1NI > 811 UIU't.'ll ~ \~1~/tbum

The elegant tundra S\"\an (formerly called wlw.tlmg S\'\.an} regular!} occurs m Iowa a~ both a c;pnng and fall migrant Among the most widely traveled of waterfowl, the species nests primarily along the treeless, windswept tundras of Canada's Northwest Territories and Alaska's north slope.

As shorter dJy~ and cooler weather signal the end of summer, swan fam1lies form 1nlo larger flocks for the fall migrahon Th1s Otght is a generally southeastwc1rd movement that does notlernunatc until the birds reach the Atlantic seaboard Here the flocks wmtcr from the Che apeake Bav south through the Carolmas

The nugrahon of the tundra swan represents one of nature'" most awe­inspmng feats of aenal naVlgallon. A monumental test of endurance, it leads the btrd on a 7,000 mile round trip journey thdt is not only north to south, but sp;ms the entire continent from east to west as well.

During Apnl, tundra swans make brief stops for fuel and rest on the natural marshes and temporary sheet water areas of north-central and

northwestern Iowa. Dunng thas ltme, the birds are extremelv vocal and prone to engage tn spedacular court­ship displays and battles. rhe great­est concentrabons of tundra swans take place m fall, pnmanly along the Upper Mississippi Raver. One of the best places to find swans during November is just above the fowa bor­der where the population peaked at 13,000 birds in l985, anJ at20,000 in 1986.

During recent yea r~ Dr. Btll Sladen of Johns Hopkms Umverstty has begun marking tundra swan~ wtth large numbered, plashc neck collars Much of this work has taken place on the wmtering grounds at Lake Mat­tamuskeet along the coast of North Carolina. These bandings ha\e shown that Mattamuskecl swans regularly use Iowa ac, a s topover dur­ing migration. Although no tundra swans may nest within a thousand miles of our state, the food and sanc­tuary provided here, and on other Midwestern wetlands, represent a vital link in the life cycle of this remarkable traveler. The tundra swim is just one example of why the pro­tection of local wetlands becomes a matter of national significance

These hmdra swans were photographed near LWnson City but had been banded a sllort time before in North Carolina.

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Enrly momin:;, anglers sometimes catch glimps£'5 of olill'n,isitors.

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!\ 1 v 1ob ,1.., ltslwne bltll( 'g1-;t h.I:; cn.1bl<.•d mL' lo b<.• im oh L'd m hun­drL•ds ol discw ... shms <mc.l shmc•s con­t <.'I nmg hshing. ( hw of th<.• mo..,t-u cd term~ I h.W<.' lw.1rd m tlw L' numerous th .... hlwr.ltion.., Jbnut 11 hmg i ... "qualit\~" "It ~ur<.' \\ ,1!> a LJUlllttv ex~ L'm.'n<.L'," and "~0\\, that'~ <Jll<lht\ li-.hing," ciTl' ITL'qlll'nl sur·erla­ll\ t'" u~~. d hl dL''it nb' manv f1shing tnp~

I ll'lltl was unport.mt h,r me h> hstL'n inlt•ntl\' in utdl•t to under.;tand wht1t qu.1litv fishmg IS. Underst,md­mg tlu~ u)J'\Ll'pl '''ould gh <.'me an opporlumtv to pw\ ide h m .1 .mglc r.., \\ Jlh tlw kmd (Jt h~h111g thl'\' reall) \\,ml I hcPimc, IIM\'l' It tencd with grl'•lt mterest lt, tlw 1shmg ..,tones I h.H l' he.ud in order to tll'l \H~r the que...,ll<.m, "\Vhi'lt is quillity ibhing?".

(>uc1Jity fishing rn.w b<.• l1shing a l.l\ orilt• Weller 1Mbtt.1l or o;peual Jrea Slll'h clS c1 pond, J.nge r<.'Sl'r\'(llf, natu­relJ lclkc, IMgc n\'L'f (ll ~llhlll stream. Pl'rh.lps SUl.h I lungs cb l k•.lr water, plt.'.l~mg Jands<.:41p<.>, and vit.''' ing \\ ildlil1.' ar • part ol .ltJll·lhlv angling L''T'L'ri(•n<.C lor InJrl\' J"~L'llpk•

S< Hlll' pt~oplt• nMy wtsh to h~h .1lone a lung a "t•dudt•d fL'•lL h lll ... t rL'clm, while sonw pL'upll' iJn ol\ e tlw rnmpam L>l f.tmili<.•s .md do~E' I rtL•nJ-. ur mel king Ill'\\' .lClllltltnlance~

""' tlwi1 idea <'I ll~hing qu.1hty. Other .mglcrs may find wmpl'lititm iishing ur rl'1.1xing around thL' t.<lmpfire al rught the segment ol theu fishing l'XPL'IIl'l1te that is thL• must H.'\\ ard­mg

Sonw people's idt>il or qu<1lity fish­lllg Jrl<l)' bt' dropping ~1 dry nv at pt<.•usdy the correll lo{c1 IJOn w1lh IWrl l'<.t form, whale othl''" m cl\ cher­j...,h the s1mpltutv of at..ml' pule For Sllflll', \\ clding aJong cl s tn.•cll11 bank Of l.vdv danghng cl loolt)ff a dtl k and hoptng to catch an unsuspl'Chng fic;h ,.., Hw ulltm.Jtc qunht\ em ghng experi­L'nt.c I here dfC' cllso those .mglcr ... \>\ ho .Ut' cxd lcd about iJ ~:;hmg ou t of a bel..,~ bo,lt loadl•d wtlh spcu al1/ed h1gh le<. hnologt<.c1.1 angling l'<.]lllp­mcnl

• IS ?

• The fish thcm..,l•h C's c~re an nnpor­

t<lnt p.1rt utthc .mglmg expt•nence. Qt~tllit\' tlshmg fur soml' b ftshing to putlnnd \.lll the tdble, but .mothl'r ~ngk•t 's idl"tl ol quillitv is rdt\lt-,ing the c.1tch In l1~ht <1nother d.1\ Soml' p<.'<,plL· Ml' thrilled b , catching large number ol panll h, while other~ hcl\ • their dav made ,b a r~::sult of a smgll' t.all.h ol a tf\lphv fi h. Quahtv for othl•r-. mav be a 1111 ed bag or l'iltt.hing ,) unil)lll' spcO(,S llf fish

Pl'rh.tp-. Hw mn:,t appropn<~te .Hl'-\\'l'r to the question "What i quill­It\' h hmg'' c,m be mtC'rplt ... tcd lwm th(• ~wing' bcdut~ ~~in the c\ '"'of thL• beholder." Qu.tht\ 1-. dctm~.~d dlffer­L>nth· b\ \ <mous pl~ople.

Hslwnes btologt-.b n::('ogntzt> thclt qtt.llitv llshmg L'xp<.>rien<.es .1re \.1nL'll. I hl'rclnrt•, \\ "' milnclg<.• h.n\'<l's ft'>h<.'f\' r~.·~ottrct• 111 a m.mrwr !hell pro\ t~ll·~ tlw opporlunitv lor .1ngiN" It' l'I1JO\' dtfiL•rent qu.1lit\• fishing <.:'xpt.•riL•mcs Angling t~ppo• tunitil'" cHL' pro\ tdcd through hsh lu\·kmg, tl'st>illdl, man.1gemcnt .111d regula-th ms. All. C..,.., dP\ elopml'nl, nL~w lakl' t.lm..,lnldiPn, lak<.:' and ... tre~m reJu' e­n,lllon, fishmg edul.1tion c1nd Tl'SI.ltlfll' prokdiOil illsll ptll\ ldl' Jngk'rs lhl' npportunil\ to pur..,uc their 1,1\'0n te tnm1 ~~1 <Jll·lht\ li ... hing.

'I hrnugh thl' sh1rics and dlst.th­'iion.; nl.111glcrs, I h.H l~ dL~tcrmirwd that l]U.llity 1Jsh111g I!'> l•SSL'I1lic1JI\' \',11l<.'d angling L'Xpl'til'llll's I h,l\ l' also l~lund th.lt thes'-' t':\Pl'Ol~lllL'" mav l h.mgl' I rom da\ lo d.1y dl'p(•nd­tng on tlw tlb)L'dn cs of ,, p,utit.ula1 fishm~ lnp. llwn.' b p{'l helps {ltll\

on l' ltlll' common gn1und th.1ll havl' bl'L'Il Jbll' lo p1<.k outlnll11.11lth<.• lilffcnmt del1111l1llns n! qu.1ltt\ ft .;h­mg, J nd th,1t1s hshmg 1slun.

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Tite young anglers at left mny hnve a different idea about "qualihj fishing'' than the stream fisltennan /Jelow.

fo·wn's fishery resource is managed inn manner that prov ides the OJIJIOrftmity for anglers to enjoy dibermt quality fishing e.91Crieuces.

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