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Eastern Iowans Dominate State Duck Calling Championships

BURLINGTON, Iowa -- You knew you were in the right place the minute you stepped indoors. The lobby of the Catfish Bend Hotel in Burlington was loud and crowded last Saturday, with tons of vendors hawking... Read More »

Iowa Fisherman Enjoy Warm Winter

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Suffice it to say we saved this story one day too long, as today saw the first heavy snowstorm of the year. This has not been a good winter for the Iowa ice fisherman, but for the... Read More »

Ducks on Wing

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa -- Duck hunting has changed for veteran Burl Matthes of Solon. He used hunt out of his boat blind and he took his "duck" vacation days earlier in the season. Now he is a field hunter... Read More »

DNR Drops 1,800 Trout into Iowa City Lake

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Eastern Iowa has a new hot-spot for trout fisherman. On Friday the Department of Natural Resources dumped 1,800 rainbow trout into Sand Lake, just South of downtown. “These fish... Read More »

Big Final Day for Walleye Winner

Dubuque-Robert Lampman of De Soto, Wisconsin weighed in 30.25 pounds of fish Friday to overcome Tommy Skarlis and win the AIM Pro walleye tournament going away. Lampman's winning, three day total was ... Read More »

New Walleye Tourney Coming to Dubuque

Dubuque-Mark Martin of Twin Lake, Michigan spent much of Friday working the waters around Dubuque scouting for walleyes. Martin will be one of approximately 40 pro anglers who will be in Dubuque June... Read More »

Countdown to Kickoff: Iowa QB at Home in the Great Outdoors

Coralville Reservoir-Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg and Travis Mueller of Swisher hit the Coralville Reservoir after a day of rain , and maybe that was the problem. Fishing was slow and when Vandenberg... Read More »

Biology Class Gets Wet

Cedar Rapids-The Marion High School field biology class got some hands on experience Monday. The students waded a half mile section of Indian Creek to help check the fish populations. Todd Hubbard... Read More »

Big Field for Xavier Trapshoot

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -Despite cold, rainy conditions the Xavier Trapshoot Invitational went on as scheduled last Saturday and drew a big field. Fifteen schools sent teams. 210 shooters took part in the... Read More »

Quasky Bottom Feeders Tourney

Quasqueton-When the Quasky Bottom Feeders hold their annual fishing tournament they aren't looking for bass or walleyes. They are looking for bottom feeders. They are looking for big carp, suckers, and... Read More »

Beagles Lead the Way

Johnson County- Dogs and hunting go hand in hand. Retrievers for ducks, pointers for pheasants, and for rabbits there is nothing better than a baying beagle. On a recent hunt in Johnson County, Roxy,... Read More »

Fly Tying Class in Session

Cedar Rapids-One of the students said she can't sew a button on a shirt, but she loves to tie flies, the kind you use to catch fish. She is just one of about 35 " students" who gather on Tuesday nights... Read More »

Grooming XC Ski Trails

Cedar Rapids-New snow meant more work for Shaun Reilly and Gary Novotny of the Linn County Conservation Department. They are busy grooming cross country ski trails around the county. Thursday they... Read More »

Archers Invade Alburnett

Alburnett-The Alburnett Invitational attracted 8 schools and 269 archers last Saturday. It was part of the National Archery in the Schools Program. Young people from 4th grade through 12th grade took... Read More »

Macbride Ice Fishing

Lake Macbride-Wayne Brandon of Cedar Rapids was feathering his favorite lure through the ice at Lake Macbride on Wednesday and was landing some nice sized crappies. He wasn't going to fill his bucket,... Read More »

Big Ol Fish

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Check out this week's edition of Big Ol Fish.... Read More »

Otter Creek Duck Hunt

Tama County-Rob Bevins of Belle Plaine can handle a duck call with the best of them He is a past Iowa and Kentucky state champion. He just returned from his 4th straight appearance at the World Championships... Read More »

Pheasant Opener

Linn County-Steve Ries and his hunting party got just about what they expected Sunday morning in northern Linn County. Four hens and two roosters were seen flying away, but no dent was put in the Iowa... Read More »