Sediment ponds, road culvert risers and extensions, boat ramp designs, watershed work and archaeological surveys are all part of Lake Darling’s continuing restoration activities.
“Weather slowed Lake Darling Restoration activities in 2009,” DNR Fisheries Biologist Chad Dolan said. “Extended dry weather was rare in 2009 and is needed for the lake bottom to harden so that [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Lake Darling Restoration Continues
Raccoon River Park Pier to be inspected
Old Man Winter owes West Des Moines taxpayers $75,000.
That’s the cost the city will bear to get a close look under the Raccoon River Park’s fishing pier, which was surrounded with an orange, plastic fence all season due to damage left behind by last winter’s brutal temperatures.
High water had closed the pier periodically in past [...]
Heritage Pond to be stocked with trout today
Heritage Pond will be stocked with more than 1,500 catchable-size rainbow trout today. Today’s stocking will be the first of three trout releases planned for Heritage Pond, which is located on Dubuque’s north side on Iowa 3/U.S. 52. The pond will be stocked a second time in January and again in April following [...]
18,000 9-inch Walleyes released in Clear Lake
Clear Lake’s long-range fishing forecast showed a marked improvement last week as more than 18,000 9-inch, advanced fall fingerling walleyes were stocked near the reed beds at McIntosh Woods State Park.
Reared at southern Iowa’s Rathbun State Fish Hatchery, the fingerlings began life on natural foods but were then trained to feed on a specially developed [...]
Get Ready to Catch some Trout
Rainbow trout are making their way back to Council Bluffs. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with Western Historic Trails Center, plans to stock 1,500 trout Friday afternoon..
This fall and winter the center’s Sauganash Pond will be the only area stocked. The park renovation project and the lowering of the water level at [...]