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Iowa Environmental Study Released – Happy Earth Day?

The study is the second one by the Department of Natural Resources. It found increasingly bad air, hunters struggling to find pheasants and rivers still in poor condition. A decline of protected habitat, such as grasslands and woodlands, directly affects the lack of game birds and water quality issues.
In 2009, Iowa saw one of its [...]

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Man dies after being sucked off Jet Ski into roller dam

A 30-year-old man died after he was sucked off his Jet Ski and into the roller dam near the 2500 block of Old River Road in Cedar Rapids Wednesday night. Witnesses said the man and a 36-year-old woman were riding separate Jet Skis on the Cedar River. The man got close to the [...]

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DIY Fish Fertilizer

AS a fisherman (or fisherwoman, as the case may be), you are used to having buckets of fish parts left over after cleaning your fish. Instead of throwing them out, try making your own fish fertilizer. Commercial fish fertilizer available in stores can cost more than $30 per gallon,  I found one that was over [...]

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Welcome to Big Bass Fisher

I’m glad you found my corner of the web. That probably means you are interested in fishing in central Iowa.  I’ll try to show you how and where I am finding fish near Des Moines and Central Iowa. I’ll be fishing at Big Creek, Saylorville, Moffit Lake, Brushy Creek, Okoboji, Clear Lake and Spirit Lake [...]

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