The jury is still out on whether John Foster’s 4-plus-pound crappie will remain an Iowa record. Foster caught the fish on Sept. 23, and officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing by the day, and even by the hour in some places. Iowa’s stretch of ...

The Midwest falls right in the middle of the most scenic and productive fishing spots for any state in the US. The state has plenty of lakes, rivers and reservoirs in which anglers of all skill levels ...

Spirit Lake (Dickinson): Crappie fishing was slow at the Grade and Templar Park. Smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing also slowed considerably. White bass fishing has picked up and some large fish ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said they are testing to determine if this is a hybrid between a black and white crappie. Photo by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources An Iowa fisherman’s ...

Iowa’s a big state with many residents and visitors who love to fish and enjoy its wetlands, and a group of curious ...

As snow begins to fall, prayers for the "three Cs" ascend from a special breed of anglers: clear, calm and cold. It's Mother Nature's not-so-secret recipe for optimum ice fishing, according to Mick ...

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa | Chester Martin of Terril, Iowa, leaned over the rail atop the walking bridge that runs parallel to Highway 71 at Smith's Bay in the Iowa Great Lakes. He dropped a line into East ...