Big Creek (Polk): Crappie fishing has been good using jigs and minnows with better areas being offshore in deeper water. Anglers reported catching smaller walleye with jigs and minnows.

THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS THAT IT IS BASED ON A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE OF PEOPLE FISHING IN THE POND. THEY SOLD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENT FISHING LICENSES 2020.

According to a news release from Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, Big Creek Lake has been closed to all recreational fishing and boating, effective immediately. Officials said the closure is in ...

"Nick’s heart tightened as the trout moved. He felt all the old feeling." — Ernest Hemingway, Big Two Hearted River Part I The Driftless Area of Iowa is located in the northeastern part of the ...

BONDURANT, Iowa — Paul Eccleston has been fishing for trout in Iowa lakes and streams since he moved to Pleasant Hill five years ago. Eccleston, a 68-year-old former hunting and fishing guide ...

Normally, a valid fishing license is required for anyone aged 16 or older to fish in Iowa’s waters.

Free fishing weekend is back, which means you don't need a license to fish Iowa's ponds, lakes and rivers June 7-9.