Iowa's free fishing weekend allows Iowans to experience fishing without having to pay $22 for a license.

Don’t have a fishing license in Iowa? That’s not a problem thanks to free fishing weekend. Iowans can pack their coolers and favorite fishing rods and head out to the water June 7-9 as part of ...

Iowans can celebrate National Catfish Day June 25 by fishing on their own or in one of the scheduled catfishing tournaments.

Channel catfish fishing is picking up in McDill Slough and Iowa Big Slough. Large freshwater drum are biting on pieces of a night crawler fished along the bottom in Long Slough near Desoto.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Iowa residents may fish without a license this weekend.The department has announced their free fishing weekend will run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ...

Iowa 4-H is launching a new statewide fishing club, designed to deepen participants’ understanding of aquatic life found in Iowa.

Iowa sold 24 percent more fishing licenses in 2020, boosting state revenue and reversing what had been a downward trend in the pastime over the last decade. Fishing enthusiasts say they hope ...

Roots in farming Commercial salmon fishing probably isn't the stuff of most landlocked Iowa boys' dreams, but Neal said it's not that different from farming. You need to work hard and know how to ...

DES MOINES - Iowans nearly wore out their 'Gone fishing” signs last year. Iowa anglers fished a total of 10.5 million days in 2018, according to state Department of Natural Resources officials ...

Iowa River (Louisa): Rains have brought the river up to a couple of feet below bank full. For more information on fishing in southeast Iowa, call the regional office in Brighton at 319-694-2430.