Along with fly, ice and sport fishing, Iowans would be able to legally catch catfish with their bare hands under a bill being ...

A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa ...

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

Winter season also means the start of community trout stocking in nine locations across Iowa. The season provides trout fishing in areas that would not support them during warmer months ...

If your goal is to catch walleye, bass or crappies on Iowa’s waterways, you’ve found the perfect place. Among the fishing enthusiasts, one destination that stands out is Lake Waconia fishing as it is ...

Spring is spawning season and Iowa’s fish hatcheries are working to grow the fish to fill lakes across the state. Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery Manager Kim Hawkins says they were very successful in ...

The Gazette reports that Iowa lawmakers are looking to make the sport legal in Iowa. The proposed bill would establish a noodling permit that would allow a person to catch up to three catfish per ...

A top DOGE leader in the Senate is trying to reel in a massive federal grant from a nonprofit focused on promoting fishing, boating and outdoors that she alleges is being used to pad executive ...

This local group of veterans is pretty fly, and they’re currently raising funds for a three-day fly-fishing trip. Project Healing Waters started 20 years ago as a ...

Noodling — a method of fishing where someone uses their bare hands or feet to catch catfish — is currently illegal in Iowa. The form of fishing is legal in multiple states along the ...