With flathead catfish spawning season underway and National Catfish Day set for June 25, many Iowans have trophy fish on their minds. National Catfish Day was established in 1987 by President Ronald ...

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources official said warm winter weather degraded ice quality, making ice fishing unsafe ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said on Tuesday that ice fishing is not advised across much of the state after a ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is recommending a 5% increase in hunting, fishing and trapping license fees to keep pace with inflation and increasing costs. License fees go to the state's ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Those of you who want to go fishing but have yet to buy a license, don’t worry, because this weekend there is free fishing in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa (KTIV)— The weekend’s cold snap has made ice on Iowa Great Lakes thick enough for fishing, ending the wait for ...

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. That ...

Picture one of those Family Circus cartoons that show little Billy's very circuitous path to anywhere at all with a fat, black, dashed line that always ends up — much later — back where he started.