Exceptional season allows DNR crews to achieve walleye egg collection goals 4/23/2024 12:13:00 PM View Count 1810 Walleyes spawn once a year using water temperature and photoperiod(length of day) as cues to spawn. DNR crews captured 3,318 adult female walleyes at East Okoboji, Rathbun, Spirit, Clear, and Storm lakes, as well as the Mississippi River.
Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries 4/9/2024 12:39:00 PM View Count 2062 MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection has begun at Clear Lake, Rathbun Reservoir, Storm Lake and the Iowa Great Lakes.
DNR crews achieve walleye collection goals 4/25/2023 11:46:00 AM View Count 4186 A dramatic warming trend, along with the correct photoperiod, allowed DNR staff to capture more than 3,100 adult female walleyes in a short amount of time at Clear, Rathbun, and Storm lakes.
Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries 4/11/2023 2:23:00 PM View Count 3196 MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection has begun at Clear Lake, Rathbun Reservoir, and Storm Lake with collection efforts soon to follow at the Iowa Great Lakes.
DNR crews achieve walleye collection goals despite cold, late spring 4/26/2022 1:40:00 PM View Count 2314 This year’s unusual cold, late spring delayed the start of walleye collection efforts.
Fish hatcheries busy netting walleye 4/12/2022 2:48:00 PM View Count 4145 MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection has begun at Clear Lake, Rathbun Reservoir, Storm Lake and the Iowa Great Lakes. Crews with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau will set gillnets at night looking for walleyes that are ready to spawn.