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Grab yourself a piece of history before it’s too late!
Don’t miss your chance to get a commemorative hard card featuring the 1926 Fish and Game Aquarium building. It’s available until the end of September.
Explore Iowa DNR's interactive fishing report
Iowa DNR's weekly fishing report is broken down by fisheries regions and management districts – Mississippi River, northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. You can check the activity of your favorite lake, pond, river and stream within each region, including which species are being caught, a rating of the bite (slow, fair, good or excellent), and simple tips and tricks for targeting those fish.
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Sign up for the Weekly Fishing Report
This weekly fishing forecast can be emailed directly to your inbox every Thursday, sign up today for fishing information from Iowa’s fisheries experts.
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Submit a Fishing Report
We appreciate help from our anglers with what species are biting, methods, water conditions, ramp/ice conditions, or any other tips. Your report will help ensure our reports are accurate and helpful.
Mobile-friendly Iowa Fishing Atlas
Plan your fishing trip with the mobile-friendly Iowa Fishing Atlas. Browse hundreds of river accesses and county and state managed lake contours, miles of trout streams, over 2,000 fish structures, community fishing ponds, and Mississippi River Lock and Dam locations.
Meet Oscar - the Aquarium’s most famous resident
Oscar the lake sturgeon made her debut appearance at the 1925 Iowa State Fair. Learn more about Oscar and the historic aquarium at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 15 at the Courtyard Stage.
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