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Fishing Reports

www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/FishingReports.aspx Weekly fishing reports from around Iowa. It covers lakes and rivers. After you reach the home page click on”fishing report” for information. The report is updated each Thursday. (LH)

www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/ You should find Minnesota fishing report each Friday.
www.idofishing.com In-Depth Outdoors Fishing is a site that gives fishing reports and is especially good for reports on the upper Mississippi. It also features an E-bay type auction for used fishing equipment and boats. This site is popular with several club members. (JT-LW-RW)
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/freshwater-fishing/bass-identification A good visual aid for identifying Bass, from Lee Huey. See also Jeff Kopaska's note on Striped Bass in Iowa in our Bass Fishing Forum.

Equipment Providers

www.jaxmercantile.com/ Jax is the most complete outdoor sports store in Ames. Plus, they are a sponsor of Ames Anglers! Go there!

Weather

www.accuweather.com This site is free and gives weather predictions for any US and Canadian locations as much as fifteen days out. Their accuracy is as good as any weather site. (LH)

Resort/Lodge Recommendations

http://www.fishatprocyks.com Procyk's Anglers' Paradise Lodge, recommended by several members for fishing at Canada's Two Island Lake.
http://www.halleyscamps.com/kettle-falls-lodge.html
http://nungesserlake.com/

Anglers Agencies

www.storycountyiowa.gov/index.aspx?NID=95 Story County Conservation Board Web site.
www.iowadnr.com/fish/index.html After you reach site click on “where to fish” for detailed maps of Iowa lakes and rivers both in color and B/W. (RW)
www.iaccb.com This is the Iowa Conservation Boards’ website. Go to the home page and click on “publications” and then scroll down to the county you are interested in. Click on that county and it will show you a map with all the parks, lakes, waterways managed by that county’s conservation officials.

Miscellaneous Interesting Links:

http://targetwalleye.com/
Numerous walleye articles, destinations and general information.
www.walleyecentral.com This site has walleye tournament results and standings. (JT)

Good tips on Walleye fishing.

www.tradenstuff.com This is a great site for used fly fishing gear. It is recommended highly by Ron Smith. (RS)
www.centraliowaanglers.com A central Iowa angler’s club website that is located in Des Moines. (JM) This is an active web site. Check out their forum threads.
www.walleyefishingsecrets.com This site may have the “secret” we all need for fishing success. Treat with grain of salt! (DH)
www.teamcatfish.com This site is for you catfishing members. (DH)
www.iowabassanglersclub.com/ A club of central Iowa bass anglers, with some good photos.
tricountybassclub.net/ Organized in Marshalltown, this club has info on several Central Iowa events.
http://bigbluegill.com/ All about bluegills, fishing for them, fly tying, cleaning, eating and keeping them. Other panfish and bass, too.
http://www.animatedknots.com/ Recommended instruction on many useful knots.
www.steelheader.net/knots/knots.htm More good knots demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTlFwQb7D0 Clean a perch in ten seconds!
http://www.americantackle.us/microwave_guides.html. Some good instructions and videos on rod building, according to Greg Geoffroy.