Check out the cover of Our Iowa magazine, ice fishing north of here on the river. That dog has it pretty good.
http://www.ouriowamagazine.com/
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Our neighbor John has started to catch catfish with a trotline. Here is a definition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotline
Nick is going to learn also and just added trotline to his Iowa fishing license. Here is John’s catch from Saturday night.
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I was really getting worried about it coming up again, especially after reading about Lake Delton draining at the Dells. We love the Dells, as tacky as it is. But Lake Delton escaped to the Wisconsin River, which drains to the Mississippi at Prairie du Chien WI and McGregor IA. So it is heading down [...]
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The jet boat and fishing boat are now in the river tied up to the dock. Here is the jet boat, maybe we should put the dock back together…
Check out this piece of driftwood that our neighbor dragged out of the river:
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Check out the pictures I took today back down at the foot of the lock and dam. The road was closed, so we walked down there, along with a lot of anglers. The fishing must be good in a flood, perch and buffalo.
Meanwhile, the rollers are wide open, completely raised off the river bed and letting [...]
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