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Bait and Tackle Sportsmens Unlimited- (563-568-4955) 866 Allamakee St, Waukon Iowa. Great supplies and great service. sportsmensunlimited@yahoo.com |
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Outfitters River and Trail Outfitters Inc. (563-382-6552) 212 Pulpit Rock Rd. Decorah. The name says it all!! |
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Great Food The Family Table- 817 Mechanic St. Decorah. Awesome family food. |
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First Week of February 2010
February looks to be; I wish I knew the answer to that statement. Weather is always a variable to be accounted for in N.E. Iowa. I really think we would have caught some great fish today if the temperture over the last week would have been 15 degrees warmer. Oh well, another day to fish is not a bad thing. Looking ahead to nicer weather I wish all of you would become Friends of the Decorah Hatchery. A wonderful resource for all of us to have today and into the future. Another great thing to happen recently is the streams in N.E. Iowa that are listed on the Outstanding Iowa Water registry. Here is a link to theDecorah Newspapers story highlighting this exciting opportunity. On a technical side of trout fishing I've switched over to tying a leader of 4Lb flourocarbon in order to look as invisible as possible. I'm really not sure if trout that is chasing a spinner really cares but I try to take as many variables out of the equation as I can to improve my catch rate. In the mean time enjoy February and don't sit around checking out the site go fishing. Life is short, protect the resources, enjoy the outdoors and take a kid fishing to pass on the heritage. If you are in N.E. Iowa you may want to stop at the Family Table, great food and service. If you need tackle to catch big fish get to Sportsmens Unlimited in Waukon they have all you need to be successful. Have some fun and go to the link for BackyardIowa.com on the right side and become a member. It's free and you can access the fishing shows for this year. If your patient and lucky you can watch me fish a couple of shows with the host of the show Rob Welch. All the shows are good and worthy of some viewing time.
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February News
Traditionally this is a good fishing month for me. Longer days, not much competition, and clear water. Time will tell if that holds true. Plenty of good ice fishing opportunities. Walleyes are always fun the big river when it opens later in the month, and of course good trout fishing. So get out, embrace the cold and catch fish. In these tough times you need to make some decisions on if or when you will spend some money regarding conservation. Don't forget Trout Unilimited. If you need to find a place to deposit some hard earned money to help conservation, think about the Driftless Chapter of Trout unlimited here in Decorah. Please take some time to check out their site www.iadriftless.organd look for current information and timely topics. I have also provided a link to Trout Unlimited's recent article about the effects of climate change on trout populations. As always, the more you know, the better informed you are, the better decisions you can make.
OUR MISSION
This site is dedicated to providing timely information regarding fishing and water recreation in Winneshiek County and surrounding areas. The Upper Iowa River and numerous trout streams can provide endless hours of recreation for the individual, couple, or family. The trip can be as plain or fancy as the individual wants to make it for a day, weekend, or a week. Our goal is to provide you with information on current fishing conditions, outfitters, campgrounds, bed and breakfasts, water quality issues, weather, stream conditions etc.
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