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Fishing Resources |
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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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Lodging |
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Great Food The Family Table- 817 Mechanic St. Decorah. Awesome family food. |
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Cool Links |
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Upcoming Events Winneshiek County Walking Tours. |
July 2009
The first week of July looks to be great weather. To bad I have to work on a roof this week. Work during the day and catch awesome fish like this on in the evening. Fishing for trout was awesome Sunday evening. Green Maribou jigs once again were the ticket. When out and about stay hydrated and watch out for Wild Parsnip. Nasty weed that can ruin a fishing trip in a hurry. Use the resources we have to offer here for timely information on conditions. If you need tackle to catch big fish get to Sportsmens Unlimited in Waukon they have all you need to be successful. Luke and Sue and River and Trail Outfitters are itching to get you on the UIR so check them out. If your hungy make sure to hit the Family Table for the best family style food you can find. In the mean time keep fishing. Everytime I fish you get to see Bald Eagles. I'm attaching a link here to the eagle cam just North of the Decorah Fish Hatchery. Might be the most filmed/watched pair eagles in the wild. Really cool stuff. I do think they are better at catching trout than us. If you check it out often the shear variety of food that gets to the nest will amaze you. 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. It was a blast and I think you will enjoy the shows on the Mississippi and two on trout fishing. All the shows are good and worthy of some viewing time.
Lake Red Rock Striper
July News
July is a fun month if you like panfish on the big river or an afterwork trip to catch some smallmouth bass on the Upper Iowa. The great part is that water quality is clearing very quickly. The river is alive and well thanks to great efforts to sustain water quality. If all of us make a conscience decision to manage the water that lands on our land appropriately water quality will improve greatly. 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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