Some farm ponds in my region have declined as reliable producers of bountiful and safe-to-eat fish during recent years. As almost everyone who reads Farm and Ranch Life knows, I am a passionate ...

It’s common to see a jellyfish along a beach in a warm weather state, but it’s unusual to find one in an Iowa farm pond. That’s what DNR fisheries biologist John Lorenzen recently confirmed after ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - State environmental officials are investigating a fish kill and high levels of ammonia in a farm pond near Casey in west central Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

A jellyfish, found in a private farm pond in Guthrie County, under a DNR microscope. Officials with the Iowa DNR investigated a jellyfish native to China in rural Guthrie County. Meanwhile, Oskaloosa ...

CARROLL, Iowa (KTIV) - This summer is the prime time to pick up a brand new hobby and enjoy all that Iowa’s lakes, ponds, and rivers have to offer. “This is a great time to be fishing especially if ...

Most farm ponds hold bluegills and bass, even though their main purpose might be irrigation or watering cattle. Find one stocked with fish — and that includes most of them — and you can have some ...

CRESTON (AP) — Three Iowa fishermen died this weekend after falling through the ice on a farm pond in Union County. The Creston News Advertiser reports 71-year-old Earl Burkhalter, 73-year-old Charles ...

Before you can teach a man to fish in, you first need to make sure you have an updated fishing license through the state of Iowa. Whether you are fishing on a boat or a dock, Iowa state law requires ...