Iowa’s native brook trout thrive in northeast Iowa streams thanks to restoration efforts 12/13/2022 12:32:00 PM View Count 6334 Years of work to protect and enhance the South Pine Creek watershed in Winneshiek County has allowed Iowa’s only native trout to thrive and continue to naturally reproduce in that stream.
Watershed improvement efforts help brook trout thrive in northeastern streams 12/1/2022 3:24:00 PM View Count 4987 Years of work to protect and enhance the South Pine Creek watershed in Winneshiek County have allowed Iowa’s only native trout to be protected, thrive and continue to naturally reproduce in that stream.
Fall trout spawn in full swing 11/15/2022 11:49:00 AM View Count 4646 Hundreds of yellow ovals offset the brown and green coloration of each female brown trout ready to spawn at the Manchester Fish Hatchery. The splashes of color are signs that trout spawning season is in full swing.
7 Iowa Wildlife Comebacks 3/2/2020 3:43:00 PM View Count 13148 In the last few centuries, a number of Iowa wildlife species have been extirpated from the state - but some have seen successful comebacks, too. Check out these seven animals that have made a comeback in Iowa:
Trout thrive again in two northeast Iowa streams thanks to improvements 4/12/2018 11:56:00 AM View Count 13056 After struggling for years to sustain a population on their own, recent sampling shows native brook trout are again thriving in the Yellow River headwaters and Mullen Creek following work on the land to improve water quality.
Northeast Iowa trout stream stocking begins April 3 3/14/2017 11:37:00 AM View Count 16479 The popular annual stream trout stocking season starts April 3. Find out when your favorite trout stream will be stocked with the stocking calendar available on the DNR website.