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Final preparations underway for waterfowl hunting season and fish restocking at Martens Lake

• 7/30/2024 2:17:00 PM
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TRIPOLI - A project at Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh Wildlife Area that created boating channels and repaired a portion of the dike network has been completed.

Martens Lake project delayed, construction expected for fall

• 3/21/2023 11:40:00 AM
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The project planned for Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh Wildlife Area has been delayed due to site conditions not progressing as expected.

Martens Lake not open to boat traffic for hunting this fall

• 7/26/2022 12:49:00 PM
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Tripoli, Iowa - Waterfowl hunters scouting shallow lakes and marshes ahead of the season should be aware that Martens Lake on the Sweet Marsh Wildlife Area is in the process of a dike repair and channel excavation project and will not be open to boat traffic for hunting this fall.

Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh in Bremer County

• 5/10/2022 2:03:00 PM
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TRIPOLI - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area (WMA) beginning May 15 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish as the lake is drained to prepare for a project that will repair the Martens’ Lake dike. 

DNR to host April 7 open house to discuss repairs at Sweet Marsh impacting Martens Lake

• 3/17/2022 3:57:00 PM
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TRIPOLI - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting an open house to discuss a project to repair a portion of the dike network and the water control structure at Martens Lake on the Sweet Marsh Wildlife Area, on April 7, from 6-8 p.m., at the Tripoli City Hall, 303 S Main St., in Tripoli.