Help prevent the spread of invasive aquatic plants around West Okoboji Lake 8/16/2023 7:23:00 AM View Count 2369 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for help to prevent the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil and brittle naiad around West Okoboji Lake.
Invasive aquatic plants confirmed at West Okoboji Lake 8/9/2023 7:28:00 AM View Count 3081 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently discovered Eurasian watermilfoil growing throughout the canals near Miller’s Bay and The Harbor canals on West Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County. Brittle naiad was also found in the Triboji lagoon. No Eurasian watermilfoil or brittle naiad was found in the main lake of West Okoboji or the other lakes in the Iowa Great Lakes chain.
21-year-old man drowned Saturday on West Okoboji Lake 5/23/2023 1:23:00 PM View Count 5733 The Iowa Department to Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a drowning Saturday afternoon on West Okoboji Lake, after Alexander Glover, 21, of Cedar Rapids, jumped off a pontoon and into the water in Miller's Bay.
Walleye season closes Feb. 15 on Iowa Great Lakes 2/7/2023 8:22:00 PM View Count 5889 SPIRIT LAKE – The walleye fishing season on Spirit, East and West Okoboji lakes is open through Feb. 14.
DNR urges caution on the ice after snowmobile, ATV go through on the Okobojis 1/14/2022 3:45:00 PM View Count 1247 SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is encouraging ice anglers and snowmobilers to use caution when going out on the ice after a snowmobile and an ATV broke through the ice on West Okoboji Lake and East Okoboji Lake Thursday night.
Boaters urged to use caution to avoid scour holes when loading and unloading 8/19/2021 1:28:00 PM View Count 1872 SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa - Iowa’s drought is impacting boaters on some of Iowa’s premier natural lakes.
Wetlands and prairies play important role in protecting West Okoboji Lake 7/28/2021 11:38:00 AM View Count 1972 Milford, Iowa - Garlock Slough Wetland Complex, on the southwest side of West Okoboji Lake, is a 900-acre mix of native remnant prairie, restored prairie, natural marsh and reconstructed wetlands protecting Iowa’s most valuable lake.
Walleye season opens May 1 on Iowa’s Great Lakes 4/20/2021 3:24:00 PM View Count 2367 The 145th walleye fishing season officially opens May 1 at Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes.
Simply put, Cayler Prairie has it all 7/21/2020 12:34:00 PM View Count 3722 Standing on a vista overlooking the expansive Cayler Prairie, it’s easy to imagine bison - the icon of the open prairie - at home on this historic area.