Iowa to survey trout anglers in 2026

map of iowa trout anglers 2025

Iowa DNR is surveying 2025 license purchasers using an angler diary approach.  If you received the early invitation, please participate.  It’s a great way to help Iowa represent angler activity.  There will be a more conventional, end of year survey in November, so you may receive an invitation later this year.  Rebecca Krogman, the new DNR Biometrician, shared the cool map above showing the…

Driftless Area Science: WiseH2O program summary  

Field season preparations are well underway in the Driftless Area and we wanted to reach out with an update on our WiseH2O water sampling program.    More than 2,600 observations have been recorded through WiseH2O since the program began in 2019. We appreciate all the volunteer time and effort that has gone into this data collection.  We plan to continue collecting data…

Spring Fishing in the Driftless – dry flies can be the cream of the crop! 

March Browns, BWOs, Mother’s Day Caddis, oh my!   Although nymphing and streamer fishing can produce great results in the spring in the Driftless area, the season can also offer surprisingly good dry fly fishing action. My personal favorite is still hopper season since fewer folks are out on the water, but the number of bugs on the…

Busy field season ahead for Driftless Area

Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort’s has another busy field season ahead of it for 2026.   Work started in January, when we started construction on the partnership project on Fancy Creek.    In conjunction with the landowners, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesz, Pheasants Forever, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Richland County Conservation District, U-W Madison, and others, the project has been designed…