AFS members are running for President-elect and Secretary/Treasurer of the Iowa Chapter. The winning candidates would become members of the ExCom in October 2024. The elected President-elect will be President during 2025-2026. Thanks to...
I know that some of you will say “but Vance they had an open season on Muskies back in 1969.” But, and I know I’m splitting hairs here, that season didn’t start until July...
Back in April of 1951 when you received your copy of the Iowa Conservationist, you would have seen the headline: (for those that have lost their copy, “I know it’s around here somewhere!” I’ve...
By Vance Polton Although by now a good percentage of the hatchery staff are sick of looking at hatching jars full of fish eggs, I decided we ought to spend some time looking at...
By Vance Polton Today I thought we would visit the Backbone Trout hatchery but instead of going straight back to the past as we usually do, we would first spend a little time in the present...
By Vance Polton After just getting back from the Walleye spawning operations at Rathbun I like to kick back and relax and watch a little TV. Now here at Wayback Wednesday, we aren’t in the age of streaming services and...
By Vance Polton This Report was always going to be part of Wayback Wednesday. You really couldn’t do our history justice without it. People in our bureau know what you are talking about when you say...
By Vance Polton As it’s getting close to the start of the walleye spawning operations I thought we should spend some time this morning with Fay Fronk who worked at the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery...
By Vance Polton You’ve all probably seen a photo of it or at least heard about Carl’s headstone. The “Death: Overwork at Fish Hatchery” tombstone. But what do you know about the man whose...
By Vance Polton Since the Oscars were just last weekend I thought it was appropriate to talk about “Iowa Fisheries on Film”. As early as 1915 and probably even a little earlier than that...