Fishing at Iowa Wetland Management District

A man waist deep in water holding a silver fish and his fishing rod

As they are in much of the Prairie Pothole Region, fishing opportunities are limited and scattered through 35-county Iowa Wetland Management District.

Laws, rules, and regulations

General Fishing Laws

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