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Fish Day Factoids
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Date
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June 14, 2008 |
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Time
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5 am to 9 am |
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Purpose
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Get kids outdoors fishing |
Prologue: Perfect weather for
fishing -- just a bit overcast and about 72 degrees. First
non-rain morning in quite some time. High water all around the
state. Rivers out of their banks all over the state but still just
great for fishing. The Des Moines Area Community College, WHO-AM
radio, Sportsmens Warehouse, and the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources co-sponsored the event.
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Telephoto view of the lake from back a ways.
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We had to walk around these impromptu marsh areas. The ground was
very wet.
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Spargers like this quadruple a pond's/lake's fish-raising capacity.
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These DNR people provided fishing equipment and deep-fried perch for
kids and adults.
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Parents, of course, had to help some of the younger fishers.
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Nice "tame lake" to enjoy with the kids.
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Kids of all ages were out drowning worms.
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Guys enjoyed this part of the process more than the girls.
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But the girls are always impressed with a successful frogger.
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Even big girls are impressed. She's taking his photo for DMACC.
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DMACC fishers don't exactly have to rough it.
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They even had a special dock to fish from.
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At the other end of the lake we find a smaller sparger. Very few
fishers at this end.
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Most were at the other end.
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I believe they're called Dunkers.
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This one does not work.
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Here's the chief DNR perch cooker. Note the building in the
background.
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WHO-AM broadcast the entire event from the site.
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Bonnie and Van interview one of event's helpers.
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Van interviews Donovan who just caught his second bullfrog (0.76
pounds).
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Not everyone used a traditional hook and line.
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This young lady caught her nearly one-pound largemouth bass on a
nightcrawler.
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We enjoyed a final paper plate of hot perch nuggets and started to head
out.
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We walked back to the parking lot thru the wet grass and returned to
work.
Epilogue:
Nice way to spend a pleasant Friday morning -- except for the soggy grass.
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