Spring and Summer Fishing Events

Whether you want to learn to fish at a clinic, compete for prizes at a tournament, or just have some fun, there is something for everyone. Activities vary at each event and may include fish identification, how to operate a reel, different ways to cast, knot tying, how to handle fish, bait presentations and different fish cleaning methods. 

5/13/2016

4:30 p.m. – Fishing Frenzy!, Grays Landing, Castana

5/21/2016

8 a.m. – HBFAKids Fishing 2016, Mississippi River Pool 19, Fort Madison

5/28/2016

10 a.m. – Youth Fishing Clinic, Lake Icaria Marina, Corning

6/3/2016

5 p.m. – Free Fishing Friday, Grays Lake, Des Moines

6/4/2016

8 a.m. – Central Park Annual Kids Fishing Derby, Center Junction

8 a.m. – Langwood Adventure Day, Langwood Education Center, Wapello

8 a.m. – Pleasant Hill Youth Fishing Derby, Copper Creek, Des Moines

8 a.m. – CARPFest, Grays Lake, Des Moines

8 a.m. – Northwest Iowa Outdoors Youth Fishing Derby, Little Sioux Lake, Correctionville

8 a.m. – Annual Lake Pahoja Youth Fishing Derby, Lake Pahoja, Inwood

8:30 a.m. – 17th Annual Cops N' Bobbers Fishing Clinic, West Des Moines City Hall Pond

8:30 a.m. – Family Fishing Clinic, Clear Lake, Ventura

9 a.m. – Brushy Creek Fishing Derby, Lehigh

9 a.m. – Kid's Fishing Day, Willow Lake, Woodbine

9 a.m. – Family Fishing Day, Riverside Park, Stacyville

9 a.m. – Youth Fishing Clinic, Ice House Point Park, Lake View

9 a.m. – Hook, Line and Sinker Fishing Derby, Newton Izaak Walton League

9 a.m. – Youth Fishing Clinic, Lost Island Huston Park, Ruthven

9 a.m. – Kids Fishing Seminar and Derby, Environmental Discovery Park North Pond, Muscatine

9 a.m. – Kids Fishing Clinic, Pinicon Ridge County Park, Central City

9 a.m. – Kids Fishing Derby and Clinic, Hawkeye Park Pond, Ankeny

10 a.m. – Lake Anita Kids' Fishing Day, Anita

10 a.m. – Youth Fishing Clinic, Davis County Pond 2, East of Bloomfield

11 a.m. – Scranton’s Kids Fishing Days, Scranton

3 p.m. – Kids Fish Iowa! Adventure, Lowe Park, Marion

6/5/2016

9 a.m. – Youth Fishing Clinic and Derby, Pollmiller Park Lake, West Point

4 p.m. – Family Fishing Fun, Glissman Pond, Adel

6/12/2016

1 p.m. – Kids Fishing Derby, Spring Lake, Jefferson

6/18/2016

8 a.m. – Pollmiller Kids Fishing, Pollmiller Park Lake, West Point

6/19/2016

Noon – Father's Day Float and Fish, Des Moines River, begins at Prospect Park

7/3/2016

9 a.m. – Manchester 150th Sesquicentennial, Tirrill Park, Manchester

7/23/2016

8 a.m. – Chatfield Kids Fishing, Chatfield Park, Keokuk

9 a.m. – Taste of Hope Fishing Derby, Lutheran Church of Hope pond, West Des Moines

10 a.m. – Youth Fishing Clinic, Southwood Conservation Area Pond, Smithland