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Welcome to the May Issue! On
the cover this month is a Walleye
chasing down a minnow bait.
Walleyes are one of the most
popular sport fish in
and highly sought aft
Iowa
by thousands of Iowa
anglers. With the ea
spring this year many
anglers will be lookin
to capitalize on post
spawn walleyes. For
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