Des Moines Area

[wily]

i'm headed to iowa for a couple weeks -- will be up there about a month due to work.

i figure i can only play so much golf...anybody know of any fishing spots in the des moines area.

i might bring a little sot kayak if you think it's justified...otherwise i would just wade and fish.

i see walnut woods state park -- does raccoon creek have any bass in it?

anything else?

thanks

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[ness]

I don't know if you'd find this interesting, but I've enjoyed it in the past: http://www.lhf.org/ Living History Farms

They've got several farms setup for different time periods, like homesteaders, mid-19th century, early-20th century.

[ness]

Oh, and get yourself a Runza and a Maid-Rite.

[wily]

small pike on a 5wt sounds like a worthwhile diversion -- think i'll give it a go

i'll check out the living history farm too

thanks to you both

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[wily]

awesome -- thanks for your help -- i have been looking all over google for something with no luck

thanks

[wily]

thanks for the help -- i mostly kep the fishing poles in the truck and played golf every day. the racoon river was pretty low -- and the area ponds had a lot of moss on them -- the drought was in the news up there -- but it was nothing like here in sw mo