(Radio Iowa) - Paddlefish licenses are now on sale for the Missouri and Big Sioux River season which starts in February.
Iowa D-N-R Western Iowa Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Chris Larson, says they have 950 resident licenses that will be sold in the first round through December 31st. If all the resident licenses aren't sold, you can buy a second license from January 1st to January 7th.
Larson says they also have 50 nonresident licenses, and they come close to or have sold out of those almost every year. He says they average around 300 resident licenses sold each year.