Iowa Code 481A.72 – Hooks and lines
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not at any time take from the waters of the state any fish except with hook, line, and bait. A person shall not use more than three lines nor more than two hooks on each line in still fishing or trolling. In fly fishing not more than two flies may be used on one line, and in trolling and bait casting not more than two trolling spoons or artificial bait may be used on one line.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 481A.72
- Bait: includes but is not limited to minnows, green sunfish, orange-spotted sunfish, gizzard shad, frogs, crayfish, and salamanders. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Fish: means a member of the class Pisces. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- Person: shall mean any person, firm, partnership, or corporation. See Iowa Code 481A.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
2. A person shall not leave fish line or lines and hooks in the water unattended by being out of visual sight of the lines and hooks.
3. One hook means a single, double, or treble pointed hook, and all hooks attached as a part of an artificial bait or lure shall be counted as one hook.