, ▁with ▁excellent ▁can oe ing , ▁camp ing , ▁and ▁fish ing ▁opportun ities . ▁However , ▁from ▁Smith land ▁down stream ▁to ▁its ▁mouth , ▁the ▁river ▁has ▁been ▁channel ized ▁and ▁environment ally ▁de grad ed . ▁ ▁Flo oding ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁early ▁to ▁late ▁spring , ▁as ▁the ▁often - he avy ▁winter ▁snow ▁mel ts . ▁ ▁This ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁rip arian ▁wood lands ▁of ▁cot ton wood ▁trees ▁adjacent ▁to ▁fert ile ▁farm ▁ground ▁on ▁the ▁bottom lands . ▁ ▁Cor respond ingly , ▁hun ters ▁are ▁reward ed ▁with ▁a ▁b ount y ▁of ▁white - ta iled ▁de er , ▁rabb its ▁and ▁p he as ants ▁during ▁the ▁fall ▁hunting ▁season . ▁ ▁Fish ing ▁opportun ities ▁are ▁best ▁in ▁late ▁spring ▁after ▁flo od ▁waters ▁have ▁diss ip ated . ▁ ▁Ed ible ▁game fish ▁such ▁as ▁b ull head ▁and ▁channel ▁cat fish ▁are ▁frequently ▁caught ▁with ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hook ▁and ▁w orm , ▁with ▁northern ▁pi ke , ▁wal ley e , ▁and ▁sh ov eln ose ▁st ur geon ▁also ▁available . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Iowa ▁rivers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Little ▁Si oux ▁at ▁Anth on , ▁Iowa ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁Category : T rib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁Category : B od ies ▁of ▁water ▁of ▁Ch ero kee ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁Category : R