i just read on another post that you can have 5 lines on the mississippi when fishing on an iowa fishing license. is this true? if so how much is a non resident fishing license? i might just have to have a license from 3 states if thats the case. make things real interesting on the ice. thanks. 
I think that on the Mississippi (and I believe there are specific excluded areas on the Mississippi) that you are able to run three tip ups. The tip ups must all be properly labeled. Additionally I think you are still allowed your regular two lines.
You can have two lines and three tip-ups on the Mississippi.
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You can have two lines and three tip-ups on the Mississippi.
what about three tip DOWNS and two lines? i only want one line in the shack but three and even four tip downs sounds like a blast. not to mention good exercise, been chasing two around in WI like a maniac, and even in WI/IA boundary waters.thanks
How many lines and hooks can I use?
When still fishing or trolling you can use one or two lines. Each line can have one or two hooks.
Each single pointed hook is counted as one hook.
Each double-pointed hook is counted as one hook.
Each treble-pointed hook is counted as one hook.
All hooks attached as a part of an artificial bait or lure are counted as one hook.
When fly fishing you can use one or two flies on one line.
When you are trolling and bait casting you can use one or two trolling spoons or artificial baits on one line.
How close do you have to be in attendance of your fishing tackle?
You must be in visual sight of your fishing tackle when they are being fished in the water.
Can You use a Tip-Up Fishing Device for ice fishing?
A “tip-up fishing device” means an ice fishing mechanism, with an attached flag or signal to indicate fishing action, used to hold a fishing rod or pole with line and hook.
You can use one or two lines with two hooks while tip-up fishing on all inland waters and the Big Sioux River.
You may fish a combination of one tip-up fishing device and one additional line, or, two tip-up fishing devices and no additional lines.
When fishing the Mississippi River or Missouri River and connected backwater the following regulations apply:
You cannot use more than three tip-up fishing devices.
You can use two or three hooks on the same line, but the total number of hooks used by each person cannot exceed three.
Each tip-up fishing device used in fishing must have a tag attached, plainly labeled with the owner’s name and address.
You must be 300 feet or more from a dam or spillway to use a tip-up fishing device.
Tip-up fishing devices can not be used in a part of the river which is closed or posted against their use.
Three tip-up fishing devices may be used in addition to two lines with no more than two hooks per line.
PG 16
Hooks
When fishing by hook and line you cannot use more than two
lines or more than two hooks on each line when still fishing or trolling.
When fly fishing, you cannot use more than two flies on one line.
When you are trolling and bait casting, you cannot use more than two
trolling spoons or artificial baits on one line. You cannot leave fish
line or lines with hooks in the water unattended by being out of visual
sight of the lines. 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.
PG 18 difines tip up
Tip-up Fishing Device
A “tip-up fishing device” is an ice fishing mechanism with an
attached flag or signal to indicate fishing action, used to hold fishing
line and a hook. You may fish a combination of one tip-up fishing
device and one additional line, or two tip-up fishing devices and no
additional lines.
When fishing the Mississippi, Missouri and Big Sioux rivers and
their connected backwaters, the following regulations apply: you can
use up to three tip-up fishing devices. You can use two or three hooks
on the same line, but the total number of hooks used by each person
cannot exceed three. Each tip-up fishing device used in fishing must
have a tag attached, plainly labeled with the owner’s name and address.
You cannot use a tip-up fishing device within 300 feet of a dam
or spillway or in a part of the river which is closed or posted against
use of the device. Three tip-up fishing devices may be used in addition
to two lines with no more than two hooks per line.
A tip down is treated the same as a tip up. The rod on the tip down is considered the flag or signaling device.
thanks
I took this off the dnr web site you have to go by the strictist license you buy so getting an iowa license wont help you Iowa-Wisconsin boundry waters
Iowa and Wisconsin have a reciprocity agreement that covers only hook and line fishing. No other forms of fishing (e.g. hand fishing, snagging, spearing, bow and arrow) are covered by this agreement, so you can only legally fish in this manner in the Iowa portion of the border water, following the Iowa regulations.
Licensed Iowa (resident or nonresident) anglers can fish in the waters of the Mississippi River lying between the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad tracks on the Iowa side of the river, and the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad tracks lying on the Wisconsin side of the river, including all sloughs and backwaters connected with the main channel of the Mississippi River.
This reciprocity applies only to hook-and-line fishing and the taking of minnows and crayfish for such fishing.
An angler must always follow the most restrictive regulations between the two states when he is fishing outside of his/her licensed state.
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