I live not far from there near wellsburg. Theres LOTS of public ground in Hardin co. to stomp around on, most of it along the Iowa River. Theres super channel catfishing on the river, as well as some flatheads, and decent walleye, too. You can tube from Steamboat Rock to Eldora during summer, which usually involves copius amounts of beer and a nasty sunburn. Not that Ive ever done that...
Anyway lots of fun to be had.
What brings you down here? If I remember you just finished school.