Big Woods Lake
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
Big Woods Lake
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Northeast |
Anglers have been catching crappie and bluegill during this spring spawn, concentrate efforts near the north shore around structure. |
05/24 02:23 |
Big Woods Lake
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Cast lighter jigs tipped with plastics for some great action or fishing a minnow under a slip bobber. |
05/24 02:24 |
Big Woods Lake
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Cast lighter jigs over spawning beds or small piece of crawler under a slip bobber near structure. |
05/24 02:25 |
Brinker Lake
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
Brinker Lake
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Northeast |
Anglers have been catching crappie and bluegill during the spring spawn. |
05/24 02:20 |
Brinker Lake
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Cast lighter jigs tipped with plastics for some great action or fishing a minnow under a slip bobber. |
05/24 02:20 |
Casey Lake (aka Hickory Hills Lake)
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
Casey Lake (aka Hickory Hills Lake)
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Northeast |
Anglers have been catching crappie and bluegill during this spring spawn. |
05/24 02:07 |
Casey Lake (aka Hickory Hills Lake)
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Excellent: Cast lighter jigs tipped with plastics for some great action or fishing a minnow under a slip bobber. |
05/24 02:07 |
Casey Lake (aka Hickory Hills Lake)
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Excellent: Cast lighter jigs over spawning beds or small piece of crawler under a slip bobber. |
05/24 02:07 |
Casey Lake (aka Hickory Hills Lake)
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Fish topwater artificial lures or spinnerbaits for largemouth bass. |
05/24 02:07 |
Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Area interior rivers and streams are back down to seasonal levels and stable. Clarity good to excellent on most. A great spring weekend for angling with temperatures in the upper 70's during the day to 40's overnight. For more information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563.382.8324. |
05/24 05:03 |
Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Flows remain elevated but water levels stable. Water temperatures in the mid 60's. |
05/24 05:03 |
Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Good: Fish the eddies and current breaks. |
05/24 05:03 |
Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Use jig tipped with minnow or worm below dams. Try using a 3-way rig with enough weight to keep on bottom. |
05/24 05:03 |
Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: A dead chub or stink baits fished in slack water areas may peak a catfish's interest. |
05/24 05:03 |
Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
The Cedar River has fallen and is providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. |
05/24 02:07 |
Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Fish plastics with a jig for some good walleye action. |
05/24 02:28 |
Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Good: Fish plastics with a jig or casting and retrieving spinnerbaits for smallmouth bass. |
05/24 02:29 |
Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: Anglers have had success on channel catfish using dead chubs or cutbaits fished on the bottom. |
05/24 02:31 |
Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Area interior rivers and streams are back down to seasonal levels and stable. Clarity good to excellent on most. A great spring weekend for angling with temperatures in the upper 70's during the day to 40's overnight. For more information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563.382.8324. |
05/24 05:03 |
Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Area streams in good condition. All stocked streams are announced at least once a month. Stocking continues at traditional rates, weekly or bimonthly. The only activity on private property open to fishing is angling. |
05/24 05:03 |
Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Brook Trout - Fair: Good hatches of a variety of gnats, mayflies, caddis flies, and midges occurring. |
05/24 05:03 |
Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Brown Trout - Good: Fish near or around logs or undercut banks. Spinner baits work well. Also try using streamers on larger waterbodies for some exciting action. |
05/24 05:03 |
Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Rainbow Trout - Excellent: Use spinner baits, hair jigs, or hooks tipped with a small piece of worm, bread, or cheese floating through deeper holes. Freshly stocked fish are waiting to take your bait. |
05/24 05:03 |
George Wyth Lake
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
George Wyth Lake
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Northeast |
Anglers have been catching crappie during the spawn. |
05/24 02:07 |
George Wyth Lake
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Excellent: Cast lighter jigs tipped with plastics for some great action |
05/24 02:07 |
Lake Delhi
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
Lake Delhi
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Northeast |
Anglers have been catching crappie and bluegill on Lake Delhi, some sorting may be necessary. Avoid weekends and evenings due to heavy boat traffic. |
05/24 02:07 |
Lake Delhi
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Cast lighter jigs tipped with plastics for some great action, fish near structure or docks for best success. |
05/24 02:07 |
Lake Delhi
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Cast lighter jigs over spawning beds or small piece of crawler under a slip bobber |
05/24 02:19 |
Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Area interior rivers and streams are back down to seasonal levels and stable. Clarity good to excellent on most. A great spring weekend for angling with temperatures in the upper 70's during the day to 40's overnight. For more information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563.382.8324. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Water clarity improving. Water temperatures in the mid 60's. Fish starting to move shallow to spawn. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Anglers fishing near shore finding gills. Use a small chunk of worm fished under a bobber. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Crappie action beginning to pick up as water warms. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Bass beginning to spawn in shallow water. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Area interior rivers and streams are back down to seasonal levels and stable. Clarity good to excellent on most. A great spring weekend for angling with temperatures in the upper 70's during the day to 40's overnight. For more information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563.382.8324. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Water clarity about 3 ft. with temperatures in the mid 60's. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Fair: Use a small piece of worm under a bobber. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Crappie beginning to bite. Fish near shore edges using a small jig. |
05/24 05:03 |
Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Try using a spinner bait fished in 3-4 ft. water. Bass are on spawning beds and are aggressive. |
05/24 05:03 |
Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
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Northeast |
Interior water levels have fallen and are providing catches of smallmouth bass, walleye and channel catfish. Check the USGS website (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ia/nwis/rt) for most recent river levels. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been hot for crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass during the spring spawn. Trout streams are in excellent condition, for further information contact your local bait shop for most recent reports. |
05/24 02:07 |
Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
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Northeast |
Anglers have been catching walleye and smallmouth bass on the Maquoketa River. |
05/24 02:07 |
Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
|
Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Fish plastics with a jig or casting and retrieving spinnerbaits for smallmouth bass. |
05/24 02:07 |
Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
|
Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Fish plastics with a jig for some good walleye action. |
05/24 02:07 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River water levels are expected to recede nearly a foot next week. Many boat ramps are still flooded and full of mud/debris. Call ahead for local conditions. Fishing is picking up as water temperatures are rising into the upper 60's. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Water level at Lynxville is near 621.4 feet and expected to fall to near 620 feet this week. Ramp at Bussey Lake is open. Sny Magill road is still under water and closed. The high water ramp at Harpers Ferry is accessible. The bite is picking up with warmer water temps. Water temperature is 70 degrees at the dam. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Walleye slot length limits now apply on the entire Iowa border of the Mississippi River. All walleyes less than 15 inches long and between 20-27 inches must be immediately released. One walleye over 27 inches may be kept. Walleye/sauger combined daily limit 6/possession 12. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Sauger - No Report: |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Yellow Perch - No Report: |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Shorthead redhorse - Good: Redhorse are running and are fun to catch from shore. Drop a weighted crawler into the current breaks. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Fair: Try a crawler or cut-bait in the current seams as water temperature rises this week. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Good: The drum or actively feeding. Fish a weighted crawler in moderate current from the shoreline |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Flathead Catfish - Fair: Some flatheads are being caught on live bluegill or shiners. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Fish a garden worm under a bobber along shore with less current such as marina areas or backwaters. A lot of sorting with some nicer sizes being caught. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 10
|
Northeast |
Black Crappie - Fair: Fish the flooded trees using a light jig or a minnow rig. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River water levels are expected to recede nearly a foot next week. Many boat ramps are still flooded and full of mud/debris. Call ahead for local conditions. Fishing is picking up as water temperatures are rising into the upper 60's. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Water level at Guttenberg is 12.2 feet and predicted to fall to near 11 feet over the next week. Guttenberg city ramp and the DNR ramp are open. Turkey River Landing is still closed. Finley's and Mud Lake are open. The bite is picking up with the warmer water. Water temperature is upper 60's. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Walleye slot length limits now apply on the entire Iowa border of the Mississippi River. All walleyes less than 15 inches long and between 20-27 inches must be immediately released. One walleye over 27 inches may be kept. Walleye/sauger combined daily limit 6/possession 12. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Sauger - No Report: |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Yellow Perch - No Report: |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Shorthead redhorse - Fair: Redhorse are running and are fun to catch from shore. Drop a weighted crawler into the current breaks. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Fair: Try a crawler or cut-bait in the current seams as water temperature rises this week. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Good: The drum or actively feeding. Fish a weighted crawler from the shoreline. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Flathead Catfish - Fair: Some flatheads are being caught on live bluegill or shiners. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
|
Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Fish a garden worm under a bobber along shore with less current such as marina areas or backwaters. A lot of sorting with some nicer sizes being caught. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Fair: Fish the flooded trees using a light jig or a minnow rig. |
05/25 09:25 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
The river is receding throughout the district but all the district is out of flood stage. The recent snow melt flood was ranked the 3rd highest in this stretch of River. It will take some time to clean up all the debris and mud off the parking lots and some boat ramps. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
The river is dropping with the level at Lock and Dam 11 being near 12 feet and around 14 feet at the RR bridge. Water temperature is around 66 degrees, and the water is stained. Places like Massey Ramp are launchable but will take some time to clean up the park. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: Not heard much about Bluegills. They have to be on their nests soon and that could be problematic with declining water levels. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
White Bass - Good: Fish can be found in flooded conditions as a majority of fish will be located along the shorelines. Try minnows or small spinners for white bass feeding in these locations. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Yellow Perch - No Report: Lots of smaller yellow perch seem to be in the system and that bodes well for yellow perch fishing this upcoming year. It will still be possible to catch species like yellow perch along hard shoreline banks even during the flooding conditions. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Channel Catfish - No Report: Expecting the channel catfish angling to be good soon as they feed heavily in flooded waters. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Good: Simple egg sinker with a worm rig is the best way to catch abundant drum. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Some nice catches of walleye have been recorded feeding on minnows near shore. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Shovelnose sturgeon - Good: The catch of shovelnose sturgeon has been good using heavy weight and a gob of worms for bait. Most angling is in the tailwater in moderately strong currents. |
05/24 08:41 |
Mississippi River Pool 12
|
Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Lots of bass biting in the marina areas. |
05/24 08:42 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
The river is receding throughout the district but all the district is out of flood stage. The recent snow melt flood was ranked the 3rd highest in this stretch of River. It will take some time to clean up all the debris and mud off the parking lots and some boat ramps. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: Bluegills will start spawning soon. Hopefully the water will stabilize when the nest get built. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: Try to catch Channel Catfish in places like Middle Sabula Lake which should not be affected by flood conditions. Also fishing in flood waters should be able to yield abundant channel cats. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Paddlefish - No Report: Paddlefish season is now closed. Flooding conditions are optimal for successful Paddlefish spawns and we hope this flood creates another strong year class. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Rainbow Trout - No Report: The area around the pond is mostly fishable right now but vegetation is really starting to move in. Trout probably left the pond but other species may have moved in after the flood. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Shorthead redhorse - Excellent: Redhorse are running up the tributary rivers like the Maquoketa and will make some fun action on a egg sinker worm rig. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
The water level at Lock and Dam 13 feet is dropping at Bellevue and is near 15 feet. Water clarity is decent, and the water temperature is around 67 degrees. Some boat ramps are still flooded out. Water levels have dropped out of all flood stages but remains very high. It will take some time to clean up boat ramps and parks after the flood. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Yellow Perch - No Report: Smaller yellow perch seem to be in the system and that bodes well for yellow perch fishing this upcoming year. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Good: Simple egg sinker with a worm rig is the best way to catch abundant drum. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 13
|
Northeast |
Flathead Catfish - Fair: Some folks are starting to use live bullheads or bluegills to catch flathead catfish in the tailwater areas. |
05/24 08:49 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
The river is receding throughout the district but all the district is out of flood stage. The recent snow melt flood was ranked the 3rd highest in this stretch of River. It will take some time to clean up all the debris and mud off the parking lots and some boat ramps. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: Many good reports in general on all panfish species in Pool 14 over the winter season. Hope this translates into a good open water season. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
Channel Catfish - No Report: Expecting channel catfish fishing to be good over the next few weeks. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Good: Simple egg sinker with a worm rig is the best way to catch abundant drum. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
Paddlefish - No Report: Bluegills are going to spawn soon on the Mississippi River and hopefully waters stabilize for these nest building fish. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
Shorthead redhorse - Good: Do not forget fish like redhorse will soon begin to bite and will run up rivers like the Wapsipinicon. They can provided good early season fishing action! |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
The water level at Fulton is receding and is near 12.5 feet, 14.7 feet at Camanche and near 9 feet at LeClaire. Temperature is 68 degrees. It will take some time to clean up parks and ramps after floods recede. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 14
|
Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Starting to catch bass along the shorelines after in retreating flood waters. |
05/24 08:51 |
Mississippi River Pool 15
|
Northeast |
The river is receding throughout the district but all the district is out of flood stage. The recent snow melt flood was ranked the 3rd highest in this stretch of River. It will take some time to clean up all the debris and mud off the parking lots and some boat ramps. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
05/24 07:23 |
Mississippi River Pool 15
|
Northeast |
The water level at Rock Island is dropping and is near 12.8 feet. Water clarity is stained and water temperature is 68 degrees. Water has just receded out of action flood stage. |
05/24 07:23 |