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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Impoundments iced over. Ice conditions unsafe. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Anglers finding small walleye below dams. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Interior river levels remain low and anglers are doing fair to good on walleye. Anglers are having more success fishing from shore than boat angling with the rivers being so low. Trout streams remain in excellent condition. For further information contact your local bait shops for the most recent information. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Anglers have had success catching walleye, primarily from shoreline angling on the Cedar River in Black Hawk County this past week. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Anglers have been doing best casting and retrieving lead head jigs tipped with plastics and a minnow. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Dalton Pond
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Northeast |
Interior river levels remain low and anglers are doing fair to good on walleye. Anglers are having more success fishing from shore than boat angling with the rivers being so low. Trout streams remain in excellent condition. For further information contact your local bait shops for the most recent information. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Dalton Pond
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Northeast |
Dalton Pond has been drained for the upcoming winter. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Brook Trout - Fair: Be stealthy approaching streams. Clarity excellent. Find fish in deeper pools above beaver dams. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Brown Trout - Fair: Anglers may have to be more stealthy when approaching streams due to clear water. Flip a fly along the edge of vegetation. Try using flies imitating minnows or other small fish. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Trout stream stocking is done until next April. Staff would like to thank all our trout anglers and supporters for making this season fun and rewarding. Brown and Brook Trout are spawning. Trout nests or redds are showing up in streams. Avoid walking on these areas. Many trout streams run through public areas where hunting is occurring. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Rainbow Trout - Fair: Try a small chunk of worm or cheese under a bobber fished through a deeper hole. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Lake iced over this week. Ice unsafe. Open water around aerator. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Lake completely iced over. Ice unsafe. Ice depth about 1". |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River levels are extremely low and expected to remain stable. Water temperatures have fallen into the mid 30s. The bite has slowed with the colder temps. Panfish have moved into backwater lakes preparing for winter. Skim ice is forming on backwaters but is not yet thick enough for ice fishing. Walleye sauger fishing is slower this week. Live bait has been most successful.
NOTICE: The south Guttenberg ramp will now remain closed for repairs through the first week of December. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Water level at Lynxville is currently at 612.4 feet and predicted to remain stable. Water temperature is 36 degrees at Lock & Dam 9-Lynxville. Use caution at Sny Magill boat ramp during low water. There is a scour hole below the concrete ramp and a rock mound behind the scour hole. Damage to boat props and trailers is possible. In addition there are several snags at the mouth of Sny Magill creek to avoid. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Slow: Bluegill are in the backwaters. Float a garden worm under a bobber along the shoreline. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Vertical jig below the lock & dam or Fish a 3-way rig over structure like rock closing dams. Try a jig tipped with a walleye minnow.
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. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Fair: Perch are biting along weed edges in 8 feet of water. Reports of jumbo perch are being caught using a minnow rig. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Fair: Some crappie are being picked up in fallen trees in running sloughs in about 6 feet of water using artificial jigs or a crappie minnow. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Fish the edge of weed beds in backwater and side channel areas. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Cast a spinner or crankbaits in current along the rocky shorelines for some fun smallmouth bass action. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Sauger - Slow: Sauger have moved into deep water at the dams. Vertical jig a twister tail or with minnow rig in the tailwaters. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River levels are extremely low and expected to remain stable. Water temperatures have fallen into the mid 30s. The bite has slowed with the colder temps. Panfish have moved into backwater lakes preparing for winter. Skim ice is forming on backwaters but is not yet thick enough for ice fishing. Walleye sauger fishing is slower this week. Live bait has been most successful.
NOTICE: The south Guttenberg ramp will now remain closed for repairs through the first week of December. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Water level below Lock & Dam 10-Guttenberg is 4.0 feet and stable. Water temperature is 40 degrees.
NOTICE: The south Guttenberg ramp will be closed for repairs starting November 27 through the first week of December. The parking lot will remain open. Boaters may launch at the DNR ramp but parking is limited. For up to date conditions, call the fisheries office at 563-252-1156 or City office at 563-252-1161. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Slow: Bluegill are in the backwaters. Float a garden worm under a bobber along the shoreline. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Vertical jig below the lock & dam or Fish a 3-way rig over structure like rock closing dams. Try a jig tipped with a walleye minnow.
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. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Good: Perch are biting along weed edges in 8 feet of water. Reports of jumbo perch are being caught using a minnow rig. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Slow: Some crappie are being picked up in fallen trees in running sloughs in about 6 feet of water using artificial jigs or a crappie minnow. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Fish the edge of weed beds in backwater and side channel areas. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Cast a spinner or crankbaits in current along the rocky shorelines for some fun smallmouth bass action. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Sauger - Slow: Sauger have moved into deep water at the dams. Vertical jig a twister tail or with minnow rig in the tailwaters. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Water levels are low and stable on the River and water temps are still around 37 degrees. Some minor icing has been occurring but boat ramps remain open. Low levels elevate concern about backing off the back of ramps so use the minimum amount of ramp necessary to launch your boat. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
The river is stable at Dubuque with the level at Lock and Dam 11 at 4.6 feet and 7.6 feet at the RR bridge. Water temperature is around 36 degrees, and the water clarity is good. Some icing has occurred but as of Wednesday ramps remain open. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: Bluegills have moved into backwater and marina areas in Pool 12. Simple bobber and worms are still the best technique to catch gills in these slack water areas. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Concentrate in warm sunlit areas in backwater habitats. Spinner baits and chatterbaits often work quite well even when temps are in the upper 30. Slow down retrieve. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Fish in moderate current on wingdams. Heavy jigs or one-eyes are commonly used. No report this week but they were still biting well a week ago when temperatures were in the 40's. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Most anglers are targeting the tailwaters with jigging spoons or jig and minnow rigs. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Good crappie fishing in the backwaters and marinas with most anglers using small minnows. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Sauger - Excellent: Very nice Sauger are being caught in the tailwater mostly on a jig and minnow rig. The bite has slowed up a bit from what it was but some nice fish are still being reported. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Good: Some very nice 12 inch plus perch are being reported both from backwater areas and shallower water in the tailwaters. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Good: Some smaller northern pike are being reported in the backwaters on spinners. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Water levels are low and stable on the River and water temps are still around 37 degrees. Some minor icing has been occurring but boat ramps remain open. Low levels elevate concern about backing off the back of ramps so use the minimum amount of ramp necessary to launch your boat. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
The water level at Lock and Dam 13 is stable and near 4.2 feet. Water clarity is good, and the water temperature is around 37 degrees. We are low enough that backing off the ends of the ramps will become an issue again. Use the minimum amount of ramp necessary to launch your boat. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: Gills have moved out of flowing current for the most part and now reside in backwater areas and marina areas. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Rainbow Trout - Excellent: The kids trout pond north of the DNR fisheries station is now stocked with trout and can provide fun action for your kids throughout the winter. If you plan to keep trout please limit yourself to 2 trout per child so we can keep good fishing in the pond throughout the winter. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Try tips of wing dams in moderate currents. Might try a little more vertical jigging in cold water. Smallies were still on the bite last week when temps were in the 40's. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Bass have moved into backwater areas for the winter. Fish with spinner baits and chatterbaits very slowly in sunlit areas for best success. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Walleye are being caught on jig and minnow rigs and jigging spoons in the tailwaters. Both the City boat ramp and the DNR boat ramp are open to launching as of Wednesday. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Crappie have moved into slack water brush piles or in slack moving side channels. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Fair: Pike fishing should pike up this fall. Use gaudy white spinners. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Good: Healthy nine inch yellow perch were reported along vegetation lines and bush piles. Some ring perch are also showing up in10 feet or so water in the tailwaters. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Sauger - Good: Nice Sauger are being caught in the tailwater mostly on a jig and minnow rig or jigging spoons. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Water levels are low and stable on the River and water temps are still around 37 degrees. Some minor icing has been occurring but boat ramps remain open. Low levels elevate concern about backing off the back of ramps so use the minimum amount of ramp necessary to launch your boat. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: Bluegills have moved into backwater and marina areas in Pool 14. Simple bobber and worms are still the best technique to catch gills in these slack water areas. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
The water level is stable and at Fulton it is near 4.4 feet, 9.1 feet at Camanche and near 4.2 feet at LeClair. Temperature is around 37 degrees. We may get low enough that backing off the ends of the ramps may become an issue again. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Bass have moved into backwater areas. Try fishing in slack sunlit backwaters with chatter baits or spinner baits. Use a very slow presentation. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - No Report: As of last week the Smallie bite was still good, but you may have to try jigging on top of rock piles with moderate current. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Walleyes have moved toward the tailwaters and upstream wingdams. Most anglers using a jig and minnow combination. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Fair: Use gaudy white spinner baits in backwater areas for the best success. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Crappies have pulled into backwater areas such as Rock Creek and Willow lake. Try minnows in brush piles or tree falls. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Good: Some yellow perch are being caught with red worms along exposed vegetation lines. Lots of small fish with an occasional keeper. Some nice ring perch were taken out of the tailwater in about 10 feet of water. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Sauger - Good: Nice Sauger are being caught in the tailwater mostly on a jig and minnow rig or jigging spoon. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
Water levels are low and stable on the River and water temps are still around 37 degrees. Some minor icing has been occurring but boat ramps remain open. Low levels elevate concern about backing off the back of ramps so use the minimum amount of ramp necessary to launch your boat. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
The water level at Rock Island is stable and near 3.8 feet. Water clarity is good and water temperature is 37 degrees. We may get low enough that backing off the ends of the ramps may become an issue again. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
Sauger - No Report: Expecting some angling to take place in the tailwater with anglers mainly using jig and minnow rigs. |
11/29 06:45 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River levels are extremely low and expected to remain stable. Water temperatures have fallen into the mid 30s. The bite has slowed with the colder temps. Panfish have moved into backwater lakes preparing for winter. Skim ice is forming on backwaters but is not yet thick enough for ice fishing. Walleye sauger fishing is slower this week. Live bait has been most successful.
NOTICE: The south Guttenberg ramp will now remain closed for repairs through the first week of December. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Water level at Lansing is 7.9 feet and is expected to remain stable. Water temperature is near 34 degrees. Lansing Village Creek ramp conditions have improved with the slight rise in water. Large boat launching is not recommended. Boaters should avoid power loading, use caution and go slow when loading and unloading. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Vertical jig below the lock & dam or Fish a 3-way rig over structure like rock closing dams. Try a jig tipped with a walleye minnow.
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. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Fair: Perch are biting along the weed edges in 8 feet of water. Reports of jumbo perch are being caught using a minnow rig. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Slow: Some crappie are being picked up in fallen trees in running sloughs in about 6 feet of water using artificial jigs or a crappie minnow. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Fair: Bluegill are in the backwaters. Float a garden worm under a bobber along the shoreline. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Fish the edge of weed beds in backwater and side channel areas. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Good: Cast a spinner or crankbaits in current along the rocky shorelines for some fun smallmouth bass action. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Sauger - Fair: Sauger have begun to move up to the dams. Vertical jig a twister tail or with minnow rig in the tailwaters. |
11/30 11:34 |
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Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock)
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Northeast |
Interior river levels remain low and anglers are doing fair to good on walleye. Anglers are having more success fishing from shore than boat angling with the rivers being so low. Trout streams remain in excellent condition. For further information contact your local bait shops for the most recent information. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock)
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Northeast |
The walleye bite has picked up on the Shell Rock River in Butler County this past week. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Anglers have been doing best casting and retrieving lead head jigs tipped with plastics. Evening fishing has been the most productive. |
11/30 07:53 |
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Turkey River (above Clermont)
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Turkey River (above Clermont)
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Northeast |
Impoundments iced over. Ice unsafe. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Turkey River (above Clermont)
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Northeast |
Walleye - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Upper Iowa River (above Decorah)
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Upper Iowa River (above Decorah)
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Northeast |
Water levels remain low and steady. Areas with low flow iced over. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Upper Iowa River (above Decorah)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Slow: Fish below dams. Use crankbait or jig tipped with a minnow. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Upper Iowa River (above Decorah)
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Northeast |
Rainbow Trout - Slow: Fish below dams. Use lures imitating small minnows. |
11/30 09:24 |
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Volga Lake
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Northeast |
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weekend weather upper 30's for highs to 20's overnight. First shotgun deer season opens Saturday. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Volga Lake
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Northeast |
Lake completely iced over this week. Ice unsafe. |
11/30 08:57 |
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Volga Lake
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Northeast |
Bluegill - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |
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Volga Lake
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - No Report: |
11/30 08:57 |