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Pool 11, Mississippi River

General Information

County: Dubuque
Location: River Mile 583 at Dubuque, IA upstream to River Mile 615 at Guttenberg, IA.
Acres: 19875.00
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:

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Amenities

Amenities at Pool 11, Mississippi River include:

    Upper Mississippi River levels on Pools 9-11 remain low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off the end of ramps. Water temps have cooled down into the lower 50's. Fall fishing is picking up. Fish are on the feed in preparation for cold weather and will start moving into their overwintering holes.
    Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish anglers have been catching a few channel cats this week on crawlers.
    Walleye - Fair: Troll crankbaits on three-way rigs along deep side channel borders and wing dams. Expect walleye to start moving up to the tailwaters of the dams with colder water temps.
    Water level at Guttenberg is 5.6 feet in the tailwaters and is expected to fall slightly. Water temperature is 52° F. Guttenberg City Ramp furthest downstream lane has a scour hole at end of the concrete. Avoid backing trailers in too far when the water levels are extremely low.
    Yellow Perch - Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water.
    Bluegill - Excellent: Bluegill are moved off spawning beds into deeper water. Use light tackle on flooded shorelines and weed beds.
    Flathead Catfish - Good: Fish live bluegill or shiners in the tailwaters of the lock & dams and large tree snags in deeper sloughs.
    Freshwater Drum - Fair: Fish a piece of crawler off the bottom along main channel and side channel current.
    Largemouth Bass - Good: Cast crankbaits along weed edges in upper portions of backwaters
    Northern Pike - Fair: Fish the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes.
    Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along main channel rock shorelines.
    Black Crappie - Good: Crappie are on the fall feed. Fish fallen trees and stumps in the backwaters using a small jig tipped with a minnow.
    Sauger - Fair: Sauger have started moving up to the tailwaters of the dams with colder water temps.
    White Bass - Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks for white bass action. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding.
    Upper Mississippi River levels on Pools 9-11 have risen but are expected to stabilize over the next week. Water temps have fallen into the 40's. With the cold weather forecast fish should start moving into overwintering holes.
    Walleye - Fair: Walleye fishing in the tailwaters may improve with colder water temps.
    Water level at Guttenberg has risen to 6 ft. and is expected to rise to 7.3 ft. before stabilizing. Water temperature is in the mid 40's.
    Yellow Perch - Fair: Look for perch at the lower ends of backwaters near the openings
    Bluegill - Good: Use light tackle with hooked tipped with a small piece of worm or waxworms
    Largemouth Bass - Good: Cast crankbaits along woody debris near lower portions of backwaters
    Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along main channel rock shorelines.
    Black Crappie - Good: Crappie are on the fall feed. Fish fallen trees and stumps near backwaters using a small jig tipped with a minnow.
    Sauger - Fair: Tailwater fishing may improve with colder water temps.

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    The Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.

    • Black Bullhead
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
      • Possession Limit: unlimited
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:
    • Black Crappie
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 25 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 50 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers are included where intermittent or constant flow occur. If you possess an Iowa fishing license (but not Wisconsin), you can only 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 on the Wisconsin side of the river.
    • Bluegill
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 25 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 50 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers are included where intermittent or constant flow occur. If you possess an Iowa fishing license (but not Wisconsin), you can only 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 on the Wisconsin side of the river.
    • Brown Bullhead
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
      • Possession Limit: unlimited
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:
    • Channel Catfish
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: none
      • Possession Limit: unlimited
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:
    • Flathead Catfish
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: none
      • Possession Limit: unlimited
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:
    • Freshwater Drum
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: none
      • Possession Limit: unlimited
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other: May be taken by hand fishing, by snagging, by spear or by bow and arrow, day or night.
    • Largemouth Bass
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 5 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined black bass, 10 fish
      • Length Limit: 14-inch minimum
      • Other: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers are included where intermittent or constant flow occur. If you possess an Iowa fishing license (but not Wisconsin), you can only 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 on the Wisconsin side of the river.
    • Northern Pike
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: 5 fish
      • Possession Limit: 10 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:
    • Pumpkinseed
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 25 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 50 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:
    • Smallmouth Bass
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined black bass, 5 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined black bass, 10 fish
      • Length Limit: 14-inch minimum
      • Other: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers are included where intermittent or constant flow occur. If you possess an Iowa fishing license (but not Wisconsin), you can only 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 on the Wisconsin side of the river.
    • Walleye
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 6 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 12 fish
      • Length Limit: 15-inch minimum length limit; all walleye from 20 to 27-inches must be immediately released alive
      • Other: No more than one walleye longer than 27 inches may be taken per day on these pools
    • White Crappie
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 25 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined bluegill and pumpkinseed, 50 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other: Associated chutes and backwaters of border rivers are included where intermittent or constant flow occur. If you possess an Iowa fishing license (but not Wisconsin), you can only 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 on the Wisconsin side of the river.
    • Yellow Perch
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
      • Possession Limit: 50 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other:

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    Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases

    The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information.