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Pool 15, Mississippi River

General Information

County: Scott
Location: Between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island Illinois. Starts at River Mile 482.9
Acres: 3626.90
Maximum Depth:
Motoring Restrictions:

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Amenities

Amenities at Pool 15, Mississippi River include:
  • Boat Access
  • Picnic Area
  • Accessible Facilities
  • Playground
  • Restrooms
  • Good/Excellent Shorefishing

Water levels are low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off end of ramps. Fall fishing can be great on the River right until ice in. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781.
Water level is stable at Rock Island near 5.9 feet. Water is clear and temperature is around 54 degrees.
Freshwater Drum - No Report: Worm rig with egg sinker fished along shore in moderate current will catch this consistent biter.
Smallmouth Bass - Good: Fish along the many rock lines with moderate current for abundant smallmouth bass. Pool 15 can be an overlooked spot for smallmouth but you need be along the abundant rock lines in moderate to fast current. Smallies live in rock areas with current.

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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 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Sauger
      • 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
    • 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
    • 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 Bass
      • Season: Continuous
      • Daily Bag Limit: combined yellow and white bass, 25 fish
      • Possession Limit: combined yellow and white bass, 50 fish
      • Length Limit: none
      • Other: Associated chutes and backwaters of the Mississippi River are included where intermittent or constant flow occur. In these areas, the daily bag and possession limit for the Mississippi River apply.

    Pool 15 is one of the shortest pools on the Mississippi River. It is not blessed with many backwater areas like the pools to the north or south of it, but some fine channel species of fishes can be regularly caught. Channel and flathead catfish populations are doing well. Freshwater drum is an usual catch on most stringers. In some years white bass do real well in the pool both in the tailwater and the LeClaire Channel at the bottom of the pool. Some smallmouth can be found at the delta area of Crow Creek. (2016)

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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.