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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Water levels on most area rivers and streams steady to low for this time of year. Rain Saturday evening through Tuesday. Weekend temperatures 50's to 30's at night. For more information, please call the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/01 09:11 |
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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Water levels remain low. |
11/01 10:01 |
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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Fair: Use minnows on a bladed jig with enough weight to get bait near bottom in deeper pool. |
11/01 10:01 |
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Cedar River (above Nashua)
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Smallies below dams. Try using a hook tipped with a ringworm, twistertail, or nightcrawler. |
11/01 10:22 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Interior rivers are at usual to low levels for this time of year and angling reports are very slow. There have been no reports on the area lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo. Trout streams remain in excellent condition here in northeast Iowa. For further information contact your local area bait shops for more details. |
10/31 08:48 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Anglers have been having success on the Cedar River for channel catfish, smallmouth bass and walleye. |
10/31 08:48 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Anglers are catching smallmouth bass using lead head jigs with twister tails. |
10/31 08:48 |
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Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
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Northeast |
Walleye - Fair: Try casting and retrieving lead head jigs tipped with a night crawler for walleye. |
10/31 08:48 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Water levels on most area rivers and streams steady to low for this time of year. Rain Saturday evening through Tuesday. Weekend temperatures 50's to 30's at night. For more information, please call the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/01 09:11 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
As of November 1, trout stream stocking is finished for the year. Staff would like to thank all our trout anglers and supporters for making this season fun and rewarding. Many trout streams flow through public areas where hunting occurs. |
11/01 10:05 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Brook Trout - Slow: Brook trout in pre-spawn condition. Trout clear gravel on stream bottoms to make trout nests or redds. Dabbling a fly through the narrow unvegetated runs is best or find a deeper pool above a beaver dam. |
11/01 10:05 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Brown Trout - Slow: Cleared gravel areas are present in areas with faster moving water. These are trout nests or redds. Avoid walking in these areas. Brownies are more interested in spawning than feeding making catching more difficult. Try using flies imitating minnows or other small fish. |
11/01 10:05 |
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Decorah District Streams
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Northeast |
Rainbow Trout - Good: A small chunk of worm or cheese under a bobber fished through a deeper hole may turn a rainbow head. Cut line on deeply hooked fish if returning to water. |
11/01 10:05 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Water levels on most area rivers and streams steady to low for this time of year. Rain Saturday evening through Tuesday. Weekend temperatures 50's to 30's at night. For more information, please call the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/01 09:11 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Water clarity improving as temperatures fall. Find fish near shore in morning moving deeper in the evening. Slow presentations down with cooler water temperatures. |
11/01 09:23 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Fair: Use a small piece of worm under a bobber for best luck. |
11/01 09:23 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Fair: Find crappie in deeper water. Use a small jig tipped with a plastic tail or spinner bait. |
11/01 09:23 |
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Lake Hendricks
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Use a jig with plastic tail or spinner bait. As temperatures drop, slow your retrieval. |
11/01 09:24 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Water levels on most area rivers and streams steady to low for this time of year. Rain Saturday evening through Tuesday. Weekend temperatures 50's to 30's at night. For more information, please call the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/01 09:11 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
As temperatures fall, water clarity improves. Evening is best time to find fish. Find fish in deeper water. |
11/01 09:26 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Fair: Fish deeper water near surface in evening. Use a small jig tipped with a small piece of worm under a bobber. |
11/01 10:14 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Fair: Use a small jig with plastic tail or spinner bait fished in deeper water. |
11/01 10:15 |
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Lake Meyer
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Fish evening using a spinner or crank bait with a slow retrieve. |
11/01 10:15 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River levels on Pools 9-11 have risen slightly but remain extremely low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off the end of ramps. Water temps have cooled down into the mid 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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Water level in the tailwaters at Lynxville is 613.3 feet and is predicted to rise slightly next week. Water temperature is 59 degrees. Avoid backing off the end of ramps during low water conditions. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish anglers have been catching a few channel cats this week on crawlers. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Good: Fish the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Cast frog baits along weed edges in upper portions of backwaters |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along main channel rock shorelines or at the spillway. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Use light tackle with hooked tipped with a small piece of worm. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Fair: Fish a piece of crawler off the bottom along main channel and side channel current. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
White Bass - Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks for white bass action. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 10
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Northeast |
Sauger - Fair: Sauger have started moving up to the tailwaters of the dams with colder water temps. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River levels on Pools 9-11 have risen slightly but remain extremely low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off the end of ramps. Water temps have cooled down into the mid 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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Water level at Guttenberg is up a foot from last week at 5.0 feet in the tailwaters and is expected to rise slightly. Water temperature is 58 at the lock & dam. Guttenberg City Ramp, the furthest south lane has a scour hole at end of ramp. Avoid backing trailers in too far when the water levels are extremely low. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish anglers have been catching a few channel cats this week on crawlers. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Fair: Fish the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along main channel rock shorelines. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Excellent: Bluegill are moved off spawning beds into deeper water. Use light tackle on flooded shorelines and weed beds. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Cast frog baits along weed edges in upper portions of backwaters |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Flathead Catfish - Good: Fish live bluegill or shiners in the tailwaters of the lock & dams and large tree snags in deeper sloughs. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Fair: Fish a piece of crawler off the bottom along main channel and side channel current. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
Sauger - Fair: Sauger have started moving up to the tailwaters of the dams with colder water temps. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
White Bass - Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks for white bass action. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 11
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Northeast |
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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
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. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Water level at Dubuque Lock and Dam is stable at 4.6 feet and the RR Bridge is at 7.3 feet. Water is clear with the temperature is around 56 degrees. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Can be hard to find in low water but try to concentrate along deeper rocky banks or tree falls. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Bass are stacked up along shorelines with old weed lines and in large woody habitats. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Good: Lots of small pike have been reported this year. This bodes well for the future of pike fishing in the Mississippi River. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Some angling is beginning to take place in the tailwaters as walleye and sauger make their annual movements to the dams. Walleyes and sauger are being reported by crappie anglers in the brush piles as well! |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
White Bass - Excellent: White bass have been a consistent in the creel. Try some flashy spinners in the tailwater areas. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Hit the brush piles with small jigs and minnows. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Excellent: Big drum are caught often on big crayfish. Otherwise try a simple egg sinker worm rig in areas of moderate current. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 12
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Try fishing along rock lines with small crankbaits or spinners |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
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. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Excellent: Drum are a consistent biter in moderate current areas. Use and egg sinker and worm rig. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Water level at Bellevue is stable and presently is very low near 3.8 feet. Water is clear with the temperature near 57 degrees. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
White Bass - Excellent: White bass are being caught in the Bellevue tailwaters on white jigs or small spinners. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Crappie are starting to show up in the creel with anglers using minnows in brush piles in the larger sloughs. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Excellent: Some sorting to find nicer bluegill may be necessary but many are being caught with worm rigs along the main channel shoreline. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Anglers are also using jig baits along slough brush piles in side channel areas. Fish are really concentrating on woody habitats. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Good: Some nice pike are being picked up in along the channel edges. Most pike are biting while folks are bass fishing. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Try rock lines with spinners or jigs for abundant smallies. You need to be in areas with strong current. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Walleye - Good: Some angling is beginning to take place in the tailwaters as walleye and sauger make their annual movements to the dams. Walleyes and sauger are being reported by crappie anglers in the brush piles as well! |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 13
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: Cats can still be found on mud flats with stink or cheese baits. Catfish often bite much later in the year than most people expect. |
10/31 11:22 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
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. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Water level at Fulton is stable and presently near 4.4 feet, 9.2 feet at Camanche and 4.2 feet at LeClaire. Water is clear with the temperature around 59 degrees. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Black Crappie - Good: Crappie are starting to show up in the creel with anglers using minnows in brush piles in the larger sloughs. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Excellent: Some sorting to find nicer bluegill may be necessary but many are being caught with worm rigs along the main channel shoreline. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Excellent: Worm rig with egg sinker fished along shore in moderate current will catch this consistent biter. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Excellent: Frog lures and spinner baits seem to be lures of choice. Fish are really concentrating on woody habitats. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Fish spinners or jigs next to rock lines with strong current. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
White Bass - Excellent: Fish along shorelines near the tailwater with flashy spinners or small white jigs. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 14
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Good: Pike have returned to the creel with anglers mainly using flashy spinner baits. White is preferred. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
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. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Excellent: Worm rig with egg sinker fished along shore in moderate current will catch this consistent biter. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
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. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 15
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Northeast |
Water level is stable at Rock Island near 4.3 feet. Water is clear and temperature is around 59 degrees. |
10/30 10:02 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Upper Mississippi River levels on Pools 9-11 have risen slightly but remain extremely low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off the end of ramps. Water temps have cooled down into the mid 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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Water level at Lansing is 8.2 feet and predicted to remain stable next week. Water temperature is 58 degrees. Boaters should use caution in low water to avoid backing off the end of the ramp at New Albin and Lansing Village Creek. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Yellow Perch - Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
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. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish anglers have been catching channel cats this week on crawlers and stink bait. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Northern Pike - Fair: Fish the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Largemouth Bass - Good: Cast frog baits along weed edges in upper portions of backwaters |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along main channel rock shorelines. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Bluegill - Good: Use light tackle with hooked tipped with a small piece of worm. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Freshwater Drum - Fair: Fish a piece of crawler off the bottom along main channel and side channel current. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Flathead Catfish - Good: Fish live bluegill or shiners in the tailwaters of the lock & dams and large tree snags in deeper sloughs. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
White Bass - Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks for white bass action. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
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.
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10/31 11:40 |
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Mississippi River Pool 9
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Northeast |
Sauger - Fair: Sauger have started moving up to the tailwaters of the dams with colder water temps. |
10/31 11:40 |
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Turkey River (above Clermont)
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Northeast |
Water levels on most area rivers and streams steady to low for this time of year. Rain Saturday evening through Tuesday. Weekend temperatures 50's to 30's at night. For more information, please call the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. |
11/01 09:11 |
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Turkey River (above Clermont)
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Northeast |
Water levels remain low. |
11/01 10:02 |