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Bellevue Management District (Mississippi River Region)

  • Contact Person: Dave Bierman - 563-872-5495
  • Comments: Mississippi River water levels remain low across the district; use caution when navigating in off-channel areas. Water temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s, but will likely drop over the next week. Call your local bait shops or DNR Fisheries office for the latest information. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 12, Mississippi River (Dubuque)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water level is around 4.5 feet at the Dubuque tailwater and is holding steady. Use caution when navigating in off-channel areas. Water clarity is fair. Call your local DNR Fisheries office or local bait shops for the latest information. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Slow
Comment: Use a small jig and plastic combination or a live minnow rig in side channel areas with woody structure. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure like stump fields and brush piles in side channels or along current seams. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Use spinnerbaits or in-line spinners along rock lines, or try pitching a jig into woody structure in deeper side channels. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Northern Pike - Fair
Comment: Try large and flashy spinnerbaits or inline spinners in areas with cold water inputs. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Good
Comment: Throw inline spinners in rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Try a three-way rig with live bait on the wing-dams. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Yellow Perch - Status Unsure
Comment: Look for the yellow perch bite to improve as water temperatures cool. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 13, Mississippi River (Jackson)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 76.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water level is around 3.8 feet at the Bellevue tailwater and is holding steady. Use caution when navigating in off-channel areas. Water clarity is fair. Call your local DNR Fisheries office or local bait shops for the latest information. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Slow
Comment: Use a small jig and plastic combination or a live minnow rig in side channel areas with woody structure. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Try a piece of nightcrawler under a bobber or a small jig in areas with woody structure along the edges of side channels. Some anglers are catching bluegill along main channel borders and in the tailwaters. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Channel Catfish - Excellent
Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure like stump fields and brush piles in side channels or along current seams. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Flathead Catfish - Slow
Comment: N/A
Freshwater Drum - Excellent
Comment: Use a simple sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current or in the tailwater. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Largemouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Use spinnerbaits or in-line spinners along rock lines, or try pitching a jig into woody structure in deeper side channels. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Northern Pike - Fair
Comment: Try large and flashy spinnerbaits or inline spinners in areas with cold water inputs. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Sauger - Slow
Comment: A few sauger have showed up in the tailwaters, but not in great numbers. Use a live bait rig. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Good
Comment: Throw inline spinners along rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Try a three-way rig with live bait on the wing-dams. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 08/20/2026
White Bass - Fair
Comment: Cast a white inline spinner in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows, like along the main channel border. Some anglers have caught white bass in the tailwaters on one-eyes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 14, Mississippi River (Clinton)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water level is around 4.1 feet at Lock and Dam 13 and is holding steady. Use caution when navigating in off-channel areas. Water temperatures are in the upper 70s. Water quality is fair. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Try a piece of nightcrawler under a bobber or a small jig in areas with woody structure along the edges of side channels. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Excellent
Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure like stump fields and brush piles in side channels or along current seams. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Use spinnerbaits along vegetation edges in backwater areas or along rock lines, or try pitching a jig into woody structure in side channels. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Try a three-way rig with live bait on the wing-dams. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 08/20/2026
White Crappie - Slow
Comment: Use a small jig and plastic combination or a live minnow rig in side channel areas with woody structure. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 15, Mississippi River (Scott)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 81.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water level is around 4.2 feet at Lock and Dam 14 and is holding fairly steady. Water clarity is fair. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure or along current breaks. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Freshwater Drum - Excellent
Comment: Try a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/19/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Use a three-way rig with live bait on wing-dams or other rocky structure. Last updated on 08/20/2026

Fairport Management District (Mississippi River Region)

  • Contact Person: Andy Fowler - 563-263-5062
  • Comments: Mississippi River Pools 16-19: River stages have been fairly steady this past week. Main channel water temperature is around 80-82 degrees. Water clarity has been good. Clarity may change with recent heavy rains. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 09/09/2026

Pool 16, Mississippi River (Scott)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Tailwater stage is 3.97 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport. Tailwater stage is forecast to stay steady over the weekend. Flood Stage is 15 feet. River stage is 10.18 feet at Fairport; flood stage is 14 feet. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Channel Catfish - Status Unsure
Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Use dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Status Unsure
Comment: Try three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Status Unsure
Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, looks for brush piles with a little bit of current. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 17, Mississippi River (Muscatine)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Tailwater stage is 3.28 feet at Lock and Dam 16 in Muscatine. Tailwater stage is forecast to stay steady over the weekend. Flood stage is 15 feet. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Channel Catfish - Status Unsure
Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Use dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Status Unsure
Comment: Try three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Status Unsure
Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, looks for brush piles with a little bit of current. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 18, Mississippi River (Louisa)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Tailwater stage is 3.47 feet at Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston. Tailwater stage is forecast to stay steady over the weekend. Flood stage is 15 feet. Use caution when boating due to low river levels. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Channel Catfish - Status Unsure
Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Try dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Status Unsure
Comment: Use three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Status Unsure
Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, looks for brush piles with a little bit of current. . Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 19, Mississippi River (Lee)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 81.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Tailwater stage is 1.54 feet at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington and forecast to stay steady over the weekend. Flood stage is 10 feet. River stage is 7.94 feet at Burlington; flood stage is 15 feet. River stage is 525.28 feet at Fort Madison; flood stage is 528.0 feet. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Channel Catfish - Status Unsure
Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Use dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Status Unsure
Comment: Try three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Status Unsure
Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, look for brush piles with a little bit of current. . Last updated on 09/10/2026

Guttenberg Management District (Mississippi River Region)

  • Contact Person: Karen Osterkamp - 563-252-1156
  • Comments: Upper Mississippi water levels remain extremely low and stable. Boaters should use caution due to low water conditions. Avoid backing your trailer in too far and dropping off the end of the ramp. Water clarity is slightly stained after recent rainfall. Temperature has dropped into the mid to upper 70s. Fish are actively feeding with slightly cooler water. Try fishing along wood or rock structure and edges of vegetation lines. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 09, Mississippi River (Allamakee)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 79.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: River level is 7.9 feet at Lansing and is expected to remain stable over the next week. New Albin Army Road ramp improvements are complete and open. **Reminder: Crews are working on the Blackhawk Bridge at Lansing. Boaters should use caution in the construction zone. Please slow down for everyone's safety. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Use a light jig or small spinner bait in moderate current in side channel sloughs with wood structure. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Bluegill - Good
Comment: High water temperatures will move fish off shore into deeper water. Try a small piece of crawler mid-depth in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Channel Catfish - Excellent
Comment: Stink baits are the hot bait for channel cats. Try fishing in moderate current in 2 to 7 feet of water. . Last updated on 08/19/2026
Flathead Catfish - Slow
Comment: Use live bait like a shiner or small sunfish in deep water holes with snags or wood structure. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Freshwater Drum - Good
Comment: Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Largemouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog bait along weedlines of side channels and backwater lakes. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Northern Pike - Good
Comment: Northern pike will seek cold water during hot summer days. Throw flashy spinners at the mouths of tributaries. . Last updated on 08/26/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Troll crankbaits or a three-way rig with a whole crawler on the wing-dams. . Last updated on 08/26/2026
Yellow Perch - Good
Comment: Jig small lures or drop shot live bait along the weedlines in backwater lakes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 10, Mississippi River (Clayton)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water level remains stable at 612.1 feet below Lock and Dam 9, Lynxville. Boaters should use caution to not back off the end of boat ramps in low water. Water clarity is good. Look for fish in deeper water with moderate current. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Try a light jig or small spinner bait in moderate current in side channel sloughs with wood structure. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Bluegill - Good
Comment: High water temperatures will move fish off shore into deeper water. Try a small piece of crawler mid-depth in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Channel Catfish - Excellent
Comment: Stink baits are the hot bait for channel cats. Try fishing in moderate current in 2 to 7 feet of water. . Last updated on 08/19/2026
Flathead Catfish - Slow
Comment: Use live bait like a shiner or small sunfish in deep water holes with snags or wood structure. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Freshwater Drum - Good
Comment: Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Largemouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog bait along weedlines of side channels and backwater lakes. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Northern Pike - Good
Comment: Northern pike will seek cold water during hot summer days. Throw flashy spinners at the mouths of tributaries. . Last updated on 08/26/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Troll crankbaits or a three-way rig with a whole crawler on the wing-dams. . Last updated on 08/26/2026
Yellow Perch - Good
Comment: Jig small lures or drop shot live bait along the weedlines in backwater lakes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 11, Mississippi River (Clayton)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water level is 3.9 feet in Guttenberg Lock & Dam 10 tailwaters. Water clarity is slightly stained. Boaters should use caution in low water conditions. Look for fish in deeper water with moderate current. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Use a light jig or small spinner bait in moderate current in side channel sloughs with wood structure. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Bluegill - Good
Comment: High water temperatures will move fish off shore into deeper water. Try a small piece of crawler mid-depth in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Channel Catfish - Excellent
Comment: Stink baits are the hot bait for channel cats. Try fishing in moderate current in 2 to 7 feet of water. . Last updated on 08/19/2026
Flathead Catfish - Slow
Comment: Use live bait like a shiner or small sunfish in deep water holes with snags or wood structure. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Freshwater Drum - Good
Comment: Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Largemouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog bait along weedlines of side channels and backwater lakes. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Northern Pike - Good
Comment: Northern pike will seek cold water during hot summer days. Throw flashy spinners at the mouths of tributaries. . Last updated on 08/26/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Troll crankbaits or a three-way rig with a whole crawler on the wing-dams. . Last updated on 08/26/2026
Yellow Perch - Good
Comment: Jig small lures or drop shot live bait along the weedlines in backwater lakes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Decorah Management District (Northeast Region)

  • Contact Person: Caleb Schnitzler - 563-382-8324
  • Comments: Highs in the 70s with lows in the 50s create mild, comfortable fishing weather. A slight chance of rain for the area on Sunday. Area rivers and streams are at normal summer levels with excellent visibility. Stocking all trout streams resumed after the summer heat pause. Visit a local lake or pond for a family fishing outing. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Allamakee County Trout Streams (Allamakee)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams are in excellent condition. With fall around the corner, take this opportunity to find the next best spot to fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brook Trout - Slow
Comment: Brookies love to ambush land bugs from inside aquatic weed pockets. Aim for the 2-inch gap between the weed bed and the open current channel. Use a reach cast to lay the line across the current to get a few extra seconds of drift. A large variety of terrestrial insects are hatching with the warmer weather. Matching the hatch is vital to success. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Late summer to early fall is prime time for fishing terrestrials. Land insects constantly get blown or knocked into clear, low-water streams. Drift terrestrial flies within inches of the grass line where trout sit waiting for land bugs to tumble in. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Excellent
Comment: Freshly stocked rainbows hungry for a hook tipped with a small piece of worm, cheese, or dough ball will fill a limit quickly. For anglers interested in catch and release, use flies imitating crickets, grasshoppers, midges, scuds, mayflies, or caddis flies. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Cedar River (above Nashua) (Floyd)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable and clear. Water temperature is in the 70s. For more information, visit https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/05457700. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Good
Comment: Find crappie near snags in backwater areas. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Excellent
Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rock Bass - Fair
Comment: Use a jig tipped with a nightcrawler or a plastic, fished in the middle of the water column. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a variety of lures. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Excellent
Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Clayton County Trout Streams (Clayton)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams are in excellent condition. With fall around the corner, take this opportunity to find the next best spot to fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brook Trout - Slow
Comment: Brookies love to ambush land bugs from inside aquatic weed pockets. Aim for the 2-inch gap between the weed bed and the open current channel. Use a reach cast to lay the line across the current to get a few extra seconds of drift. A large variety of terrestrial insects are hatching with the warmer weather. Matching the hatch is vital to success. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Late summer to early fall is prime time for fishing terrestrials. Land insects constantly get blown or knocked into clear, low-water streams. Drift terrestrial flies within inches of the grass line where trout sit waiting for land bugs to tumble in. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Excellent
Comment: Freshly stocked rainbows hungry for a hook tipped with a small piece of worm, cheese, or dough ball will fill a limit quickly. For anglers interested in catch and release, use flies imitating crickets, grasshoppers, midges, scuds, mayflies, or caddis flies. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Fayette County Trout Streams (Fayette)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams are in excellent condition. With fall around the corner, take this opportunity to find the next best spot to fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Late summer to early fall is prime time for fishing terrestrials. Land insects constantly get blown or knocked into clear, low-water streams. Drift terrestrial flies within inches of the grass line where trout sit waiting for land bugs to tumble in. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Excellent
Comment: Freshly stocked rainbows hungry for a hook tipped with a small piece of worm, cheese, or dough ball will fill a limit quickly. For anglers interested in catch and release, use flies imitating crickets, grasshoppers, midges, scuds, mayflies, or caddis flies. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Hendricks (Howard)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: A severe green algae bloom is occurring. Blooms should lessen as water temperatures cool. Weeds are up. Water temperature is in the 70s. Last updated on 08/28/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Find crappie along weedlines. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or very small piece of a nightcrawler along weedlines. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Good
Comment: Toss a topwater lure along the edge of a plant bed or rocky shoreline. Keep tension on the line to prevent losing your lure. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Meyer (Winneshiek)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water clarity is improving to about two feet. Water temperature is in the 70s. The bite should improve as water temperatures fall. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Good
Comment: Find crappie along weedlines. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Good
Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or very small piece of a nightcrawler along weedlines. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Good
Comment: Toss a topwater lure along the edge of a plant bed or rocky shoreline. Keep tension on the line to prevent lure loss. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Northern Pike - Slow
Comment: Pike hang in weedy areas stalking prey. Target weedlines with a spoon or hair jig to tease this feisty fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Mitchell County Trout Streams (Mitchell)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams are in excellent condition. With fall around the corner, take this opportunity to find the next best spot to fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Late summer to early fall is prime time for fishing terrestrials. Land insects constantly get blown or knocked into clear, low-water streams. Drift terrestrial flies within inches of the grass line where trout sit waiting for land bugs to tumble in. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Excellent
Comment: Freshly stocked rainbows hungry for a hook tipped with a small piece of worm, cheese, or dough ball will fill a limit quickly. For anglers interested in catch and release, use flies imitating crickets, grasshoppers, midges, scuds, mayflies, or caddis flies. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Turkey River (above Clermont) (Fayette)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable and clear. Water temperature is in the 70s. For more information, visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-05411850. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a variety of lures. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Excellent
Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Upper Iowa River (above Decorah) (Winneshiek)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable and clear. Water temperature is in the 70s. For more information, visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-05387500. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a variety of lures. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Excellent
Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Upper Iowa River (below Decorah) (Allamakee)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable and clear. Water temperature is in the 70s. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent
Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a variety of lures. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Excellent
Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Winneshiek County Trout Streams (Winneshiek)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams are in excellent condition. With fall around the corner, take this opportunity to find the next best spot to fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brook Trout - Slow
Comment: Brookies love to ambush land bugs from inside aquatic weed pockets. Aim for the 2-inch gap between the weed bed and the open current channel. Use a reach cast to lay the line across the current to get a few extra seconds of drift. A large variety of terrestrial insects are hatching with the warmer weather. Matching the hatch is vital to success. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Late summer to early fall is prime time for fishing terrestrials. Land insects constantly get blown or knocked into clear, low-water streams. Drift terrestrial flies within inches of the grass line where trout sit waiting for land bugs to tumble in. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Excellent
Comment: Freshly stocked rainbows hungry for a hook tipped with a small piece of worm, cheese, or dough ball will fill a limit quickly. For anglers interested in catch and release, use flies imitating crickets, grasshoppers, midges, scuds, mayflies, or caddis flies. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Manchester Management District (Northeast Region)

  • Contact Person: Dan Kirby - 563-927-3276
  • Comments: Interior river water levels are stable and seasonal. Eastern Iowa interior rivers are in excellent condition for fishing. Rivers are providing good fishing for channel catfish, smallmouth bass, walleye and northern pike. Local area lakes in and around Cedar Falls/Waterloo have been slow for panfish and largemouth bass. Water temperatures are in the upper 70s. Trout streams in Clayton, Dubuque, Delaware and Jackson counties are in good to excellent condition. Contact your local area bait and tackle shops for current and most up to date reports. Note: Dalton Pond in Jackson County will no longer be stocked with trout by the Iowa DNR and is closed to public fishing. Dalton Pond is private property that was under lease for public fishing and the lease was not renewed. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Baileys Ford (Delaware)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Spring Branch Creek within Baileys Ford Park is in excellent condition. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Bankston Creek (Dubuque)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams in Dubuque County are in good to excellent condition. Anglers are catching both rainbow and brown trout. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Fair
Comment: Try matching the hatch with the upcoming warmer weather. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Big Mill Creek (Jackson)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams in Jackson County are in good to excellent condition. The Big Mill Wildlife Management area is popular amongs anglers for both rainbow and brown trout. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Fair
Comment: Try matching the hatch with the upcoming forecast of warmer weather. Grasshopper patterns are a great choice for mid-day action. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Brinker Lake (Black Hawk)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Anglers are catching crappie. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Look for structure in 8 to 9 feet of water; use multi colored tube or hair jigs or a live minnow under a slip bobber. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Fair
Comment: Look for structure in 8 to 9 feet of water; use multi colored tube or hair jigs or a live minnow under a slip bobber. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City) (Black Hawk)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: River conditions are good for channel catfish, smallmouth bass and walleye. River levels are stable, providing good angling opportunities. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Try nightcrawlers, dead cutbaits or stink baits on the bottom. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve live baits tipped on a jig or crankbaits. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve live baits tipped on a jig or crankbaits. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Delaware County Trout Streams (Delaware)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams in Delaware County are in good to excellent condition. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Try matching the hatch with the upcoming warmer weather. Grasshoppers are abundant. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Dubuque County Trout Streams (Dubuque)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams in Dubuque County are in good to excellent condition. Anglers are catching both rainbow and brown trout. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Fair
Comment: Try matching the hatch with the upcoming warmer weather. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

George Wyth Lake (Black Hawk)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Anglers are catching crappie and small bluegill from shore. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Cast and retrieve artificial jigs of various colors. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Jackson County Trout Streams (Jackson)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams in Jackson County are in good to excellent condition. The Big Mill Wildlife Management area is popular amongst anglers for both rainbow and brown trout. Mill Creek in Bellevue is popular for easy access Rainbow Trout. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Try matching the hatch with the upcoming warmer weather. Caddis are almost always a good choice; grasshoppers are abundant in stream corridors. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Delhi (Delaware)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 76.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Anglers are catching largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and crappie. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Look for structure in 8 to 9 feet of water; use multi colored tube or hair jigs or a live minnow under a slip bobber. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Cast and retrieve crankbaits, spinner baits or topwater lures early morning or late evening. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Cast and retrieve crankbaits, spinner baits, or topwater lures early morning or late evening. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Fair
Comment: Look for structure in 8 to 9 feet of water; use multi colored tube or hair jigs or a live minnow under a slip bobber. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Maquoketa River (above Monticello) (Delaware)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Water levels on the Maquoketa River are stable and seasonal. River conditions are excellent for fishing heading into the Labor Day weekend. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Try cutbaits or stink bait near wood habitat on outside bends. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Good
Comment: Use a jig and plastic tipped with half a nightcrawler or cast and retrieve crankbaits. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Cast crankbaits or a jig tipped with half of a nightcrawler. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Maquoketa River (below Monticello) (Jackson)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The Maquoketa River continues to drop in Jones and Jackson counties. Few or no showers in the ten day forecast, providing good angling opportunities. Anglers are catching channel catfish and walleye. A 2025 fall fish survey showed extreme numbers of quality-size catfish below Pictured Rocks County Park. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Try live or fresh dead baits near structure. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Cast crankbaits or a jig tipped with half of a nightcrawler. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Richmond Springs (Delaware)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Trout streams in Delaware County are in good to excellent condition. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Brown Trout - Good
Comment: Try matching the hatch with the upcoming warmer weather. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good
Comment: Cast and retrieve flashy spinner blades or smaller bead heads. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Wapsipinicon River (Tripoli to Troy Mills) (Buchanan)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Water levels are seasonal and stable on the Wapsipinicon River, providing great fishing opportunities. Anglers are catching smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike and channel catfish. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Try fishing nightcrawlers or stink baits on the bottom above tree snags on the river. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Northern Pike - Good
Comment: Use a jig and plastic tipped with half a nightcrawler or cast and retrieve crankbaits. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Good
Comment: Use a jig and plastic tipped with half a nightcrawler or cast and retrieve crankbaits. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Good
Comment: Use a jig and plastic tipped with half a nightcrawler or cast and retrieve crankbaits. Last updated on 09/09/2026

Black Hawk Management District (Northwest Region)

  • Contact Person: Ben Wallace - 712-657-2638
  • Comments: Water temperatures are in the mid-70s in the district. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Black Hawk Lake (Sac)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 74.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Pick up bluegill from shore with a piece of crawler on a jig. Try along Ice House Point shoreline, the stone piers in Town Bay, and on the rock piles from boat. Most fish are 7-inches. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: There is a good population of 17- to 20-inch catfish. Use cut bait or crawlers fished on or near the bottom from shore and around the rock piles in deeper habitat. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Slow
Comment: Look for walleye along the dredge cuts and near the rock piles in the east basin. Try crankbaits, crawler harness rigs, or a minnow and jig. Expect the walleye bite to start picking up near shore ss water temperatures start to cool. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Crawford Creek Impoundment (Ida)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Look for bluegills near submerged brush piles. Bigger fish are 7- to 8-inches long. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake) (Buena Vista)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 74.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Look for catfish around rocky shorelines and near the dredge cuts. Use cut bait, stink bait, or a crawler fished on the bottom. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Slow
Comment: Look for walleye off shore near the dredge cuts. Use crankbaits, a jig tipped with a minnow fished just off the bottom, or a bottom bouncer with a crawler harness. Expect shore fishing to be more productive as water temperatures start to cool. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Clear Lake Management District (Northwest Region)

  • Contact Person: Scott Grummer - 641-357-3517
  • Comments: Contact Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office for information on lakes and rivers in north central Iowa. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 74.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The lake is 1.6 inches below crest. Water clarity is around 22 inches. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: N/A
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: N/A
Walleye - Slow
Comment: Anglers are catching fish near vegetation with jigs and live bait. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Yellow Bass - Good
Comment: Anglers are catching mostly 7- to 8-inch fish. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Lower Pine Lake (Hardin)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Drift or troll live bait or small crappie jigs. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Bluegill - Good
Comment: Try small jigs or nightcrawler pieces near woody structure. Last updated on 08/27/2026
Largemouth Bass - Good
Comment: N/A

Rice Lake (Winnebago)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Any water west of the north boat ramp is a waterfowl refuge and is closed to all activity from Sept. 1st through the final day of the duck season. Signs across the lake mark this area. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
There are no active fish reports for this location

Silver Lake (Worth) (Worth)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Largemouth Bass - Good
Comment: Use topwater and weedless baits. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Winnebago River (Cerro Gordo)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: River level is 4.85 feet. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Northern Pike - Fair
Comment: N/A
Smallmouth Bass - Fair
Comment: N/A

Spirit Lake Management District (Northwest Region)

  • Contact Person: Jed Siegwarth - 712-330-2542
  • Comments: Lake temperatures have cooled to the low to mid-70s with recent rains. Water levels are just below crest. Many of the late summer algae blooms are starting to subside. The fishing bite is trending up. Last updated on 09/10/2026

East Okoboji Lake (Dickinson)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The bass and panfish bite is good. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: N/A
Yellow Bass - Fair
Comment: N/A

Ingham Lake (Emmet)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 73.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
There are no active fish reports for this location

Little Swan Lake (Dickinson)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 73.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Vegetation has started to fall back, making navigation easier. . Last updated on 08/27/2026
Yellow Perch - Fair
Comment: N/A

Silver Lake (Dickinson) (Dickinson)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The lake still has a slight algae bloom. Last updated on 08/27/2026
There are no active fish reports for this location

Spirit Lake (Dickinson)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The lake is just below crest. The perch bite has picked up recently. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Good
Comment: Anglers are catching quality-sized bass. . Last updated on 08/19/2026
Walleye - Good
Comment: Anglers are targeting fish effectively using livescope, as well as trolling. . Last updated on 08/27/2026
Yellow Perch - Good
Comment: Many anglers are catching perch in 6-12 feet of water. Jigs paired with wigglers work well. Last updated on 09/10/2026

West Okoboji Lake (Dickinson)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The lake is experiencing a slight algae bloom; water clarity remains good. . Last updated on 08/20/2026
Bluegill - Good
Comment: Bluegill are out a bit deeper. Many anglers are catching fish upwards of 9-inches. . Last updated on 08/27/2026

Lake Darling Management District (Southeast Region)

  • Contact Person: Vance Polton - 319-694-2430
  • Comments: For more information on these lakes and ponds, call the Lake Darling Fisheries at 319-694-2430. Last updated on 03/04/2026

Big Hollow Lake (Des Moines)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: About two inches of rain on Tuesday/Wednesday. The water is starting to cool down with the rain and the cooler nighttime temperatures. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Slow
Comment: As the week has gone on, crappie fishing has slowed. Try vertical jigging with a minnow trailer or slip bobber and minnow in about 7 - 8 feet of water along and in the trees along the south side of the lake across from the campground fishing jetty and the kayak launch area. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Cedar River (Moscow to Columbus Junction) (Muscatine)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: River level is up about 8 inches in the last 24 hours. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Use cut bait or stink bait around the brush piles. Most of the feeder streams aren't bringing in much extra water. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Iowa River (Columbus Junction to Mississippi R) (Louisa)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: River level is up about a foot in the last 24 hours with recent rain. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Look for catfish to be hanging out around the log jams. Use cut bait or stink baits. Another good bait to try this time of the year are grass frogs (leopard frogs) freshly caught in the wet grass along the river bank. . Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Belva Deer (Keokuk)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 79.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Two inches of rain in the last 48 hours. Lake level has come up a little bit. Water clarity is just under 2 feet. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Slow
Comment: Bluegill fishing might pick up as the water continues to cool. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Slow
Comment: Bass fishing was good on Monday before the rain; the bite slowed after the storm. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Darling (Washington)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: 3.25 inches of rain Tuesday/Wednesday. Lake level is up 18 inches, touching the bottom of the fishing pier. The water is brown tinted; a good amount of duckweed and planktonic algae was blow into the lake from the ponds and from upstream. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Status Unsure
Comment: With the big change in lake conditions, expect bluegills to be holding tight to the deeper water habitat. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Status Unsure
Comment: Lots of extra water in the lake with reduced water clarity. Expect bass to be holding tight until conditions return back to normal. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Geode (Henry)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The last storm dropped about 2 inches of rain. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Crappie fishing was slow over the weekend. Expect crappie to still be hanging out in the fish habitat in 8 to 10 feet of water next to the ledges. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Bluegills are hanging out with the crappies in the fish habitat nearest the steep drop-offs. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lost Grove Lake (Scott)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Cooler weather the last couple of days and some rain is starting to drop the water temperatures. Lost Grove has Eurasian Watermilfoil; properly clean your boat and trailer before you leave the boat ramp parking lots to help prevent its spread to other lakes. . Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Bluegills aren't ready to come in shallower. they are staying out in the trees in 10 to 14 feet of water; a little deeper is some areas. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: The cooler overcast weather is starting to let the evening bite creep up into a little earlier in the evening. Try fishing the edges of the weedbeds along the points that drop off into deeper water. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Skunk River (Rose Hill to Coppock) (Washington)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The river level is up about 3 feet in the last 24 hours with a lot more water coming down the South Skunk from up by Oskaloosa. Last updated on 09/10/2026
There are no active fish reports for this location

Macbride Management District (Southeast Region)

  • Contact Person: D. J. Vogeler or Chris Mack - 319-624-3615
  • Comments: N/A

Cedar River (Cedar Rapids to Moscow) (Cedar)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Use cut bait or stink bait near brush piles and broken concrete or rock. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Flathead Catfish - Fair
Comment: Use cut bait or live bait near brush piles. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Cedar River (La Porte City to Cedar Rapids) (Linn)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Use cut bait or stink bait near brush piles and broken concrete. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Flathead Catfish - Fair
Comment: Try live bait around brush piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Use crank baits, topwater or jigs along rock shorelines. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Use jigs or nightcrawlers. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Coralville Reservoir (Johnson)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Crappie have been scattered. The best bite has been early in the morning with a minnow on a jig head. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Fishing has been hit-or-miss trolling shad on rattle rigs. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Crappie - Fair
Comment: Crappie have been scattered. The best bite has been early in the morning with a minnow on a jig head. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Iowa Lake (Iowa Co.) (Iowa)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Fishing has been consistent with lots of sorting. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: N/A
Largemouth Bass - Good
Comment: Use topwater lures at sunrise or sunset. Last updated on 09/09/2026

Iowa River (Coralville Lake to River Junction) (Johnson)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Use cut bait in tailwater and brush piles. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Flathead Catfish - Fair
Comment: Anglers are catching a few catfish on soft plastics or shad while targeting wipers. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Use soft plastics or shad. Last updated on 09/03/2026
White Bass - Fair
Comment: Anglers targetting wipers are catching a few. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Fair
Comment: Use soft plastics or shad in tailwater areas or deep holes with brush piles. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Iowa River (Marshalltown to Coralville Lake) (Iowa)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Use stink bait near brush piles. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Flathead Catfish - Fair
Comment: Try live bait near brush piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Slow
Comment: Use soft plastics along the creek mouths. Last updated on 09/10/2026
White Bass - Slow
Comment: Use soft plastics along the creek mouths. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Slow
Comment: Use soft plastics along the creek mouths. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Macbride (Johnson)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Few reports of bass on topwater at sunrise/sunset or on jigs or crank baits around stumps and brush piles. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Spotted bass - Fair
Comment: Use topwater lures at sunrise and sunset. Last updated on 09/03/2026
White Crappie - Fair
Comment: Anglers are catching crappies around brush piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Wapsipinicon River (Troy Mills to Oxford Junction) (Jones)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair
Comment: Try cut bait or stink bait along brush piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Fair
Comment: Try fishing along rock shorelines with current seams. . Last updated on 09/03/2026

Rathbun Management District (Southeast Region)

  • Contact Person: Rathbun Fish Hatchery personnel - 641-647-2406
  • Comments: N/A

Lake Keomah (Mahaska)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Closed
  • Comments: Lake Keomah is refilling after a lake renovation last year. Some fish have been stocked for future angling. Last updated on 09/03/2026
There are no active fish reports for this location

Lake Miami (Monroe)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Try small jigs along the fishing jetties and around the submerged cedar tree piles. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Largemouth Bass - Slow
Comment: Use plastics or crankbaits around the cedar tree piles and along the rip-rapped shorelines. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Sugema (Van Buren)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Slow
Comment: Target suspended crappies with small crankbaits or small jigs. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Slow
Comment: Try small jigs around openings in the vegetation or along the rip-rapped shorelines. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Use crankbaits or plastics around the rock jetties and other rip-rapped shorelines. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Lake Wapello (Davis)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Slow
Comment: Target suspended crappies using jigs or small crankbaits. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Try crankbaits and plastics along brush piles and rocky shorelines. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Rathbun Reservoir (Appanoose)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Lake level is 905.72 msl; recreation pool is 904 msl. Lake Rathbun contains zebra mussels; clean, drain and dry your boat before you go to another water body. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Slow
Comment: Target suspended crappie with small crankbaits. Look for crappies to gather around brush piles and be closer to shore ss the water cools. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Walleye - Slow
Comment: Troll crankbaits over rock piles or underwater islands. Use crankbaits that mimic gizzard shad. Last updated on 09/03/2026
Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Slow
Comment: Try vertically jigging over rock piles or trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Boone Management District (Southwest Region)

  • Contact Person: Andy Otting - 515-204-5885
  • Comments: Catfishing is good in the reservoirs and rivers. Drifting or slow trolling plastics at depths less than 10 feet deep will find crappies in many Central Iowa lakes. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Big Creek Lake (Polk)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Try trolling or jigging panfish plastics over roadbeds and brush piles in water less than 15 feet deep. Shore anglers can try the rock fishing jetties in the early mornings and evenings. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Fair
Comment: Use jigs with shad imitating plastics. Look for surface feeding activity or use electronics to find concentrated schools of gizzard shad. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Des Moines River (Stratford to Saylorville Lake) (Polk)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Try dip baits and cut baits near wood debris and deep cutbanks. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Hickory Grove Lake (Story)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Bluegill - Good
Comment: Use 1/32 or 1/16 ounce jig heads tipped with a nightcrawler fished in 4 to 8 feet of water over gravel and rock habitat locations. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Red Rock Reservoir (Marion)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Try drifting or still fishing cut baits on the upper portion of the main reservoir near and above the mile long bridge, and in the upper end of the Whitebreast Creek arm. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Saylorville Reservoir (Polk)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Good
Comment: Drift cut baits in the upper portion of the reservoir near and just above the mile long bridge. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Cold Springs Management District (Southwest Region)

  • Contact Person: Mark Boucher or John Lorenzen - 712-769-2587
  • Comments: N/A

Greenfield Lake (Adair)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Slow troll open water areas to find schools of black crappie. The early morning bite is best. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Channel Catfish - Slow
Comment: Cast cut bait on the windy shoreline to catch all sizes of channel catfish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: N/A

Lake Anita (Cass)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Troll the roadbeds or fish along deep tree piles to find black crappies. Early morning bite is best. Sorting is needed for larger fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Anglers are catching bluegill slow trolling close to underwater reefs and around the roadbed. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Bass anglers are finding fish in deep tree piles and along the roadbed. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Meadow Lake (Adair)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Look for black crappies in the tree piles. Late afternoon bite is best. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Slow troll and fish along tree piles to find 8-inch fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Cast plastics in the shallow tree piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Prairie Rose Lake (Shelby)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Find black crappies in the tree piles. Fish will average 9.5-inches. Anglers are trolling for larger fish. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Bluegill - Slow
Comment: Look for bluegills in open water areas slow trolling or drifting. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: N/A

Viking Lake (Montgomery)

  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water clarity is good. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Black Crappie - Good
Comment: Find underwater tree piles to catch 9-inch black crappie. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: N/A

Mt. Ayr Management District (Southwest Region)

  • Contact Person: Andy Jansen - 641-464-3108
  • Comments: Water temperature is in the upper 70s to low 80s in most Mount Ayr district lakes. Last updated on 08/31/2026

Green Valley Lake (Union)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Docks are in at all boat ramps. Last updated on 08/20/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Catch Bluegill of all sizes with a piece of nightcrawler under a bobber along the fishing jetties. Last updated on 09/10/2026
Largemouth Bass - Fair
Comment: Catch Largemouth Bass of all sizes on finesse plastics along rocky shoreline areas during early morning and late evening. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Little River Watershed Lake (Decatur)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Docks are in at the main and bait shop ramps. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Bluegill - Fair
Comment: Catch Bluegill of all sizes with a piece of nightcrawler under a bobber fished near rock piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Three Mile Lake (Union)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Lake level is about 9 inches below normal pool as of September 9th. Last updated on 09/10/2026
There are no active fish reports for this location

Twelve Mile Creek Lake (Union)

  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Docks are in at the main ramp. Last updated on 09/09/2026
Black Crappie - Fair
Comment: Catch Crappie of all sizes with jigs tipped with a minnow fished near rock piles. Last updated on 09/10/2026
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