Black Crappie

Fair

8"-11" crappies getting caught around brush piles.

Bluegill

Fair

Mostly 4"-7" fish getting caught around brush piles.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

fishing around brush piles

Black Crappie

Good

Crappies are moving shallower. Fish are getting caught in less than 8 FOW.

Bluegill

Fair

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Bluegill

Fair

Are around brush piles and rock shorelines

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Fish getting caught at brush piles and rocky areas with jigs, spinner/chatter baits.

Muskellunge

Slow

Spotted bass

Fair

Fish getting caught at brush piles and rocky areas with jigs, spinner/chatter baits.

Walleye

Slow

White Crappie

Fair

Crappies are around brush piles.

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass)

Slow

suspended near brush piles

Walleye

Slow

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass)

Slow

Black Crappie

Fair

Black and white crappies getting caught in mornings.

Channel Catfish

Slow

White Crappie

Fair

Fish brush piles or docks

Channel Catfish

Slow

Walleye

Slow

Few fish getting caught using soft plastics.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Spotted bass

Slow

Few fish getting caught by walleye anglers.

Walleye

Slow

Fish current seams and eddies with leadheads and soft plastics.

White Bass

Slow

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass)

Slow

Few fish getting caught by walleye anglers

Channel Catfish

Slow

Walleye

Slow

White Bass

Slow

Channel Catfish

Slow

Around brush piles and rocks.

Sauger

Slow

Walleye

Slow

Black Crappie

Slow

Bluegill

Slow

Northern Pike

Slow

Smallmouth Bass

Fair

Leadhead and plastics in eddies

Walleye

Slow

Leadhead and plastics on current seams and holes

White Sucker

Good

redhorse and suckers are being caught with night crawlers.

Black Crappie

No Report

Crappies should start to move into shallow water as the water temperature increases. Use small jigs around structure.

Channel Catfish

No Report

Target shorelines with the wind blowing in using dead minnows.

Bluegill

No Report

Bluegills should start to move shallow with warmer water temperatures.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Target shorelines with dead minnows.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Target shorelines with spinners or plastics.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Try shad guts or dead minnows on windblown shorelines.

Largemouth Bass

No Report

Largemouth bass should start moving into shallow water as temperatures warm up. Use plastics fished slow.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Target windblown shorelines with dead minnows.

Largemouth Bass

No Report

Look for bass to start to move into shallow water along the dam.

Bluegill

No Report

Bluegill should start to move shallow as the water temperature increases. Use small jigs.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Use shad guts or dead chubs on windblown shorelines.

Black Crappie

No Report

Water temps are still pretty cool for the crappie to move shallow. Some will start as we warm up but the majority usually move in about the first two weeks of May.

Channel Catfish

Slow

Target windblown shorelines with shad guts or dead chubs.

Walleye

No Report

Walleye broodstock collections have been completed for the season. Target post spawn walleyes around rock piles in 8-12' of water.

Black Crappie

Good

Find some rock piles of trees in about 6-8 foot of water and you should be able to find some crappies suspended above them. bobber and minnow or small jigs worked fairly slowly. Not seeing much action in shallower just yet.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

The bass continue to get a little more active with the warmer temps and are moving into the shallower water habitat, might be time to throw a few crankbaits at them.

Black Crappie

Fair

The crappies remain around the trees in 6-7 foot of water and suspended at about 4-5 foot down. Really no change from last week.

Bluegill

Fair

Anglers continue to catch bluegills while fishing for the crappies using small jigs.

Black Crappie

Fair

Expect the crappie fishing to pick back up as the water clears. They seem to be holding over the rock piles just like last week.

Bluegill

Fair

Anglers are picking up some bluegills using small jigs while crappie fishing.

Black Crappie

Fair

When the wind allows it, anglers have been working the flooded timber in 4 to 6 foot of water and picking up some crappies.

Channel Catfish

Fair

The place to try for them would be along the face of the dam using cutbait when the winds aren't blowing 20-30 mph. We did finally get as couple of days like that.

Channel Catfish

Fair

The catfish are getting spread out and more actively feeding. Cutbait or night crawlers in the slack water areas should find you a few to take home.

Black Crappie

Fair

The crappies still holding at 6 to 7 foot deep water in the flooded timber. Small jigs floated under a small bobber so you can work it real slow.

Bluegill

Fair

The bluegills are starting to work the shallower water as the water continues to warm, the insects are getting more active around the flooded timber in 2 to 3 foot of water.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Start fishing the face of the dam and off the ends of the jetties, with the heavy rains I would recommend switching to nightcrawlers for bait.

Sauger

No Report

Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try fishing with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits.

Walleye

No Report

Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try fishing with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits. Start looking for walleyes on the wingdams as the spawn comes to an end.

White Crappie

No Report

As water temperatures warm look for crappies in the backwaters around brush piles. Try fishing with minnows under a bobber or jigs and minnows.

Sauger

No Report

Look for saugers below the lock and dam. Try fishing with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits.

Walleye

No Report

Try fishing for walleyes below the lock and dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits. Start looking for walleyes on the wingdams as the spawn comes to an end.

White Bass

Fair

There have been some reports of white bass being caught at the outlet of Odessa. Try casting jigs and plastics or crankbaits.

White Crappie

No Report

As water temperatures start to warm look for crappies in the backwaters around brush piles. Try fishing with minnows under a bobber or jigs and minnows. Try fishing the Huron Island complex.

Largemouth Bass

No Report

Look for largemouth bass around woody structure in the backwaters. Places to try are Big Timber and Cleveland Slough.

Sauger

No Report

Look for saugers below the lock and dam. Try fishing with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits.

Walleye

No Report

Try fishing below the Lock and Dam. Fish with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits. Start looking for walleyes on the wingdams.

White Bass

No Report

Look for white bass around the outfalls around GPC. Try casting jigs and plastics or crankbaits.

White Crappie

No Report

As water temperatures begin to warm look for crappies in the backwaters around brush piles. Fish with minnows under a bobber or jigs and minnows.

Largemouth Bass

No Report

Look for largemouth bass in the backwaters around woody structure.

Sauger

No Report

Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam and in Sylvan Slough. Try fishing with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits.

Walleye

No Report

Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam and in Sylvan Slough. Try fishing with jigs and minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows or crankbaits. Start looking for walleyes on the wingdams and they transition from spawning areas.

White Bass

No Report

Look for white bass in Sylvan Slough around the Arsenal and Power dam outflows. Try casting jigs and twister tails or crankbaits.

White Crappie

No Report

As water temperatures begin to warm look for crappies in the backwaters around brush piles. Fish with minnows under a bobber or jigs and minnows. Places to try are Sunset Marina and the Andalusia Island complex.

Bluegill

No Report

It was a good ice fishing season this year and hopefully that translates to a good open water season.

Channel Catfish

Good

Seems early but good channel catfishing is occurring by anglers using blood baits.

Northern Pike

Fair

As expected some nice pike have once again been reported by anglers throwing spinner baits.

Paddlefish

No Report

Paddlefish snagging season is now closed.

Walleye

Slow

Walleye bite has been slow. Most walleyes have spawned by now and usually bite starts to pick back up on wingdams in the next few weeks.

Bluegill

No Report

Lots of bluegills were caught during the ice fishing season and expect good open water fishing on gills this year.

Bowfin

Good

Bowfin are good early season biters. Try backwater areas like the Green Island Wildlife area for some early season fun!

Brown Bullhead

Good

The lower pool access sites are good places to fish off the bank to catch brown bullhead and an occasional catfish. Bullheads are good early season biters

Northern Pike

No Report

Expecting the pike to start biting again soon as populations are very good in Pool 13.

Paddlefish

No Report

Paddlefish snagging season is now closed.

Rainbow Trout

Excellent

The Kids trout pond North of the DNR fisheries station is stocked with trout and should remain good fishing till the April/May time frame when it will weed over.

Walleye

Slow

Walleye bite has been slow. Most walleyes have spawned by now and usually bite starts to pick back up on wingdams in the next few weeks.

Yellow Perch

Good

Some are being caught in tailwaters on small jigs and worm rigs.

Black Crappie

Fair

It takes a bit of fishing in brush piles but a few crappie can be caught on minnow rigs.

Bluegill

No Report

Bluegill populations are strong but have not heard anyone fishing them since ice out. Some backwaters still have remnant ice in them yet.

Freshwater Drum

Good

Drum can easily be caught on egg sinker and worm rigs.

Northern Pike

Fair

Pike fishing this winter and early spring was very good. It has slowed up a bit but should pick up again after water warms a bit.

Walleye

Slow

Walleye bite has been slow. Most walleyes have spawned by now and usually bite starts to pick back up on wingdams in the next few weeks.

Yellow Perch

Good

Some yellow perch are being caught in the tailwater areas on jig and worm rigs.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Throw plastics along the shorelines in upper end of backwaters away from the current.

Northern Pike

Excellent

Northern pike are on the feed after the spawn. Fish the shallows and weedy shorelines using larger flashy spinnerbaits.

Sauger

Slow

Fish out of the current near tailwaters of the lock and dam using a hair jig tipped with minnow. Some fish being picked up downriver on closing dams. Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn.

Smallmouth Bass

Good

Fish spinners along the rocks on shorelines with current for early smallmouth action

Walleye

Slow

Fish out of the current near tailwaters of the lock and dam using a hair jig tipped with minnow. Some fish being picked up downriver on closing dams. Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn.

Yellow Perch

Good

Fish the current seams off shore using a crappie rig tipped with worms or a minnow. Perch are biting off shore at Mud Lake park near Dubuque.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Throw plastics along the shorelines in upper end of backwaters away from the current.

Northern Pike

Good

Northern pike are on the feed after the spawn. Fish the shallows and weedy shorelines using larger flashy spinnerbaits.

Sauger

Slow

Fish out of the current near tailwaters of the lock and dam using a hair jig tipped with minnow.

Smallmouth Bass

Good

Fish spinners along the rocks on shorelines with current for early smallmouth action

Walleye

Slow

Fish out of the current near tailwaters of the lock and dam using a hair jig tipped with minnow. Some fish being picked up downriver on closing dams. Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn.

Yellow Perch

Good

Fish the current seams off shore using a crappie rig tipped with worms or a minnow.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Throw plastics along the shorelines in upper end of backwaters away from the current.

Northern Pike

Excellent

Northern pike are on the feed after the spawn. Fish the shallows and weedy shorelines using larger flashy spinnerbaits.

Sauger

Slow

Fish out of the current near tailwaters of the lock and dam using a hair jig tipped with minnow. Some fish being picked up downriver on closing dams. Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn.

Smallmouth Bass

Fair

Fish spinners along the rocks on shorelines with current for early smallmouth action

Walleye

Slow

Fish out of the current near tailwaters of the lock and dam using a hair jig tipped with minnow. Some fish being picked up downriver on closing dams. Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn.

Yellow Perch

Good

Fish the current seams off shore using a crappie rig tipped with worms or a minnow.

Black Crappie

Fair

Try fishing a live minnow under a slip bobber or casting various colored tube or hair jigs near structure for some crappie action.

Rainbow Trout

Good

Cast and retrieve flashy jigs or little spinners for success or floating baits underneath a slip bobber.

Rainbow Trout

Good

Cast and retrieve flashy jigs or little spinners for success or floating baits underneath a slip bobber.

Black Crappie

Fair

Try drifting a minnow under a slip bobber or casting and retrieving crappie jigs.

Channel Catfish

Fair

Anglers are taking a few catfish on stink baits or chubs.

Walleye

Fair

Try fishing a jig head with plastics with or without a live minnow. Look for the deeper pools, current breaks and tail ends of riffles for some walleye action.

Smallmouth Bass

Fair

Try fishing a jig head with plastics with or without a live minnow or casting and retrieving crankbaits or spinner baits.

Walleye

Fair

Try fishing a jig head with plastics with or without a live minnow. Look for the deeper pools, current breaks and tail ends of riffles for some walleye action.

Black Crappie

Slow

Find crappie around woody structure. Use a flashy lure to attract attention.

Bluegill

Slow

Bluegills around structure near shore. Use small jigs tipped with waxworms or small piece of nightcrawler.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Fish the drop-offs, downed trees, or rocky areas. Use crankbaits or spinnerbaits.

Black Crappie

Slow

Try angling higher in water column late afternoon. Also fish along the rocky shoreline where water warms quicker.

Bluegill

Slow

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Fish along drop-offs or around structure. Crankbaits work well.

Black Crappie

Slow

Bluegill

Fair

Fish around jetties. Use small jig tipped with waxworm or red worms.

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Find bass along drop-offs or near woody structure near shoreline.

Smallmouth Bass

Slow

Walleye

Fair

Use jig tipped with minnow for luck. Find fish in slack water below dams.

White Sucker

Slow

Sucker bite variable. Use a worm on the stream bottom.

Walleye

Fair

White Sucker

Fair

Black Crappie

Fair

Action picking up. Try minnows for best luck.

Channel Catfish

Excellent

Anglers using a dead chub or piece of carp fished on bottom finding good action in impoundments and off channel areas.

Smallmouth Bass

Fair

Action remains variable for smallies. Try using a jig tipped with plastic tail or crankbait fished through a deeper hole out of current.

Walleye

Fair

Anglers finding walleye in deeper holes out of current using minnows or worms.

Brook Trout

Slow

Good hatches of gnats and midges occurring on warm sunny afternoons. Use care not to alarm fish when approaching stream with clear water.

Brown Trout

Good

Fish near or around undercut banks. Spinner baits work well especially in windy conditions. Try using streamers on larger waterbodies for some exciting action. Brown trout prefer slightly off color water.

Rainbow Trout

Excellent

Use spinner baits, hair jigs, or hooks tipped with a small piece of worm, dough ball, or cheese floated through deeper water. Use bait if keeping fish.

Black Crappie

Fair

Anglers have been finding fish of quality size up to 14". Anglers have reported some success around Templar Lagoon.

Bluegill

Fair

Yellow Perch

Fair

Sorting is needed, but anglers have been finding many of acceptable size.

Black Crappie

Fair

Bluegill

Fair

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Yellow Perch

Fair

Many fish have been observed, but sorting will most likely be needed.

Walleye

Fair

The bite has been hit or miss.

Black Crappie

Fair

Bluegill

Fair

Walleye

Fair

Anglers have had some success in the morning and afternoon.

Walleye

Good

Anglers wading and boat fishing are catching walleye. Try jigs, minnows, or slow retrieved crankbaits near reefs and shallow rocky shorelines. Shore anglers try near the canals and the jetties after sunset.

Yellow Bass

Slow

Fish will move shallow on the north shore on warm afternoons.

Black Crappie

Slow

Crappie are suspended in the dredge cuts.

Walleye

Slow

Largemouth Bass

Fair

Target woody habitat near the shore.

Yellow Perch

Slow

Fish near the cattail edges on the warmer days.

Northern Pike

No Report

Use suckers, chubs, and jigs in slack current areas and where tributaries enter the river.

Black Crappie

Fair

Fish can be picked up near shore in 2-8 feet of water near submerged structure.

Walleye

Fair

Black Crappie

Slow

Anglers are picking up a few crappie in the marina.

Walleye

Fair

This time of year fish can be picked up near shore and also out deeper by boat. Use minnow, leach, or crawler fished near the bottom under a bobber from shore. Or from boat use a bottom bouncer rig near the dredge cuts.

Yellow Bass

Fair

Fish have been picked up in the marina.

Yellow Perch

Fair

Black Crappie

Fair

Anglers are starting to pick up crappies from shore. Fishing along Ice House Point shoreline and in the marina has been productive.

Walleye

Fair

Anglers are picking up fish. Boat anglers have been doing well with minnows on a bottom bouncer rig.