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This page includes current fishing reports by fisheries region and management district. Lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams are listed by name and county, and can be easily searched using the search-and-filter tool below. Explore by location name, fish species, and various amenities available at the location to help you find your next fishing adventure!

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  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stabilizing and clearing. Water temperature is in the 70s. Use caution after high water; snags and submerged debris may have moved. For more information, visit https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/05457700. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Find crappie near snags in backwater areas. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges. Try a variety of lures. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Good 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 08/06/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use cut bait near brush piles and broken concrete or rock. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Flathead Catfish - Fair Comment: Try live bait around brush piles. Last updated on 07/23/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use cut bait near brush piles and broken concrete or rock. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Flathead Catfish - Fair Comment: Try live bait around brush piles. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try fishing along rock shorelines. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try fishing around current seams along rock shorelines. Last updated on 07/30/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: River conditions are fair to good for channel catfish, smallmouth bass and walleye. The river level bumped up recently, but is again fallingl. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Try nightcrawlers, dead cutbaits or stink baits on the bottom. Last updated on 08/05/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve live baits tipped on a jig or crankbaits. . Last updated on 08/05/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve live baits tipped on a jig or crankbaits. Last updated on 08/05/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use cut baits or dip baits near wood debris and riprap. Last updated on 07/23/2026


  • 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 07/23/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: The Iowa River went up about 2.5 feet by Tuesday, but has dropped a foot since then. It will be difficult to pattern the catfish with variable river levels. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: It's difficult to guess where the fish will be with the river level going up and down as fast as it is. On it's way down, work the brush piles with cut bait or stink bait. On it's way up, hit the mouths of the feeder creeks with nightcrawlers and minnows. Last updated on 08/06/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Bluegill - Fair Comment: Use a small jig tipped with a worm along rock shorelines. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use cut bait near brush piles and broken concrete or rock. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Flathead Catfish - Fair Comment: Try live bait or soft plastics at brush piles or dams. Last updated on 07/31/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Wiper anglers are catching lots of drum. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try fishing along rock shorelines and current seams. Last updated on 07/23/2026

White Bass - Fair Comment: Anglers targeting wipers are catching bass. . Last updated on 08/05/2026

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Fair Comment: N/A


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use cut bait near brush piles and broken concrete or rock. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Flathead Catfish - Fair Comment: Try live bait around brush piles. Last updated on 07/23/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: River conditions are vastly improving in Delaware County. The river should be in good condition for the upcoming weekend. Last updated on 08/05/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Try live or fresh dead baits near structure. . Last updated on 08/05/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try live or artificial baits. Last updated on 08/05/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Cast crankbaits or a jig tipped with half of a nightcrawler. Last updated on 08/05/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Channel catfish are an angler's best bet. A 2025 fall fish survey showed extreme numbers of quality-size catfish below Pictured Rocks County Park. Last updated on 08/05/2026
Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Try live or fresh dead baits near structure. Last updated on 08/05/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Anglers are catching a few walleye. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Walleye - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve live baits tipped on a jig or crankbaits. . Last updated on 08/05/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F): 83.0
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Not much of a water level drop this week. Water is still boatable with a flat bottom boat. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Work the brush piles and off the back ends of the sandbars with chicken liver or stink bait. Last updated on 08/06/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stabilizing and clearing. Water temperature is in the 70s. Use caution after high water; snags and submerged debris may have moved. For more information, visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-05411850. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Find smallmouth behind rock riffles, rocky shorelines, and limestone ledges. A variety of lures are working; topwater and jigs are producing fish. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Fair 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 08/06/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stabilizing and clearing. Water temperature is in the 70s. Use caution after high water; snags and submerged debris may have moved. For more information, visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-05387500. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges. A variety of lures are working. Upper and lower dams are producing fish. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Use a jig tipped with a nightcrawler or ringworms in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days. Last updated on 08/06/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Water levels are stabilizing and clearing. Water temperature is in the 70s. Use caution after high water; snags and submerged debris may have moved. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use dead chubs or nightcrawlers fished near the bottom. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Golden Redhorse - Excellent Comment: Use a nightcrawler fished on the bottom or under a bobber. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Catch smallmouth with jigs or topwater lures near limestone ledges and rock riffles. Last updated on 08/06/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: The Wapsipinicon River has dropped to 5.1 feet and continues to drop. Anglers are catching a few smallmouth bass and channel catfish. Last updated on 07/30/2026
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Try fishing nightcrawlers or stink baits on the bottom above tree snags on the river. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Use a jig and plastic tipped with half a night crawler or cast and retrieve crankbaits. Last updated on 07/30/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: N/A
Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use cut bait near brush piles and broken concrete or rock. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try fishing along rock shorelines with current seams. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try fishing along rock shorelines and brush piles with current seams. Last updated on 07/23/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: River level is 4.84 feet. Last updated on 08/06/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Slow Comment: N/A