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  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable. Water clarity is excellent. Water temperature is in the 50s. For more information, visit https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/05457700. Last updated on 10/28/2026
Black Crappie - Excellent Comment: Find crappie near snags in backwater areas. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 10/28/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 10/28/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines, current seams and limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a jig tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawler. Last updated on 10/29/2026

Walleye - Excellent Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool along bottom seams during low-light hours or on overcast days. Last updated on 10/28/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: No reports received this week. Last updated on 10/22/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: N/A


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: River levels are rising on the Cedar River in Black Hawk County. Anglers had been doing well on smallmouth bass and walleye. River conditions will probably be unfavorable by this coming weekend. Last updated on 11/05/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve jigs and plastics tipped with or without a half of nightcrawler. Crankbaits work well this time of year. Last updated on 11/05/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve jigs and plastics tipped with or without a half of nightcrawler. Crankbaits work well this time of year. Last updated on 11/05/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: No reports received this week. Last updated on 10/14/2026
Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

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


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Water levels on the Maquoketa River are starting to drop with the recent rainfall. Recent fisheries surveys revealed good to excellent walleye and smallmouth bass populations within Delaware County. Last updated on 11/05/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Slow Comment: Cast and retrieve jigs and plastics tipped with or without a half of nightcrawler. Crankbaits work well this time of year. Last updated on 11/05/2026

Walleye - Slow Comment: N/A


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: No reports on the Shell Rock River this past week; the river is on the rise. Last updated on 11/05/2026
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  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable. Water clarity is excellent. Water temperature is in the 50s. For more information, visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-05411850. Last updated on 10/28/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines, current seams and limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a jig tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawler. Last updated on 10/29/2026

Walleye - Excellent Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool along bottom seams during low-light hours or on overcast days. Last updated on 10/28/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable. Water clarity is excellent. Water temperature is in the 50s. For more information, visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-05387500. Last updated on 10/28/2026
Rainbow Trout - Good Comment: Rainbows are hitting lures imitating minnows near the mouth of trout streams. Last updated on 10/28/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines, current seams and limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a jig tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawler. Last updated on 10/29/2026

Walleye - Excellent Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool along bottom seams during low-light hours or on overcast days. Last updated on 10/28/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: Water levels are stable. Water clarity is excellent. Water temperature is in the 50s. Last updated on 10/28/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines, current seams and limestone ledges as they move to deeper water. Try a jig tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawler. Last updated on 10/29/2026

Walleye - Excellent Comment: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool along bottom seams during low-light hours or on overcast days. Last updated on 10/28/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: Water levels are 6.83 feet on the Wapsipinicon River as of today. No reports on the Wapsi this past week. Last updated on 11/05/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve jigs and plastics tipped with or without a half of nightcrawler. Crankbaits work well this time of year. Last updated on 11/05/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Cast and retrieve jigs and plastics tipped with or without a half of nightcrawler. Crankbaits work well this time of year. Last updated on 11/05/2026


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Useable
  • Comments: No reports received this week. Last updated on 10/22/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: N/A


  • Water Temperature (°F):
  • Ramp Condition: Not applicable
  • Comments: River level is 7.02 feet. Last updated on 11/05/2026
Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: N/A