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Pool 09, Mississippi River (Allamakee)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: River level is 8.1 feet at Lansing and is expected to remain stable over the next week. New Albin Army Road ramp improvements are complete and has reopened. **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 08/06/2026

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 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits or a nightcrawler around riprap and wood structure in the main channels and side sloughs. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Use a weighted rig with crawlers in swifter current. . Last updated on 07/23/2026

Largemouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog baits along weedlines of side channels or lower ends of backwater openings. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pool 10, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Water Temperature (°F): 85.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level dropped to 612.4 feet at the Lynxville dam and is expected to remain stable this week. Water clarity is good. Look for fish in areas with deeper water with moderate current. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: High water temperatures have moved fish off shore into deeper water. Use a small piece of crawler mid-depth in areas with moderate current,. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits or a nightcrawler around riprap and wood structure in the main channels and side sloughs. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Try a weighted rig with crawlers in swifter current. . Last updated on 07/23/2026

Largemouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog baits along weedlines of side channels or lower ends of backwater openings. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pool 11, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Water Temperature (°F): 83.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water levels have fallen several feet at Guttenberg Lock & Dam 10 tailwaters and is leveling off at 4.5 feet. Water clarity is slightly stained, but is improving. Boaters should use caution in low water conditions. Look for fish in deeper water with moderate current. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: High water temperatures have moved fish off shore into deeper water. Use a small piece of crawler mid-depth in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits or a nightcrawler around riprap and wood structure in the main channels and side sloughs. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Try a weighted rig with crawlers in swifter current. . Last updated on 07/23/2026

Largemouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog baits along weedlines of side channels or lower ends of backwater openings. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pool 12, Mississippi River (Dubuque)

Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 5.1 feet at the Dubuque tailwater and is holding steady. Water temperatures have cooled since last week; the bite has improved for several species. Call your local DNR Fisheries office or local bait shops for the latest information. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Good 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. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use a nightcrawler or dip baits in areas with woody structure or shoreline riprap. Anglers are catching fish off the wing-dams. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are an excellent target for shore anglers. Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Use smaller spinnerbaits along vegetation edges in backwater areas, or try pitching a jig into woody structure. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Northern Pike - Good Comment: Try large and flashy spinners in areas with cooler water temperatures or cold water inputs. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Good Comment: Throw in-line spinners in rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pool 13, Mississippi River (Jackson)

Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 5.1 feet at the Bellevue tailwater and is holding steady. The bite has improved for several species. Call your local DNR Fisheries office for the latest information. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits in areas with woody structure like stump fields or along shoreline riprap. Anglers are also catching fish off the wing-dams and in the tailwaters. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Flathead Catfish - Slow Comment: Anglers are catching a few flatheads in the tailwater area. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are an excellent target for shore anglers. Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Use smaller spinnerbaits along vegetation edges in backwater areas, or try pitching a jig into woody structure near current breaks in side channels. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Northern Pike - Good Comment: Try large and flashy spinners in areas with cooler water temperatures or cold water inputs. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Good Comment: Throw in-line spinners along rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Good Comment: Try a three-way rig with live bait on the wing-dams. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 07/23/2026

White Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast a white inline spinner in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows, such as along the main channel border. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Pool 14, Mississippi River (Clinton)

Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 5.2 feet at Lock and Dam 13 and is holding fairly steady. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Try a nightcrawler or dip baits in areas with woody structure or shoreline riprap. Some anglers are catching fish off the wing-dams. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are an excellent target for shore anglers. Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Walleye - Good Comment: Try a three-way rig with live bait on the wing-dams. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 07/23/2026

White Bass - Good Comment: Cast a white inline spinner or a white jig/plastic combination in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows, like along main channel borders. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Pool 15, Mississippi River (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.8 feet at Lock and Dam 14 and is holding steady. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. . Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits in areas with woody structure or shoreline riprap. Anglers are catching fish off lateral rock structures. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are an excellent target for shore anglers. Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Throw in-line spinners in rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Good Comment: Use a three-way rig with live bait on wing-dams or other rocky structure. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 07/30/2026

White Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast a white inline spinner or a white jig/plastic combination in areas with current and lateral rock where white bass are chasing minnows, like along main channel borders. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Pool 16, Mississippi River (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 79.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 5.90 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport. Tailwater stage is forecast to fall over the weekend. Flood Stage is 15 feet. River stage is 10.37 feet at Fairport; flood stage is 14 feet. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for bluegills in the backwaters. Use pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs at Sunset Marina and the Andalusia Island Complex. With the warmer temperatures, some bluegills will move out to areas with some flow around brush piles or wing-dams closer to shore. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use dip baits above snags and log jams along the main channel and side channels or on the upstream side of wing-dams. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Cast or troll crankbaits or troll three-way rigs with nightcrawlers on the wing-dams. Last updated on 07/30/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: Cast jigs and twister tails or inline spinner baits in Sylvan Slough or below Lock and Dam 15 along the Davenport River front. Look for current breaks around rocky points. Last updated on 07/30/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or jigs/plastics in the backwaters and side channels around brush piles. Anglers can also catch crappies with minnows under a bobber in Sunset Marina or the Andalusia Island complex. Look for crappies out in the side channels around brush piles with the warmer temperatures. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Pool 17, Mississippi River (Muscatine)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 4.49 feet at Lock and Dam 16 in Muscatine. Tailwater stage is forecast to fall over the weekend. Flood stage is 15 feet. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for bluegills in the backwaters. Use pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs at Big Timber and Cleveland Slough. Some bluegills will move out to the main channel and side channels with the warmer temperatures. Try fishing around brush piles or wing-dams with a little bit of flow. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: Try dip baits above log jams and snags along the main channel and side channels or on the upstream side of wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Cast or troll crankbaits or troll three-way rigs with nightcrawlers on the wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for white bass around the outfalls of GPC. Cast jigs and twister tails or inline spinner baits on the wing-dams or rocky shorelines with current breaks. Last updated on 08/06/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or jigs/plastics in the backwaters and side channels around brush piles. Anglers can also catch crappies with minnows under a bobber in Big Timber or Cleveland Slough. Crappies will move out to the side channels with a little bit of flow with the warmer temperatures. Use jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobber around brush piles. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pool 18, Mississippi River (Louisa)

Water Temperature (°F): 77.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 5.85 feet at Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston. Tailwater stage is slowly falling. Flood stage is 15 feet. Use caution when boating due to low river levels. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Use pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs in the backwaters. Some bluegills will move out to the main channel and side channels with the warmer temperatures. Look for fish around brush piles with a little bit of current or on the wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use dip baits fished upstream of snags and log jams along the main channel and side channels or on the upstream side of wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Cast or troll crankbaits or troll three-way rigs with nightcrawlers on the wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: Cast jigs and twister tails or inline spinner baits on the wing-dams or rocky shorelines with current breaks. Also try fishing for white bass at the outlet of Lake Odessa. Last updated on 08/06/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or jigs/plastics in the backwaters and side channels around brush piles. Anglers can also catch crappies with minnows under a bobber at the Huron Island complex. Crappies will move out to the side channels with a little bit of flow with the warmer temperatures. Try jigs and minnows around brush piles. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pool 19, Mississippi River (Lee)

Water Temperature (°F): 79.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 3.38 feet at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington and is slowly falling. Flood stage is 10 feet. River stage is 9.03 feet at Burlington; flood stage is 15 feet. River stage is 525.56 feet at Fort Madison; flood stage is 528.0 feet. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Use pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs in the backwaters. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Try dip baits fished upstream of snags and log jams along the main channel and side channels or on the upstream side of the wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Cast or troll crankbaits or troll three-way rigs with nightcrawlers on the wing-dams. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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