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Pool 09, Mississippi River (Allamakee)

Water Temperature (°F): 73.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: River level is 8.5 feet at Lansing and is expected to remain there over the next week. Water clarity is stained. New Albin Army Road is open; construction to replace the north ramp and add a sidewalk will begin this week and take three weeks to complete. The main road and the south ramp will remain 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 06/18/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: The bite has been slower with cloudier water conditions. Use a live bait in the backwaters with less current. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Try fishing in the warm shallow areas like marinas, dredge cuts and main channel shorelines. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: The catfish bite has been steady as water temperatures rise into the upper 70s. Try stink bait fished off the bottom. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Flathead Catfish - Good Comment: Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn. Try a small shiner or bluegill in snags using a heavy weight on the bottom. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are biting everywhere that has some current. Use a bit of crawler fished just off the bottom. . Last updated on 05/28/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: The bite is off with poor visibility due the recent heavy rains. Try fishing along the weed edges in clearer water at the upper ends of backwaters. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Northern Pike - Excellent Comment: During hot weather, cast flashy spoons in the cooler water at the mouths of tributary streams. Last updated on 06/01/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast inline spinners along rocky shorelines of the main channel. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Expect the walleye bite to pick up as water levels stabilize near normal. Troll a crankbait or three-way rig with a crawler off the wing-dams. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Crappies are biting post spawn on small jig tipped with a minnow in deeper water in marina areas. . Last updated on 05/29/2026

Pool 10, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Water Temperature (°F): 73.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is 615.9 feet at the Lynxville dam and is expected to fall over a foot through next week. Sny Magill landing ramp is open. Water clarity is stained. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: The bite has been slower with cloudier water conditions. Use a live bait in the backwaters with less current. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: Try fishing in the warm shallow areas like marinas, dredge cuts and main channel shorelines. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: The catfish bite has been steady as water temperatures rise into the upper 70s. Try cut bait or stink bait fished off the bottom. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Flathead Catfish - Fair Comment: Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn. Try a small shiner or bluegill in snags using a heavy weight on the bottom. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are biting everywhere that has some current. Use a bit of crawler fished just off the bottom. . Last updated on 05/28/2026

Largemouth Bass - Slow Comment: The bite is off with poor visibility due the recent heavy rains. Try fishing along the weed edges in clearer water at upper ends of backwaters. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Northern Pike - Excellent Comment: During hot weather, cast flashy spoons in the cooler water at the mouths of tributary streams. Last updated on 06/01/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast inline spinners along rocky shorelines off the main channel. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Expect the walleye bite to pick up as water levels stabilize near normal. Troll a crankbait or three-way rig with a crawler off the wing-dams. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Pool 11, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Water Temperature (°F): 72.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is 8.1 feet and expected to drop to near 6 feet next week at the Lock and Dam below Guttenberg. Water clarity is stained from recent rains. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: The bite has been slower with cloudier water conditions. Use a live bait in the backwaters with less current. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: Try fishing in the warm shallow areas like marinas, dredge cuts and main channel shorelines. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: The catfish bite has been steady as water temperatures rise into the upper 70s. Try stink bait fished off the bottom. Last updated on 06/11/2026

Flathead Catfish - Good Comment: Expect the bite to pick up again post-spawn. Try a small shiner or bluegill in snags using a heavy weight on the bottom. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Drum are biting everywhere that has some current. Use a bit of crawler fished just off the bottom. . Last updated on 05/28/2026

Northern Pike - Slow Comment: During hot weather, cast flashy spoons in the cooler water at the mouths of tributary streams. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast inline spinners along rocky shorelines off the main channel. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Expect the walleye bite to pick up as water levels stabilize near normal. Troll a crankbait or three-way rig with a crawler off the wing-dams. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Fair Comment: N/A

Pool 12, Mississippi River (Dubuque)

Water Temperature (°F): 69.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 7.9 feet at the Dubuque tailwater and slowly falling. Water clarity is very poor due to the recent rains. Water temperatures have cooled considerably since last week. Call your local DNR Fisheries office for the latest information. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Use a small jig and plastic combination or a live minnow rig in areas with woody structure. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Use a piece of nightcrawler fished under a bobber in areas with woody structure. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Channel Catfish - Slow Comment: Use a nightcrawler or dip baits in areas with woody structure or shoreline riprap. Anglers are catching catfish with leeches fished near shoreline riprap and on wing-dams. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Flathead Catfish - Slow Comment: A few anglers are having success on bank poles with live bait set overnight. Rod and reel anglers are reporting success using live bait in the tailwater area. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Fair 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 06/18/2026

Largemouth Bass - Slow Comment: Use smaller spinnerbaits along the edges of shallow vegetation in backwater areas. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Northern Pike - Slow Comment: Use large and flashy spinnerbaits along deeper vegetation edges. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Sauger - Slow Comment: Use a jig and minnow rig in the tailwaters; focus on current seams. Last updated on 06/04/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Slow Comment: Use crankbaits along wing dams or other rocky areas. Last updated on 06/04/2026

Walleye - Slow Comment: Use a three-way rig with live bait on wing-dams or along other rocky structure, or use a jig and minnow rig in the tailwaters. Some anglers were having some success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Slow Comment: Cast a white inline spinner in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows, or try a minnow on a three-way rig in the tailwaters. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Pool 13, Mississippi River (Jackson)

Water Temperature (°F): 69.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 8.8 feet at the Bellevue tailwater and slowly falling. Water clarity is very poor due to the recent rains. Water temperatures have cooled considerably since last week. Call your local DNR Fisheries office for the latest information. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Use a small jig and plastic combination or a live minnow rig in areas with woody structure. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Use a piece of night crawler fished under a bobber in areas with woody structure. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Channel Catfish - Slow Comment: Use a nightcrawler or dip baits in areas with woody structure or shoreline riprap. Anglers are also catching catfish with leeches fished near shoreline riprap. Some channel cats were caught off of wing-dams before the onset of poor water clarity. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Fair 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 06/18/2026

Largemouth Bass - Slow Comment: Use smaller spinnerbaits along the edges of shallow vegetation in backwater areas. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Northern Pike - Slow Comment: Use large and flashy spinnerbaits along deeper vegetation edges. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Sauger - Slow Comment: Use a jig and minnow rig in the tailwaters; focus on current seams. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: Use crankbaits along wing-dams or other rocky areas. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Slow Comment: Cast a white inline spinner in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows, or try a minnow on a three-way rig in the tailwaters. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Crappie - Slow Comment: Use a small jig and plastic combination or a live minnow rig in areas with woody structure. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Pool 14, Mississippi River (Clinton)

Water Temperature (°F): 69.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 8.3 feet at Lock and Dam 13 and will slowly rise for the next couple of days, and is then forecast to drop slowly by the middle of next week. Water temperature has dropped nearly 10 degrees since last week. Water clarity is poor. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use dip baits in areas with woody structure or shoreline riprap. Anglers were also catching catfish with leeches fished near shoreline riprap before the river muddied up. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Fair 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 06/18/2026

Largemouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Sauger - Slow Comment: N/A

Walleye - Slow Comment: Use a three-way rig with live bait on wing-dams or other rocky structure, or use a jig and minnow rig in the tailwaters. Some anglers were having some success trolling crankbaits before the river muddied up. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Fair Comment: Cast a white inline spinner or a white jig/plastic combination in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows. Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Pool 15, Mississippi River (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 70.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 6.7 feet at Lock and Dam 14 and will slowly rise for the next couple of days, and is then forecast to drop slowly by the middle of next week. Water temperature has dropped nearly 10 degrees since last week. Water clarity is poor. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Freshwater Drum - Fair 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 06/18/2026

Sauger - Slow Comment: N/A

Walleye - Slow Comment: N/A

White Bass - Slow Comment: Cast a white inline spinner or a white jig/plastic combination in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Pool 16, Mississippi River (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 70.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 10.04 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport and has risen close to a foot over the past couple days. Tailwater stage is forecast to fall over the weekend. Flood Stage is 15 feet. River stage at Fairport is 11.0 feet; flood stage is 14 feet. Fishing will be difficult with the muddy water conditions. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Look for bluegills up shallow in the backwaters. Try pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs. Places to try are Sunset Marina and the Andalusia Island Complex. . Last updated on 06/10/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Float leeches or nightcrawlers under a bobber along riprap shorelines with some current. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Cast or troll crankbaits or troll three-way rigs with nightcrawlers on the wing-dams. Fishing will be difficult with the high and muddy water conditions. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

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 06/10/2026

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. Last updated on 06/10/2026

Pool 17, Mississippi River (Muscatine)

Water Temperature (°F): 79.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 9.49 feet at Lock and Dam 16 in Muscatine and has risen over a foot the past couple days. Tailwater stage is forecast to reach 9.9 feet over the weekend. Flood stage is 15 feet. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Look for bluegills up shallow in the backwaters. Try pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs. Places to try are Big Timber and Cleveland Slough. . Last updated on 06/10/2026

Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: Float leeches or nightcrawlers under a bobber along riprap shorelines with some current. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Cast or troll crankbaits or troll three-way rigs with nightcrawlers on the wing-dams. Anglers can also catch walleye around the outfalls of GPC. Fishing will be difficult with the high and muddy water conditions. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for white bass around the outfalls of GPC. Anglers can also catch white bass on the wing-dams or rocky shorelines with current breaks. Cast jigs and twister tails or inline spinner baits. Last updated on 06/10/2026

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. Last updated on 06/10/2026

Pool 18, Mississippi River (Louisa)

Water Temperature (°F): 70.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 11.82 feet at Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston and has risen over a foot the past couple days. Flood stage is 15 feet. Fishing will be difficult with the muddy water conditions. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Look for bluegills up shallow in the backwaters. Try pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs. Last updated on 06/10/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Float leeches or night crawlers under a bobber along riprap shorelines with current. Last updated on 06/10/2026

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 06/04/2026

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. Last updated on 06/10/2026

Pool 19, Mississippi River (Lee)

Water Temperature (°F): 69.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 8.60 feet at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington and has risen over a foot the past couple days. Flood stage is 10 feet. River stage at Burlington is 13.77 feet; flood stage is 15 feet. Tama Beach and Sullivan Slough boat ramps are most likely under water. River stage at Fort Madison is 527.23 feet; flood stage is 528.0 feet. Fishing will be difficult with the muddy water conditions. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Look for bluegills up shallow in the backwaters. Try pieces of worm under a bobber around brush piles and logs. Last updated on 06/11/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Float leeches or nightcrawlers under a bobber along riprap shorelines with current. . Last updated on 06/18/2026

White Bass - Status Unsure Comment: Cast inline spinners or jigs and twister tails along rocky points with current. Last updated on 05/28/2026

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