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Pool 09, Mississippi River (Allamakee)

Water Temperature (°F): 79.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: River level is 7.9 feet at Lansing and is expected to remain stable over the next week. New Albin Army Road ramp improvements are complete and 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 09/10/2026

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 08/26/2026

Flathead Catfish - Slow Comment: Use live bait like a shiner or small sunfish in deep water holes with snags or wood structure. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Largemouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog bait along weedlines of side channels and backwater lakes. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Northern Pike - Good Comment: Northern pike will seek cold water during hot summer days. Throw flashy spinners at the mouths of tributaries. . Last updated on 08/26/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Troll crankbaits or a three-way rig with a whole crawler on the wing-dams. . Last updated on 08/26/2026

Yellow Perch - Good Comment: Jig small lures or drop shot live bait along the weedlines in backwater lakes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 10, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level remains stable at 612.1 feet below Lock and Dam 9, Lynxville. Boaters should use caution to not back off the end of boat ramps in low water. Water clarity is good. Look for fish in deeper water with moderate current. Last updated on 09/10/2026

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 08/26/2026

Flathead Catfish - Slow Comment: Use live bait like a shiner or small sunfish in deep water holes with snags or wood structure. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Largemouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog bait along weedlines of side channels and backwater lakes. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Northern Pike - Good Comment: Northern pike will seek cold water during hot summer days. Throw flashy spinners at the mouths of tributaries. . Last updated on 08/26/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Troll crankbaits or a three-way rig with a whole crawler on the wing-dams. . Last updated on 08/26/2026

Yellow Perch - Good Comment: Jig small lures or drop shot live bait along the weedlines in backwater lakes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 11, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is 3.9 feet in Guttenberg Lock & Dam 10 tailwaters. Water clarity is slightly stained. Boaters should use caution in low water conditions. Look for fish in deeper water with moderate current. Last updated on 09/10/2026

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 08/26/2026

Flathead Catfish - Slow Comment: Use live bait like a shiner or small sunfish in deep water holes with snags or wood structure. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Freshwater Drum - Good Comment: Use a simple egg sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Largemouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Try a topwater crankbait or frog bait along weedlines of side channels and backwater lakes. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Northern Pike - Good Comment: Northern pike will seek cold water during hot summer days. Throw flashy spinners at the mouths of tributaries. . Last updated on 08/26/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Excellent Comment: Cast spinnerbaits along rocked main channel shorelines and points of islands with moderate current. Last updated on 08/26/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Troll crankbaits or a three-way rig with a whole crawler on the wing-dams. . Last updated on 08/26/2026

Yellow Perch - Good Comment: Jig small lures or drop shot live bait along the weedlines in backwater lakes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 12, Mississippi River (Dubuque)

Water Temperature (°F): 71.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 5.1 feet at the Dubuque tailwater and is rising. Water temperature has dropped six degrees since last week and will continue to fall. Call your local DNR Fisheries office or local bait shops for the latest information. Last updated on 09/17/2026

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 09/10/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure like stump fields and brush piles in side channels or along current seams. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Use spinnerbaits or in-line spinners along rock lines, or try pitching a jig into woody structure in deeper side channels. Last updated on 09/16/2026

Northern Pike - Fair Comment: Try large and flashy spinnerbaits or inline spinners in areas with cold water inputs. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Good Comment: Throw inline spinners in rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try a three-way rig with live bait on the wing-dams. Some anglers are having success trolling crankbaits. Last updated on 09/03/2026

Yellow Perch - Status Unsure Comment: Look for the yellow perch bite to improve as water temperatures cool. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 13, Mississippi River (Jackson)

Water Temperature (°F): 70.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.6 feet at the Bellevue tailwater and is rising. Water temperature has dropped to 70. Call your local DNR Fisheries office or local bait shops for the latest information. Last updated on 09/17/2026

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 09/10/2026

Bluegill - Fair 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 and in the tailwaters. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure like stump fields and brush piles in side channels or along current seams. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Freshwater Drum - Excellent Comment: Use a simple sinker and nightcrawler rig in areas with moderate current or in the tailwater. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Use spinnerbaits or in-line spinners along rock lines, or try pitching a jig into woody structure in deeper side channels. Last updated on 09/16/2026

Northern Pike - Fair Comment: Try large and flashy spinnerbaits or inline spinners in areas with cold water inputs. Last updated on 08/27/2026

Sauger - Slow Comment: A few sauger have showed up in the tailwaters, but not in great numbers. Use a live bait rig. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Smallmouth Bass - Good Comment: Throw inline spinners along rocky areas with some current/current breaks. Last updated on 08/27/2026

White Bass - Fair Comment: Cast a white inline spinner in areas with current where white bass are chasing minnows, like along the main channel border. Some anglers have caught white bass in the tailwaters on one-eyes. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 14, Mississippi River (Clinton)

Water Temperature (°F): 72.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.6 feet at Lock and Dam 13 and is rising. Water temperatures have dropped into the lower 70s. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Try a piece of nightcrawler under a bobber or a small jig in areas with woody structure along the edges of side channels. . Last updated on 09/10/2026

Channel Catfish - Excellent Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure like stump fields and brush piles in side channels or along current seams. Last updated on 09/10/2026

White 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 09/10/2026

Pool 15, Mississippi River (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.5 feet at Lock and Dam 14 and is rising. Water temperature has dropped since last week. Call your local bait shops for the most current information. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use dip baits or live bait in areas with woody structure or along current breaks. Last updated on 09/10/2026

Pool 16, Mississippi River (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 74.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 4.57 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport. Tailwater stage is forecast to rise slightly over the weekend. Flood Stage is 15 feet. River stage is 10.28 feet at Fairport; flood stage is 14 feet. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Use dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Try three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, looks for brush piles with a little bit of current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Pool 17, Mississippi River (Muscatine)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 3.52 feet at Lock and Dam 16 in Muscatine. Tailwater stage has risen slightly the past few days. Flood stage is 15 feet. River level is low; use caution when boating. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Use dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Try three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, looks for brush piles with a little bit of current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Pool 18, Mississippi River (Louisa)

Water Temperature (°F): 73.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 4.03 feet at Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston. Tailwater stage has risen close to a foot the past couple days. River stage is forecast to rise slightly over the weekend. Flood stage is 15 feet. Use caution when boating due to low river levels. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Try dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Use three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, looks for brush piles with a little bit of current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Pool 19, Mississippi River (Lee)

Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 1.87 feet at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington and forecast to rise slightly over the weekend. Flood stage is 10 feet. River stage is 8.23 feet at Burlington; flood stage is 15 feet. River stage is 525.54 feet at Fort Madison; flood stage is 528.0 feet. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Channel Catfish - Status Unsure Comment: Try fishing for channel catfish on the upstream side of snags along the main channel and side channels or along the upstream side of the wing-dams. With low water conditions, look for channel catfish to be off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Use dip baits, nightcrawlers, or cut shad fished on the bottom. Last updated on 09/17/2026

Walleye - Status Unsure Comment: Try three-way rigs with half a nightcrawler or troll crankbaits on the wing-dams. With the low water conditions, try fishing off the ends of the wing-dams where there is more current. Last updated on 09/17/2026

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Try vertical jigging with minnows or floating minnows under a bobber around brush piles in the backwaters and side channels. With the low water conditions, look for brush piles with a little bit of current. Last updated on 09/17/2026