Fish Iowa - Fishing Report

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Pool 09, Mississippi River (Allamakee)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 33.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Ice is not considered safe enough for ice fishing. Last updated on 12/03/2025

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Northern Pike - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Sauger - Slow Comment: Sub-zero weather is keeping most anglers away. Tailwaters are open and fishable but no reports this week. Last updated on 12/03/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Sub-zero weather is keeping most anglers away. Tailwaters are open and fishable but no reports this week. . Last updated on 12/03/2025

Pool 10, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 33.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Ice is not considered safe enough for ice fishing. Last updated on 12/03/2025

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Northern Pike - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Sauger - Slow Comment: Sub-zero weather is keeping most anglers away. Tailwaters are open and fishable but no reports this week. . Last updated on 12/03/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Sub-zero weather is keeping most anglers away. Tailwaters are open and fishable but no reports this week. . Last updated on 12/03/2025

Pool 11, Mississippi River (Clayton)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 33.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Ice is not considered safe enough for ice fishing. Last updated on 12/03/2025

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Northern Pike - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Sauger - Slow Comment: Sub-zero weather is keeping most anglers away. Tailwaters are open and fishable but no reports this week. Last updated on 12/03/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Sub-zero weather is keeping most anglers away. Tailwaters are open and fishable but no reports this week. Last updated on 12/03/2025

Pool 12, Mississippi River (Dubuque)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 32.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 5 feet at the Dubuque tailwater and holding steady. Main channel water temperatures have plunged to near freezing over the past week. Wait for safe ice to develop before heading out to ice fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Excellent panfish populations exist in Pool 12; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Excellent panfish populations exist in Pool 12; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Sauger - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Pool 13, Mississippi River (Jackson)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 32.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.7 feet at the Bellevue tailwater and holding steady. Main channel water temperatures have plunged to near freezing over the past week. Wait for safe ice to develop before heading out to ice fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Excellent panfish populations exist in Pool 13; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Excellent panfish populations exist in Pool 13; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Sauger - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Excellent panfish populations exist in Pool 13; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Pool 14, Mississippi River (Clinton)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 32.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.6 feet at the Lock and Dam 13 tailwater and holding steady. Main channel water temperatures have plunged to near freezing over the past week. Wait for safe ice to develop before heading out to ice fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Good panfish populations exist in Pool 14; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Good panfish populations exist in Pool 14; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Sauger - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Good panfish populations exist in Pool 14; once safe ice develops head to the backwaters to target these fish. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Pool 15, Mississippi River (Scott)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 35.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water level is around 4.35 feet at Lock and Dam 14 and is forecast to remain fairly stabe. Main channel water temperatures have plunged to near freezing over the past week. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Sauger - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Walleye - Slow Comment: Very little angling effort over the past week. Use a jig with a twister tail/plastics in the tailwater if you venture out. Last updated on 12/04/2025

Pool 16, Mississippi River (Scott)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 34.0
Ramp Condition: Not applicable
Comments: Tailwater stage is 4.71 feet and has been fairly steady this past week. As of Dec 4th, the Marquette street boat ramp was free of ice but conditions may change with the freezing temperatures. The lower part of pool 16 was starting to skim over with ice. Unsafe ice conditions. . Last updated on 12/04/2025

Bluegill - Status Unsure Comment: Backwaters are freezing over. Unsafe ice conditions. . Last updated on 12/04/2025

Sauger - Status Unsure Comment: As of Dec 4th, the Marquette street ramp was open but ramp conditions may change with freezing temperatures in the forecast. . Last updated on 12/04/2025

White Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Look for crappies in the backwaters and side channels around brush piles. Try vertical jigging with minnows/plastics or minnows under a bobber. Places to try are Sunset Marina and the Andalusia Island complex. Last updated on 11/25/2025

Pool 17, Mississippi River (Muscatine)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 32.0
Ramp Condition: Not applicable
Comments: Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 16 is 3.72 feet. As of Dec 4th, there was some skim ice starting to form in the main channel out from the boat ramp in Muscatine. Big Timber is frozen over with some open water around the boat ramp. Unsafe ice conditions. Last updated on 12/04/2025

There are no active fish reports for this location

Pool 18, Mississippi River (Louisa)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 33.0
Ramp Condition: Not applicable
Comments: Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston is 3.73 feet. As of Dec 4th, the Toolsboro ramp was open. Ramp conditions may change with below freezing temperatures in the forecast. There was some skim ice coming down the channel that could make accessing the tailwaters difficult. The ramp does have some ice on it that could make launching a boat difficult. Unsafe ice conditions. Last updated on 12/04/2025

There are no active fish reports for this location

Pool 19, Mississippi River (Lee)

Ice Condition: Not Recommended
Water Temperature (°F): 33.0
Ramp Condition: Not applicable
Comments: Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 1.63 feet and has been fairly steady. We have not received any fishing report information for this pool this week. Unsafe ice conditions. . Last updated on 12/04/2025

There are no active fish reports for this location

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