NEW TO KEOKUK IOWA AREA

  • TOMTOY
    ILLINOIS
    Posts: 31
    January 6, 2004 at 8:40 pm #1314513

    I JUST RENTED A PLACE BY KEOKUK IOWA AND AM LOOKING FOR ANY ADVICE OR INFO ON FISHING THIS AREA. ANY ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED THANK YOU

    680
    illinois
    Posts: 315
    January 7, 2004 at 8:52 am #287685

    what are you fishing for? bass waleye crappie or cat fish
    to wanting to fish pool 19 or pool 20 also do you have a boat or not if you have a boat how far are you willing to drive it

    keokuk to the fortmadison bridge is one of the roughest waters on the illinois river depending on the wind a 12 mph west wind will send 5 foot rollers in the fortmadison area

    also a 12 mph south wind will send the same size rollers before the bend around montros this is one of the wort win places i have ever seen and i fish the pool ALOT
    dusty t

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    January 7, 2004 at 1:05 pm #287698

    Great info/questions Dusty! I had to look up Keokuk on a map…just a bend in the river…the way it looks.

    You are a great example of why this site rocks!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    January 7, 2004 at 1:10 pm #287701

    Dusty….this was in the cat forum…by fish’intime.

    Quote:

    KEKUK IOWA MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FISHING FOR MOSTLY WALLEYE AND CATS. BUT I’LL FISH FOR WHATEVER SWIMS

    TOMTOY
    ILLINOIS
    Posts: 31
    January 7, 2004 at 6:32 pm #287749

    DUSTY THANKS FOR THE REPLY. I’M JUST SOUTH OF THE DAM IN . BASICALLY FISHING FOR ANYTHING, BUT MOSTLY WALLEYE AND CATS. I’M AN AVID BASS FISHERMAN BUT GENERALLY NEW TO THE WALLEYE SEEN. AND TOTALLY NEW TO THIS AREA. AND LOOKING FOR ADVICE. I DO HAVE A SMALL BOAT 16′ WITH A 40 HORSE, BUT I’M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BIGGER. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE REPLY

    680
    illinois
    Posts: 315
    January 8, 2004 at 11:43 pm #287906

    ok i have never fished the damn at keokuck but i do believe its a power damn alot of catfish and walleye are there below the damn and i hear of alot of fall walleye being caught there 2 also the missouri river i believe dumps in right there

    as for just north of the damn there are huge grass and pad beds and shallow flats rolling humps off the channel i herd good for cats

    then there is chaney creek just north of the damn on the illinois side good bass hole

    TOMTOY
    ILLINOIS
    Posts: 31
    January 9, 2004 at 1:20 pm #287955

    THANKS DUSTY FOR THE INPUT. I HOPE TO SPEND ALOT OF TIME THIS YEAR ON THE WATER. AND DOING SOME EXPLORING TO TRY TO KNOW THE AREA.THANKS AGAIN. GOTTA RUN.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    January 16, 2004 at 5:16 pm #289014

    The des moines river enters the miss at keokuk, i know the des moines is full of walleyes. It ought to be good there. The des moines is one of the better rivers in iowa for catfish, walleyes and whitebass. I know at rathbun dam theres guys who quit going to canada for walleyes and now vacation at rathbun for walleyes. Im pretty shure the whole des moines river is good for walleyes. The mouth of the des moines ought to be good around the wingdams on the miss.

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