Quad City Area Open water?

  • carnivore
    Dubuque, Iowa
    Posts: 436
    February 6, 2009 at 9:10 pm #1331808

    Are there any ramps open in Davenport or close by with access to tail water fishing? If so does anyone have a fishing report?

    jonathandeblieck
    quad cities, il
    Posts: 176
    February 6, 2009 at 10:07 pm #745486

    counted a dozen boats under l&d 15 on the corp of eng. web cam this afternoon.

    illiniwalli
    WC Illinois
    Posts: 878
    February 6, 2009 at 10:09 pm #745487

    saw this on the iowa dnr fishing report from thursday.

    “The Marquette St. ramp in Davenport is open. A few anglers have been walleye and sauger fishing in the tailwaters but fishing has been slow.”

    Steven Krapfl
    Springville, Iowa
    Posts: 1760
    February 6, 2009 at 10:15 pm #745491

    I might be a little confused, but doesn’t walleye season end on lock and dams from dubuque on down until march 16th? I thought that was the rule now? If not, I think my boat might be in the Quad Cities this weekend.

    fishbait
    Posts: 149
    February 6, 2009 at 11:34 pm #745513

    Boat ramps are open and busy, Sat. will be worst. Fishing was slow but did scratch a limit out. To answer your question on the dam being closed to fishing P13,P12,P11 are the only ones closed in the winter all other dams are open.

    dan-tessmann
    Kieler, Wis
    Posts: 664
    February 6, 2009 at 11:35 pm #745514

    Only pool 12 is closed until march 16th. I heard that is coming to an end next year, I guess it was a five year plan. I could be wrong also.

    fishbait
    Posts: 149
    February 6, 2009 at 11:45 pm #745519

    JD I guess I should have said the dam area on 13,12,and 11 is closed and it started out to be a 5 year program but now I am hearing that the DNR is extending it another 2 years. I think that has been a good program producing better Walleye’s and Saugers.

    illiniwalli
    WC Illinois
    Posts: 878
    February 7, 2009 at 1:11 am #745544

    Quote:

    Boat ramps are open and busy

    anyone know if the sunset marina ramp is open or is it only the ramps on the iowa side?

    current-break
    ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
    Posts: 90
    February 7, 2009 at 9:31 pm #745751

    38 boats this morn. playing bumper boats. In the half hour I only could see 4 caught in 30 min. none up the slough.
    two out in front of sunset.

    reverend
    Rhinelander, WI
    Posts: 1117
    February 13, 2009 at 5:08 am #747957

    Sunset ramp was open, kind of, on Sunday. Marquette is plenty open and Sunset ramp on the river side should be clear by now…just needed a little more snow and ice off the ramp. Fishing was slow, but fish were caught. Ringworms with or without meat were producing bigger fish.
    Cooler temps now shouldn’t hurt the fishing, but will thin out the crowds a bit.

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