Haven’t heard much for our pools as of late. Been stuck at work and won’t be able to get out for a couple weeks. I understand P9 is worth a trip. Fish are moving up to the dam. Mostly sauger right now with a few eyes starting to show up. Any word on the pools on downstream?
the iowadnr report comes out tomorrow afternoon.
I subscribed to thier weekly report too, tells all about the lakes, rivers and Mississippi pools and what thier produceing. Go too thier site and just click on the link and they send you a weekly report free.
Can you post the link?
Thanks
i’ll post it here tomorrow!
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Mississippi River Pool 9
Water levels at Lansing on Thursday are at 10.3 feet and are expected remain high throughout the next week. Bluegill – Good: Bluegills are beginning to move toward their overwintering areas in deeper backwaters with minimal current. Largemouth Bass – Good: Nice bass are being found in Minnesota Slough and near DeSoto Bay. Bass are moving into the overwintering backwater areas. Use a slow presentation with water cooling. Yellow Perch – Good: Some large yellow perch have been caught in the Lansing area mainly using small jigs.
Mississippi River Pool 10
Water level Lynxville, Wis., is 20.0 feet and expected to hold steady throughout the week. Water temperature is around 49 degrees. Bluegill – Good: Some bluegill and other panfish are beginning to move into their overwintering areas. Try fishing the better quality backwaters as fish will pack into these spots to survive throughout the winter. Largemouth Bass – Good: Many largemouth bass can now be caught near the entrances to major backwater complexes. The Sny Magill backwater areas are good bets for fine bass fishing. Otherwise try near Mud Hen Lake near Harpers Ferry. Sauger – Fair: Small fish are being caught in the tail water on jigs and minnow. Fish are moving to location near the pocket due to the high water conditions.
Mississippi River Pool 11
Water level at Guttenberg is around 11.2 feet and is expected to hold steady through the week. Water temperature is 49 degrees and falling. Water clarity good. Largemouth Bass – Good: Many bass are now beginning to concentrate at the mouths of backwater overwintering areas and they are feeding heavily. Use a slow presentation with live bait such as minnows or night crawlers for best results. Sauger – Fair: Some sauger are being taken on jig and minnow in the tail water. Much of the fishing is taking place in the pocket and closer to shore then normal due to the high water levels.
Water levels are high and water temps are in the upper 40s. Water clarity is good in most locations.
Mississippi River Pool 12
River stage at Dubuque is 12.3 feet and is forecast to rise to 12.6 feet over the weekend, and then begin falling. Water temperature is in the mid to high 40s and clarity is fair. Bluegill – Fair: Reports of a few bluegill coming out of the backwaters, marinas, and sloughs around snags or other structure on crawlers or jigs. Crappie – Fair: Reports of a few crappie being caught in the marinas around docks and in the backwaters around woody debris. Minnows and small jigs have been producing best. Sauger – Fair: Sauger are moving into the tail water area and biting on one-eyes, jigs, or three-way rigs tipped with minnows. Walleye – Fair: Walleye are biting on the wing dams and in the tail waters on three-way rigs tipped with minnows, crankbaits, or sonars.
Mississippi River Pool 13
River stage at Bellevue is 8.24 feet and is forecast to rise to 10.5 feet over the next week. Water temperature is in the low 50s and clarity is fair. Bluegill – Fair: Bluegill are being caught in the backwaters and sloughs around woody structure. Crappie – Fair: Reports of a few crappie being caught in the backwaters and sloughs around woody structure. Sauger – Fair: Sauger are moving into the tail waters in Bellevue and biting on three-way rigs or jigs tipped with minnows. Walleye – Fair: Walleye are biting on the wing dams and the tail waters on three-way rigs tipped with minnows, jigs, or one-eyes.
Mississippi River Pool 14
River stage at Camanche is 12.8 feet and is forecast to rise to 13.5 feet over the weekend then start falling. Water temperature is in the mid to high 40s and clarity is fair. Bluegill – Good: Good numbers of fish are being caught in Cattail and Rock Creek. Crappie – Good: Good numbers of fish are being caught in Cattail and Rock Creek. Sauger – Slow: Sauger are moving into the tail waters and biting on jigs or three-way rigs tipped with minnows. Walleye – Slow: A few walleye are being caught on the wing dams and in the tail waters.
For fishing information in Pool 12-15 of the Mississippi River contact the Bellevue Fish Management and Research Station at 563-872-4976
Mississippi River Pool 16
Tail water stage at Lock and Dam 15 is 9.93 feet. White Bass – Slow: Bluegill – Fair: Some bluegills are being caught in Sunset Marina on wax worms. The bite seems to be best in the afternoon. Crappie – Good: Some crappies are being caught in Sunset Marina floating small minnows under bobbers. Crappies are also being caught in the Andalusia Island complex fishing brush piles with minnows. Sauger – Slow: Sauger fishing in the tail water has been slow. Walleye – No Report:
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