Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
Anglers are getting out again now that rivers have stabilized. Hopeful for better report next week! Walleye - Slow: Anglers have not been out due to increased water levels.

Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock)
Anglers are getting out again now that rivers have stabilized. Hopeful for better report next week! Walleye - Slow:

Wapsipinicon River (Tripoli to Troy Mills)
The Wapsi River is slowly dropping after recent rainfalls but anglers are starting to catch walleye, smallmouth bass and crappies throughout the river. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Smallmouth fishing has been good using jig and twister combination tipped with or without a minnow. Crappie - Good: Anglers are having good success on crappies both below low head dams and around structure in impoundment areas. Walleye - Good: Try using jigs tipped with or without a twister tail and a minnow or crawler for these actively feeding fish.

Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
Now that the river level is receding again, concentrate in the deeper holes as fish migrate towards overwintering areas. Walleye - No Report: Walleyes are aggressive this time of year with the onset of winter. Try jigging the deeper holes using a jig and minnow as they move into their overwintering areas.

Northeast Iowa interior rivers are still falling from recent rainfall events and fishing has been real spotty on the rivers. Reports are that anglers are beginning to pick up a few more fish now that the rivers are becoming more stable. Due to such unstable fall weather conditions, crappie fishing has only been fair to poor for most of our district lakes.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Mississippi River Pool 9
River level at Lansing is 8.4 feet and falling. Water temperature is 48 degrees. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are staring to hit on wax worms in the backwaters. Walleye - Good: A few nice walleye being caught in Minnesota slough.

Mississippi River Pool 10
River levels at Lynxville are 15.4 feet and falling. Water temperature is 48 degrees. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are starting to hit on wax worms in backwaters. Crappies - Fair: A few crappie being caught in Joyce Lake near the tree piles. Sauger - Good: A lot of smaller fish being caught in the tail waters with a few limits of nice fish. Walleye - Good: Walleye action has slowed a bit in the tail waters but a few nice fish are still being caught. A few fish are being caught at the bottom of nearby sloughs.

Mississippi River Pool 11
River level at Guttenberg is 6.9 feet and falling steadily. Water temperature is 48 degrees. Bluegill - Good: Bluegill fishing has been good in the Marina near Mud Lake. Crappies - Fair: A few crappie being caught in Swift and Dead slough. Sauger - Good: A lot of smaller fish being caught with a few nice fish in the tail waters. Walleye - Good: Action for big walleyes has slowed a bit but some nice fish still being caught in the tail waters.

Water levels have been up but are beginning to fall steadily. River levels at Guttenberg are 6.9 feet, Lynxville 15.4 feet and Lansing 8.42 feet. Water temperature is 48 degrees.

Mississippi River Pool 16
River level is 7.81 feet and dropping. Sauger - Good: Sauger are biting in Sylvan Slough and Sunset Marina

Mississippi River Pool 17
River level at Lock and Dam 16 tail water is 6.55 feet and is dropping. Channel Catfish - Slow: catfish are still biting but have slowed down. Crappie - Good: Crappie are biting in the backwaters on jig and minnow

Mississippi River Pool 18
River level is 9.15 feet and falling

Mississippi River Pool 19
River level is 5.92 feet and falling River levels are dropping along the lower river. Current water temperature is 50 degrees.

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