Silver Lake (Delaware)
The vegetation has strongly died back in Silver Lake. Bluegill - Fair: Try fishing from shoreline or boat for bluegills in Silver Lake. Try drifting or retrieving a small jig tipped with a piece of worm under a slip bobber.

Brinker Lake
Anglers are picking up some crappies in Brinker lake, some sorting may be necessary with some smaller fish. Crappie - Fair: Try fishing a crappie minnow under a slip bobber in 6-8 ft. of water.

George Wyth Lake
Crappies are biting on George Wyth Lake. Crappie - Good: The coves have been productive for crappies floating a minnow under a slip bobber or casting small jigs tipped with a minnow from the shore in 5-7 ft. of water.

Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
The Cedar River is picking up again for walleye, northerns and smallmouth bass after last weeks rainfall. Northern Pike - Good: Anglers are reporting catches of large northern pike throughout the Cedar. Try casting larger jigs with a twister, spinner baits & spoons for these aggressive coldwater fish. Channel Catfish - Fair: Try using chubs or cutbaits on head end of deeper holes or pools. Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Smallmouth bass are biting on crankbaits, October is one of the better months for angling aggressive smallmouths! Walleye - Good: Anglers are catching some larger walleyes in the cedar with the onset of late fall and winter. Try casting jigs or crankbaits in and around woody structure along current breaks or deeper holes for bigger fish.

Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock)
We have received no information regarding fishing on this water body this week. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Cast jigs with a twister tail or crankbaits on the downstream end of riffles or along woody structure for these actively feeding fish. Walleye - Good: Try casting jigs tipped with a minnow or casting crankbaits in and around woody structure along current breaks for larger fish.

Wapsi River (Tripoli to Troy Mills)
The Wapsi River is slowly dropping after last weeks rainfall but anglers are slowly picking up fish again as the river clears. Crappie - Fair: Anglers are catching crappie in the impoundment above Independence. Walleye - Fair: Try using jigs tipped with or without a twister tail and a minnow for these actively feeding fish.

Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
The month of October is an excellent time to be pursuing walleye and smallmouth bass on the Maquoketa River. Now that the river level is receding again, concentrate in the deeper holes as fish migrate towards overwintering areas. Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Try the Catch & Release area below the Lake Delhi dam for some great smallmouth action. Crankbaits work well this time of year. Walleye - Fair: 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.

N.E. Ia. interior rivers are still providing a good assortment of gamefish; walleye, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Fishing had slowed on the rivers due to the recent rainfall events but anglers are beginning to report increased catches again. Anglers in Black Hawk County are beginning to pick up some crappies on some area lakes.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Mississippi River Pool 9
The river level at Lansing is 9.0 and steady. The water temperature is holding near 48 degrees. Northern Pike - Fair: Northern pike are being caught in some of the side sloughs using either crankbaits or spinnerbait. White colored lures seem to work best White Bass - Good: As move closer to the Genoa dam they become more common. Bluegill - Good: Try fishing structure near backwater areas with good water depth. Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Fish are concentrated along rocky shorelines and wingdams with current. Use small inline spinners to catch these fish. Crappie - Good: Using jig and minnow in the running sloughs. Try snags in Minnesota Slough and Winneshiek Slough. If crappies are slow to bite try using a small minnow only. Walleye - Good: A few nicer sized walleyes being caught in Minnesota Slough trolling crankbaits.

Mississippi River Pool 10
The river level at Lynxville is 16.0 feet. The water temperature is 49 degrees. Northern Pike - Fair: Use spinnerbaits or shallow running crankbaits for these fish. Some pike biting in tailwaters on small twisters. Fish are located along the shorelines in 4 feet of water. Bluegill - Good: Some bluegill are being caught below the spillway near Harpers Ferry using worms. Try fishing Joyce Lake and Mud Hen lakes near Harpers Ferry. Nice bluegills are also being taken off the Pier in Bussey Lake. Largemouth Bass - Good: Some bass are being caught using crankbaits out from points. Also fish are moving toward overwintering spots in places like Bussey Lake Crappie - Good: Crappie fishing continues to be good using a jig and minnow in the side sloughs and fishing around woody structure. Try Joyce Lake or Mud Hen lakes near Harpers Ferry. Lower in Pool 10 try Methodist Lake near McGregor Sauger - Good: More sauger and nicer sized sauger being caught with a few limits reported. Floating aquatic plants are hampering some fishing. Walleye - Good: Nicer sized walleyes being caught in the tailwaters with a few limits of walleye and sauger being reported. Remember the 15 inch size limit as many sub-legal fish are being caught. Freshwater Drum - Good: Catch these fish using night crawlers on the bottom. Fish are also being taken jigging in the tailwaters.

Mississippi River Pool 11
River levels at Guttenberg are at 7.3 and steady. The water temperature is 50 degrees. Lots of flooding aquatic plants are hampering with fishing in some location. White Bass - Good: Nice sized white bass continue to be caught in the tailwaters and around some of the wingdams by anglers fishing for walleye. Some white bass are also being taken in tailwaters Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are biting in the newly dredged areas at Mud Lake. They also can be taken from the bank along the fishing sidewalks in Mud Lake Park. Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Smallmouth bass fishing is good along rocky shorelines and wingdams with good flow over them. Use inline spinners to catch these fish. Crappie - Good: Crappie being caught in Cassville slough nears snags. Sauger - Good: A lot of sauger being caught but many are small fish with a few nice fish being kept. Walleye - Good: A few nicer sized walleyes being caught on wingdams. Some sub-legal walleyes are being taken in tailwaters. Remember the 15 inch size limit! Freshwater Drum - Good: Use a night crawler and fish around wingdams or moderate current areas. Some drum are also being caught on jigs in the Guttenberg Tailwaters

Mississippi River Pool 16
River stage at Lock and Dam 15 is 8.77ft. Channel Catfish - Slow: White Bass - Slow: Bluegill - Slow: Crappie - Slow: Sauger - Slow: Fishing for saugers in the tailwaters and Sylvan Slough has been slow. Walleye - Slow:

Mississippi River Pool 17
River stage at Lock and Dam 16 is 7.98ft. Channel Catfish - Slow: White Bass - Slow: Bluegill - Slow: Fishing for bluegills in the backwaters has been slow. Crappie - Slow: Crappie fishing in the backwaters has been slow. Sauger - Slow: Fishing for saugers up at the dam has been slow. Walleye - Slow:

Mississippi River Pool 18
River stage at Lock and Dam 17 is 10.69ft. Channel Catfish - Slow: Bluegill - Slow: Bluegill fishing in the backwaters has been slow. Crappie - Slow: Fishing for crappies in the backwaters has been slow. Sauger - Slow: Sauger fishing at the dam has been slow. Walleye - Slow: Walleye fishing has been slow.

Mississippi River Pool 19
River stage at Lock and Dam 18 is 6.99ft. Channel Catfish - Slow: White Bass - Slow: Bluegill - Slow: Fishing for bluegills in the backwaters has been slow. Crappie - Slow: Crappie fishing in the backwaters has been slow. Sauger - Slow: Sauger fishing at the dam has been slow. Walleye - Slow:

Mississippi River Pools 16-20:
River levels have risen over the past week. Fishing has been slow throughout the pools. Main channel water temperature is around 51 degrees and water clarity is poor. There is some vegetation floating in the main channel making it difficult to fish for walleye and sauger.

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