Pool 10 Water level is 616.5 feet at Lynxville and is forecast to rise several feet to 618.4 feet. Water temperature is 57 degrees at the Lock & Dam in Lynxville. Black Crappie - No Report: Use light tackle and small plastic baits in the flooded timber as the river rises. Bluegill - Fair: Bluegill will start to stage in the shallows to feed pre-spawn as water temperatures rise to near 60 degrees. Use light tackle close to shore in cover. Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish anglers are catching a few channel cats on crawlers. Largemouth Bass - Fair: The largemouth bite is picking up with summer-like temperatures. Try fishing the upper portions of backwaters away from current. Northern Pike - Fair: Northern pike fishing will pick up as they finish the spawn. Try fishing the shallows along weed beds in backwaters. Sauger - Slow: Nice-sized sauger are being caught on jig and minnow below the dam. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners along the main channel rock shorelines. Walleye - Fair: The walleye spawn is coming to an end. Try hair jigs tipped with a minnow in the tailwaters or off tips of deeper wing-dams. Yellow Perch - Fair: Perch are well into the spawn; use plastics or live minnows and worms.

Pool 11 Water level is 8.1 feet at Guttenberg and is expected to rise to 10.1 feet. Water clarity is diminished. Water temperature is 53 degrees. Tailwater fishing at the Lock & Dam will be more difficult with rising water. The dock is in at the Guttenberg ramp. Black Crappie - No Report: Use light tackle and small plastic baits in the flooded timber as the river rises. Bluegill - Fair: Bluegill will start to stage in the shallows to feed pre-spawn as water temperatures rise to near 60 degrees. Use light tackle close to shore in cover. Channel Catfish - Fair: Catfish anglers are catching a few channel cats on crawlers. Largemouth Bass - Fair: The largemouth bite is picking up with summer-like temperatures. Try fishing the upper portions of backwaters away from current. Northern Pike - Fair: Northern pike fishing will pick up as they finish the spawn. Try fishing along weed beds in the backwaters. Sauger - Slow: Try a jig and minnow; a lot of sorting is happening. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners along the main channel rock shorelines. Walleye - Fair: The walleye spawn is coming to an end. Try hair jigs tipped with a minnow in the tailwaters or off tips of deeper wing-dams. Yellow Perch - Fair: Try plastics or live minnows and worms from shore at the Guttenberg boat ramp.

Pool 12 The river is rising at Dubuque at near 7.7 feet at Lock and Dam 11 and 10.0 feet at the railroad bridge. Water temperature is around 56 degrees. Water clarity is good. Black Bullhead - Good: Worm on the bottom is catching some black bullheads which will bite readily early in the season. Muddy backwater areas are best. Black Crappie - Fair: Anglers are catching a few black crappie on wood in deeper backwater lakes. Bite should return after the water warms. Northern Pike - Slow: The pike spawn should be over. Pike will start a post-spawn feeding pattern. Reports of pike biting on minnow imitation lures. Sauger - Slow: It is an off and on Spring for walleyes and sauger. Usually not a lot of big fish being caught, but many small fish bodes well into the future. Yellow Perch - Slow: It should be a good year for yellow perch; this spawning season might be difficult for them. They like to spawn in flooded vegetated areas.

Pool 13 The water level is rising to near 8.3 feet at Bellevue. Water clarity is fair. Water temperature is around 57 degrees. Black Crappie - Fair: Find wood structure in deeper backwater areas. Bite should return when the water warms. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are starting to bite well; use worm rigs. Channel Catfish - Good: Channel catfish can be caught, especially in rising and dirty water. Any prepared smelly bait should attract abundant catfish. Move often if you do not get bites. Northern Pike - Fair: Reports of pike hitting on minnow imitation lures. Paddlefish - No Report: Paddlefish season is closed for the year. Rainbow Trout - Excellent: The kids trout pond north of the DNR fisheries station is stocked with trout and can provide fun action for kids throughout early Spring. Time is limited; the pond will soon be covered with aquatic vegetation and difficult to fish. Walleye - Slow: Walleye usually bite poorly during the spawn and a few weeks after. Yellow Perch - Slow: Reports of yellow perch being caught on worm rigs in the backwater lakes.

Pool 14 The water level is rising to near 7.6 feet at Fulton, 11.2 feet at Camanche and 6.0 feet at LeClair. Water clarity is fair. Water temperature is around 58 degrees. Black Crappie - Fair: Find wood structure in deeper backwater areas. Bite should return when the water warms. Channel Catfish - Good: Anglers are catching some catfish. Seems early, but anglers who target them can have good catches. Try cheese baits or cut shad. Paddlefish - No Report: Paddlefish season is closed for the year. Walleye - Slow: The bite has been tough as usual during the spawning season.

Pool 15 The water level is rising to near 8.9 feet at Rock Island. Water clarity is fair. Water temperature is around 58 degrees.

Pool 16 Tailwater stage is 8.77 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in the Quad Cities and is forecast to reach 10.4 feet by the middle of next week. Flood stage is 15 feet. Tailwater fishing for walleye and saugers is reported as slow. Sauger - Slow: Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows. Walleye - Slow: Walleye fishing below the Lock and Dam is being reported as slow. White Crappie - No Report: Look for crappies to move up shallow. Try jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobber in brush piles at Sunset Marina and the Andalusia Island complex.

Pool 17 Tailwater stage is 7.25 feet at Lock and Dam 16 in Muscatine and is forecast to reach 8.9 feet by the middle of next week. Sauger - Slow: Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows. Mostly smaller fish with keeper-sized fish mixed in. Walleye - Slow. White Crappie - No Report: Look for crappies around brush piles in Big Timber. Try minnows under a bobber or jigs and minnows.

Pool 18 Tailwater stage is 8.85 feet at Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston and is forecast to reach 10.2 feet by the middle of next week. Flood stage is 15 feet. The gates are out of the water at the Lock and Dam. Tailwater fishing for walleye and saugers is being reported as slow. Sauger - Slow: Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows. Walleye - No Report: Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows. White Crappie - No Report: Look for crappies to move up shallow. Try jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobber in brush piles at the Huron Island complex.

• Rainbow Trout
• Brown Trout
• Brook Trout
• Walleye
• Smallmouth Bass