Oct. 26 Fishing Report - Iowa DNR

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Big Hollow Lake Bluegill - Good:Fish the cedar trees and brush piles that are in 6 foot of water; no deeper or shallower.Black Crappie - Good:Most of the crappies are out in the deeper 10- to 12-feet water.Largemouth Bass - Good: Bass are with the bluegills near the bottom in 6 feet of water.

Environmental Discovery Park North Pond The fall trout release will be on Oct. 28th at 10 am. 1000 rainbow trout will be released at that time. 100 will be tagged for prizes.

Lake Belva Deer Water temperature is down into the mid 50's.Bluegill -Good:Anglers are catching some really nice bluegills in 4- to 5-feet of water.Look for them around the mounds and rock piles at the upper end of the lake.Black Crappie -Good:Try down by the dam and along the north side of the lake down at that end. They seem to be out deeper than the bluegills.Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish continue to feed fairly heavily. Try in the rock along the dam, and where any of the feeder creeks enter the lake.Largemouth Bass - Good: Bass are out hunting the bluegills in 4- to 5-feet of water.

Lake Darling Water temperature isdown to 57degrees.Fishing remains good; the weather not so much according to the forecast.Largemouth Bass -Good:Bass are just over the tops of the rock piles and brush piles that have 4- to 5-feet of water over them.Black Crappie -Good:Crappies are a little reluctant to come into shallow water; most are being caught in 8- to 10-feet of water around the habitat.Bluegill -Good:Lots of nice bluegills are hanging out in the brush piles in 4- to 6-feet of water; some are in shallow in 1.5 feet of water.

Lake of the Hills The fall trout release was Oct. 14.Rainbow Trout - Good:Start out fishing in 3- to 4-feet of water. Work your way around the lake concentrating on the submersed logs and stumps.Bluegill - Good: Lots of bluegills were being caught during the trout release. Most were in fairly close to shore and were hitting on bobber and worm.

Lost Grove Lake Lots of wind the last few days have kept angler numbers down.Bluegill -Good: Bluegills are running the edges of the weed beds; use a small jig or worm and bobber.Black Crappie - Good: Crappies are starting to work in closer to the shallows, a change from last week when they were still out in deeper water.

Skunk River (Rose Hill to Coppock) Last Saturday's rains brought the river up about a foot; probably still not enough to use jon boats, but canoes and kayaks won't have any problems. Channel Catfish - Fair: Won’t be long before these fish will be on their way to their overwintering sights.

Wilson Lake The fall trout release will be on Oct. 28th with trout fishing beginning at 1:00 pm. 1000 trout will be released with 200 being tagged for prizes. Rainbow Trout - Excellent: Trout fishing will pick up this weekend when the truck from Manchester arrives with the trout for the fall release.

Mississippi River Pool 19 Tailwater stage is7.29feet at Lock and Dam 18above Burlingtonandisfalling.We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.White Crappie - No Report:Use jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobberin the side channels and backwaters around brush piles.Sauger - No Report: We have not received any tailwater fishing information for this pool.

River stages have been falling the past few days. Main channel water temperature is 55 degrees. Water clarity is poor. Tailwater fishing for walleyes and saugers has been tough with the high water conditions. Crappies and bluegills are being caught in the backwaters.If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19, contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

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