Pool 19

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. River levels are forecasted to rise over the weekend. Main channel water temperature is between 61-63 degrees and water clarity is fair. Look for crappies moving up shallow in the backwaters. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 6.44 feet and forecasted to stay fairly steady. Floodstage at Lock and Dam 18 is 10 feet. River stage at Burlington is 11.84 feet. Floodstage at Burlington is 15 feet. River stage at Fort Madison is 526.33 feet and floodstage is 528.00 feet. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Walleye - No Report: Look for walleye on the wingdams. Try casting jigs and plastics or trolling crankbaits or three-way rigs with crawlers.

White Crappie - No Report: Look for crappies in the backwaters. Try fishing brush piles with jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobber.

Largemouth Bass - No Report: Look for bass up shallow in the backwaters around brush piles and logs.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. River levels are forecasted to stay fairly steady the next few days. That may change with rain in the forecast. Main channel water temperature is between 54-56 degrees and water clarity is fair. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as slow. Look for crappies moving up shallow in the backwaters. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Sauger - No Report: Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 5.93 feet and forecasted to reach 6.1 feet by the weekend. Floodstage at Lock and Dam 18 is 10 feet. River stage at Burlington is 11.32 feet. Floodstage at Burlington is 15 feet. River stage at Fort Madison is 526.17 feet and floodstage is 528.00 feet. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Walleye - No Report: Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

White Crappie - No Report: Look for crappies in the backwaters. Try fishing brush piles with jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobber.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. River levels are on the rise with recent heavy rains. Main channel water temperature is between 56-59 degrees and water clarity is poor. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as slow. Look for crappies moving up shallow in the backwaters. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 5.72 feet and forecasted to stay fairly steady. Floodstage at Lock and Dam 18 is 10 feet. River stage at Burlington is 11.19 feet. Floodstage at Burlington is 15 feet. River stage at Fort Madison is 526.07 feet and floodstage is 528.00 feet. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Sauger - No Report: Fishing will be tough with the high and muddy water conditions. Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Walleye - No Report: Fishing will be tough with the high and muddy water conditions. Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

White Crappie - No Report: Look for crappies in the backwaters. Try fishing brush piles with jigs and minnows or minnows under a bobber.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. River levels are on the rise due to recent heavy rains and snow. Tailwater stages have risen around 1.5 to 2.5 feet in the past 24 hours depending on location. Tailwater stages are forecasted to keep rising. Main channel water temperature is around 44-46 degrees and water clarity is poor. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as slow. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 6.43 feet and forecasted to reach 8.2 feet by Saturday. Floodstage at Lock and Dam 18 is 10 feet. River stage at Burlington is 11.74 feet and forecasted to reach 13.3 feet by Saturday. Floodstage at Burlington is 15 feet. River stage at Fort Madison is 526.31 feet and floodstage is 528.00 feet. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Walleye - No Report: Fishing will be tough with the high and muddy water conditions. Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Sauger - No Report: Fishing will be tough with the high and muddy water conditions. Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. Tailwater stages have been fairly steady this past week. Main channel water temperature is around 38-40 degrees and water clarity is good. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as hit or miss. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Sauger - Slow: Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows. Mostly small sauger being caught.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 2.03 feet and has been fairly steady this past week.

Walleye - Slow: Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. Tailwater stages have been fairly steady this past week. Main channel water temperature is around 45 degrees and water clarity is good. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as hit or miss. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 2.00 feet and has been fairly steady this past week. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Walleye - Slow: Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Sauger - Slow: Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows. Mostly small sauger being caught.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. Tailwater stages have been fairly steady this past week. Main channel water temperature is around 37 degrees and water clarity is good. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as slow. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Sauger - No Report: Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 2.74 feet and has been fairly steady this past week. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Walleye - No Report: Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. Tailwater stages have been falling this past week. Main channel water temperature is around 39 degrees and water clarity is fair. Tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger is being reported as slow. There has been some woody debris in the water so use caution when boating. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 2.74 feet and has been falling this past week. We have not received any fishing reports for this pool this week.

Walleye - No Report: Look for walleyes below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Sauger - No Report: Look for saugers below the Lock and Dam. Try vertical jigging with minnows or trolling three-way rigs with minnows.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. The main channel has opened up with the recent rains and warm weather. Tailwater stages have been on the rise with recent rains and snowmelt. There has been some tailwater fishing for walleye and sauger but we have received no reports on how the bite has been. Unsafe ice conditions. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 3.74 feet and forecasted to reach 4.8 feet by next week. Floodstage is 10 feet. We have not received any reports on whether or not boat ramps are open. Unsafe ice conditions.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. The main channel has frozen up with the recent cold weather. We have not received any ice fishing or ice condition reports for these pools. There has been rain and warmer temperatures that could create unsafe ice conditions. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 2.30 feet and rising. We have not received any fishing or ice condition reports for this pool.

Source: Iowa DNR

Mississippi River Pools 16-19. The main channel has frozen up with the recent cold weather. We have not received any ice fishing or ice condition reports for this pool yet. If you have questions on fishing Pools 16-19 contact the Fairport Fish Hatchery at 563-263-5062.

Tailwater stage at Lock and Dam 18 above Burlington is 1.56 feet. We have not received any fishing or ice condition reports for this pool.

Source: Iowa DNR