Good Summer for Mississippi River Anglers and Walleye Bite
The Mississippi River offered varied fishing through June to August with high water, poor clarity, and fluctuating flows. Walleye and sauger were active on wingdams as depths stabilized, while panfish thrived in flooded vegetation. Anglers adapted, fishing shorelines and ramps when boats were limited, with expectations of bass and walleye shifts as summer progressed.
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Midwest
Mississippi
Department of Natural Resources Fisheries
Karen Osterkamp
Guttenberg
Osterkamp
Lansing
Group boosts outdoors access for mobility challenged
Darren Dorn and Nate Sjolin, both disabled by crashes, lead Minnesota Disabled Outdoorsmen who staffed a Game Fair booth in Ramsey. They describe adapting hunting and fishing with hand controls and crane aids, prioritizing shared outdoor fun over catches or bags.
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Minneapolis
Darren Dorn
Dorn
Ramsey
Minnesota
Sjolin
Erman
Stolin
Sara Fike
Dora
Iowa DNR Fishing Report Highlights Good Walleye In Deep Water
The weekly Iowa DNR report notes improving water clarity above Nashua and says walleye are good in deeper water with minnow tipped jigs or spinnerbaits. Channel catfish are being caught from Nashua to La Porte City with chubs on river bottom. rainbow, brown, and brook trout conditions vary across regions. Pool 9 to 11 reports show white bass and bluegill activity, ramp reopenings, and mid to upper 70s temps with weed concerns near extensive current areas.
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Iowa
Nashua
la Porte City
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery
Cedar Falls
Manchester Hatchery
Mississippi
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Mike Wirth
Tatum Grotewold
Briggs Mohr
Elliot O’connor
Doug Newhoff
Mississippi River
Randy Randall
Fredericksburg
Dennis Anderson
Minnesota Star Tribune
Fishing Report
Cedar River
Decorah
Manchester
Iowa River
Volga Lake
Coralville Reservoir
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