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Iowa — a coastal fishing region: sea, rivers, and lakes. The region has 13 cities, 259 rivers, 488 water bodies and 1 sea area. The bite forecast is computed separately for rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Fish species: rainbow trout, pike, carp, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.
Tuesday, October 20
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Clear · feels like +56°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldG1 geomagnetic storm, Kp 4.7
Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.
What are solunar periods?Biting
Fish in 88 of 88 reports · Mostly Largemouth bass
Iowa: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| Fish | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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| Black crappie | active | peak |
Anglers have logged 88 fishing reports here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Walleye, Smallmouth bass. Peak season: year-round.
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| White crappie | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | active | active | active | active | active |
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| Muskellunge | slow | slow | fair | peak | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Pike | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair |
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| Rainbow trout | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | active | slow | slow | slow |
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| Smallmouth bass | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | slow | slow |
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| Walleye | slow | slow | fair | peak | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| White bass | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | slow | slow |
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| Yellow perch | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
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| Largemouth bass | slow | fair | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | fair | fair | slow | slow |
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| Bluegill | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Carp | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Channel catfish | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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| Flathead catfish | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
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