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United States / Iowa / Walleye

Walleye bite in Iowa

Recorded 18 catches of Walleye in Iowa. Most active — March–July. A day-by-day bite calendar for Walleye.

Walleye bite forecast in Iowa today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    79/100high activity

    Cloudy: 70–104 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    65/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 72–91 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Cloudy: 72–90 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

Map of waters and catches

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Where it's caught

  • Des Moines River6 catches
  • Clear Lake3 catches
  • Upper Iowa River3 catches
  • Wapsipinicon River2 catches
  • Big Creek Lake1 catch
  • Minnewashta Lake1 catch
  • West Okoboji Lake1 catch
  • Center Lake1 catch

Catches

  • Walleye — Wapsipinicon River, Apr 13, 2017, 7:50 PM
    Walleye
    Wapsipinicon River
    63 °F9 mph
    Apr 13, 2017, 7:50 PM
  • Walleye — Wapsipinicon River, Apr 13, 2017, 7:50 PM
    Walleye
    Wapsipinicon River

Other fish in Iowa

  • Largemouth bass30 catches
  • Smallmouth bass16 catches
  • Black crappie10 catches
  • Channel catfish8 catches
63 °F
9 mph
Apr 13, 2017, 7:50 PM
  • Walleye
    Des Moines River
    48 °F4 mph
    Mar 26, 2021
  • Walleye
    Clear Lake
    86 °F9 mph
    Jul 07, 2020, 9:00 AM
  • Walleye
    Clear Lake
    86 °F4 mph
    Jul 05, 2020, 8:26 AM
  • Walleye
    Des Moines River
    72 °F7 mph
    Jun 09, 2020
  • Walleye
    Clear Lake
    61 °F4 mph
    Apr 25, 2020, 9:37 PM
  • Walleye
    Des Moines River
    82 °F4 mph
    Jun 06, 2019
  • White bass4 catches
  • Yellow perch3 catches
  • Pike2 catches
  • Rainbow trout2 catches
  • Bluegill1 catch
  • Flathead catfish1 catch
  • Muskellunge1 catch
  • Walleye bite calendar

    Thursday, September 3

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: jig with grub or jig with live minnow.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 75 °F — warmer than the 50–72 °F comfort range for Walleye: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 50–72 °F comfort rangecomfort 50–72 °F75 °F
    JFMAMJJASOND

    Walleye works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Walleye feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.7923:00 · 29.79 inHg

    September is peak season for Walleye here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +82°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +85°

    Low / high
    +72°…+92°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    10 mph ESE
    Cloud cover
    59%
    Humidity
    62%
    Pressure
    29.83 inHg
    00:00+77°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph73%0%
    01:00+76°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph71%0%
    02:00+75°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph67%2%
    03:00+74°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph65%11%
    04:00+74°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph67%19%
    05:00+73°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph69%21%
    06:00+73°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph69%13%
    07:00+72°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph72%0%
    08:00+74°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph75%0%
    09:00+78°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph68%16%
    10:00+79°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph69%47%
    11:00+83°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph61%100%
    12:00+82°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph62%59%
    13:00+86°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph58%0%
    14:00+87°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph57%0%
    15:00+91°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph50%0%
    16:00+92°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph49%0%
    17:00+91°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph51%0%
    18:00+89°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph57%0%
    19:00+87°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph64%0%
    20:00+83°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph67%3%
    21:00+81°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph68%0%
    22:00+80°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph70%0%
    23:00+78°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph70%0%
    +92°+82°+72°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:45
    Sunset
    19:48
    Day length
    13 h 3 min
    Sunshine hours
    10 h 13 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    23:04
    Moonset
    14:16

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +13% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major05:12–07:12Moon overhead
    • Minor13:46–14:46Moonset
    • Major17:42–19:42Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:34–23:34Moonrise

    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?