Bite forecast: Mississippi River

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Bite forecast: Mississippi River

length 47 mi

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Best fishing days for the next week

Measured river conditions are available for Mississippi River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

Water

Gauge height

5.58 ft

Streamflow

12,200 ft³/s

USGS gauge MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MN, 1 mi away · measured 2026-10-21 07:45 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision

When the fish bite — season by month

Wisconsin: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined. The bottom row counts the catches logged on this water in each month.

Bite season by month for the species of Wisconsin
Fish	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Steelhead	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak	peak
White crappie	active	active	peak	peak	active	active	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Black crappie	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	active
Lake trout	peak	peak	peak	active	active	fair	slow	fair	active	peak	active	peak
Brook trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Muskellunge	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Pike	fair	fair	fair	fair	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	active
Walleye	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow
Whitefish	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	active	active	active	peak	peak	fair	slow
Largemouth bass	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	fair	slow
Rainbow trout	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	active	active	fair	slow	slow
Smallmouth bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	slow	slow
White bass	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Yellow perch	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	active	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Bluegill	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Carp	slow	slow	slow	slow	active	peak	peak	peak	active	slow	slow	slow
Coho salmon	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	peak	active	fair	slow
Chinook salmon	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	active	fair	slow	slow	slow
Burbot	fair	fair	fair	slow	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	active
Channel catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	peak	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow
Flathead catfish	slow	slow	slow	slow	fair	active	peak	peak	fair	slow	slow	slow
Catches here	1	0	0	1	0	1	8	2	0	0	0	0

peak
active
fair
slow

BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 13 verified catchesPeriod: 1970–2018

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

By fish species
Value	Catches	Share
Flathead catfish	8	62%
Channel catfish	2	15%
Burbot	1	8%
Largemouth bass	1	8%
Pike	1	8%

By time of day
Value	Catches	Share
05:00	1	10%
12:00	1	10%
13:00	1	10%
16:00	3	30%
17:00	2	20%
19:00	1	10%
22:00	1	10%

Air temperature, °F
Value	Catches	Share
14–21 °F	1	9%
59–66 °F	1	9%
68–75 °F	4	36%
77–84 °F	5	45%

Pressure, inHg
Value	Catches	Share
29.13–29.29 inHg	1	9%
29.33–29.49 inHg	9	82%
29.53–29.69 inHg	1	9%

Wind direction
Value	Catches	Share
N	1	9%
NE	3	27%
E	1	9%
SE	1	9%
S	2	18%
SW	1	9%
NW	2	18%

Wind speed, mph
Value	Catches	Share
0–2 mph	1	9%
4–7 mph	9	82%
9–11 mph	1	9%

By the water

1 city

Nearest towns and cities

La Crosse4 mi

Nearby rivers

7 rivers

Other nearby places to fish

Nearby water bodies

9 water bodies

Other nearby waters

Shape of the course

sinuosity 1.15

The course runs nearly straight: there are few bend pools, and the structure to look for is riffles and scour holes. The longest river around: all 7 neighbours are shorter.

About this water body

Mississippi River (Wisconsin) — a spot well known among anglers. About 76 km long. Nearest town — La Crosse. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Bite forecast: Mississippi River

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Bite forecast: Mississippi River

Best fishing days for the next week

Water

When the fish bite — season by month

By fish species

By the water

Nearby rivers

Nearby water bodies

Shape of the course

About this water body

About this water body

Best fishing days for the next week

By the water

Shape of the course

Nearby rivers

Nearby water bodies

Bite calendar

Black crappie

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Bite calendar

Fishing reports

Black crappie

Hourly activity

Black crappie

Hourly activity

Why this forecast

Sun and moon

Solunar feeding periods

Black crappie

Hourly activity

When the fish bite — season by month

By fish species

Fishing reports

Water