Fishing near Davenport, IA

Set in Scott County along the Iowa side of the Mississippi River, Davenport anchors the Quad Cities fishery on Pool 16. The tailrace below Lock and Dam 15, plus wing dams, backwaters, and riverfront access, draw anglers chasing walleye, sauger, catfish, bass, and panfish. The interior Wapsipinicon River and the Rock River add multi-species water minutes away.

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Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bighead Carp

Bigmouth Buffalo

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Bowfin

Amia calva

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

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