Spring Creek · Limestone · Iowa

Bloody Run Creek

Bloody Run Creek terrain map
Terrain map

A celebrated Clayton County creek near the Mississippi, wild and stocked browns with rainbows, that became a conservation cause célèbre when a large feedlot upstream threatened it — the Driftless community fought hard for this water.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

90% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
15°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time7013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity6812% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
14.9°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
26°C
Wind
S 14 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1023 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
28.4 mm
Heavy rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Brown SedgeHatch
2
3
2
Freshwater ShrimpHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
2
Mayfly (Green Drake)Hatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Iowa DNR — verify regulations.
Directions
About this water

A celebrated Clayton County creek near the Mississippi, wild and stocked browns with rainbows, that became a conservation cause célèbre when a large feedlot upstream threatened it — the Driftless community fought hard for this water. It fishes as well as it's loved.

  • Limestone
Seasons & zones
  • TroutOpen all year → Open all year
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