Fishing At

Des Moines river

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Des Moines river is located in Polk County, Iowa. Download FishAngler to find the best places to fish at Des Moines river. Get local fishing reports with detailed catch information, weather conditions, top baits and more.

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41.640246, -93.640453

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Recent Catches At Des Moines river

17 and 20lb PB after PB caught both 20 minutes apart off a night crawler.

Species Flathead catfish

Weight 20 lb

12 likes • 1 comment

Channel off the dam. Unhealthy one

Species Channel catfish

Weight 5 lb 3 oz

Gear 2

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1st ever walleye! Maybe 14 inches? Caught on live minnows on a 1/8 oz jig

Species Walleye

Gear 3

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Species River carpsucker

Weight 2 oz

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Species Freshwater drum

Weight 2 oz

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Caught with Jig head and a curly tailed grub, 20 pound berkley big game braid, rod was Kastking Spartacus 2 and the reel was Diawa Crossfire Silver colored 3000 size

Species Smallmouth buffalo

Weight 3 lb 3 oz

Gear 2

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Only one I caught . We got rained out so I only got 30 mins in.

Species Black drum

Gear 1

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Most Caught Fish Species At Des Moines river

Flathead catfish

Channel catfish

Smallmouth buffalo

Largemouth black bass

River carpsucker

Smallmouth bass

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