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Illinois river pools
The Mississippi River Pool 19, quickly sorted
Anglers reach Pool 19 of the Mississippi River, a navigation pool, from Hancock County. IDNR lists 31,379 acres of water in this pool. It forms the state line with Iowa and Missouri; license reciprocity applies. Food and fuel are closest in La Harpe, near under a mile away.
1 boat ramp line its banks on the IDNR map.
31,379acres (IDNR)
1mapped ramps
0USGS gauges
1county
IDNR IFishIllinois waterbody page, ifishillinois.org, read November 4, 2026. Census 2023 places.
Daily harvest limit is 6 Bass, either singly or in the aggregate, except as specified under Site Specific Regulations. In rivers and streams and their tributaries statewide, except for the Mississippi, Ohio (including Golconda Marina), and Wabash Rivers, the d
All Muskellunge and Muskellunge hybrids (Tiger Muskie) taken must be 36" in total length or longer, except as specified under Site Specific Regulations. No more than 1 Muskellunge or Muskellunge hybrid (Tiger Muskie) may be taken per day, except as specified u
Daily harvest limit is 2 Paddlefish. Please refer to Site Specific Regulations for the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa and the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri.
no limit under 17 inches; 3 at 17 inches or longer
There are no daily harvest limits or minimum size limits for Striped Bass (Ocean Rockfish), White Bass, Yellow Bass, and their hybrids, which are less than 17" in total length, except as specified under Site Specific Regulations. For these fish 17" in total le
All Walleye, Sauger, or their hybrid (Saugeye) taken must be 14" in total length or longer, except in the Mississippi River, Wabash River, or except as specified under Site Specific Regulations. Daily harvest limit is 6 Walleye, Sauger, or their hybrid, either
On Pool 19 of the Mississippi River, the statewide digest rows hold unless a site-specific line below changes them.
The Mississippi River Pool 19 in the site-specific list
All Fish: While trolling, sport fishermen must not use more than 2 poles and each pole must not have more than 2 hooks or lures.
Bluegill or Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 25 fish daily harvest limit, singly or in aggregate
Large or Smallmouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit; 5 fish daily harvest limit
Northern Pike: 5 fish daily harvest limit
Paddlefish: 33 inch (eye to fork) maximum length limit (all Paddlefish greater than or equal to 33 inches must be immediately released back to the Mississippi River); 2 Fish Daily Harvest Limit. Snagging for Paddlefish is permitted …
Striped, White, Yellow, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 25 fish daily harvest limit; Statewide regulation limiting daily harvest to 3 fish greater than or equal to 17 inches in not in effect on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa
Walleye: 15 inch minimum length limit; protected slot length with no possession of fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Walleye or Sauger: 6 fish daily harvest limit with no more than 1 fish greater than or equal to 27 inches
Site-specific regulations on the IFishIllinois page, as printed, ifishillinois.org, read November 4, 2026.
Licenses on the border water of the Mississippi River Pool 19
Reciprocity (digest)Officers of Illinois and Iowa will recognize and accept valid sport fishing licenses of either state when legally possessed and used by hook-and-line sport fishermen on the Mississippi River proper forming a common boundary between Illinois and Iowa, including its backwater lakes and sloughs contiguous with the flow of waters in the main channel; provided that you do not fish from or attach any device or …
Reciprocity (digest)Officers of Illinois and Missouri will recognize and accept valid sport fishing licenses of either state when legally possessed and used in the Mississippi River and its backwaters within the boundary of Missouri adjacent to the state of Illinois. Persons licensed in only one state may also fish in the other state’s portion of any oxbow lakes through which the IllinoisMissouri boundary passes, and may fish …
Anglers 16 and older carry an Illinois fishing license ($15 a year for residents, $31.50 for nonresidents in 2026).
Mississippi River Pool 19, sorted out question by question
Which Illinois counties sit along Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
Pool 19 extends from Lock & Dam 19 located near Keokuk, Iowa upstream to Lock & Dam 18 located near Burlington, Iowa. Start in Hancock County.
Which USGS station covers Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
No sensor reports from it.
Where do boaters get onto Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
Use Mississippi River – Pool 19 Dallas City Boat Ramp, one of 1 boat ramp.
How many bass can I keep on Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
Statewide digest row for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass: Daily harvest limit is 6 Bass, either singly or in the aggregate, except as specified under Site Specific Regulations. The same row adds a separate rule for rivers and streams, quoted in the limits band. Plus the site rules shown above.
Is an Illinois license needed on Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
Anglers 16 and older carry an Illinois fishing license ($15 a year for residents, $31.50 for nonresidents in 2026). Along the Iowa and Missouri line a reciprocity text applies; see the limits band.
What bites on Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
IDNR prints no fish list for it.
Can I get bait on the way to Pool 19 of the Mississippi River?
Our list starts with Dano's Bait and Tackle, about 17 miles away,.
Are the banks of Pool 19 of the Mississippi River public?
Much Illinois river frontage is private; use public ramps, parks and state sites, or ask the owner.
Which river is Pool 19 of the Mississippi River part of?
This pool belongs to the Mississippi River, which IDNR splits into 15 pages.
Wait for a good stage on Pool 19 of the Mississippi River
IDNR fees and the statewide table are on one page.
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