Anglers reach Pool 22 of the Mississippi River, a navigation pool, from Adams County. IDNR lists 9,915 acres of water in this pool. It forms the state line with Iowa and Missouri; license reciprocity applies. Food and fuel are closest in Quincy, near under a mile away.
2 boat ramps line its banks on the IDNR map.
9,915acres (IDNR)
2mapped ramps
0USGS gauges
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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 22 of the Mississippi River, the statewide digest rows hold unless a site-specific line below changes them.
The Mississippi River Pool 22 in the site-specific list
Recreational Use Restrictions
: It shall be unlawful to trespass upon a designated waterfowl hunting
area during the 7 days prior to the regular duck season, or to fish on
such areas during the regular duck and Canada goose season except
in areas posted as open to fishing. It shall be unlawful to trespass upon
areas designated as waterfowl rest areas or refuges from 2 weeks prior
to the start of the regular duck season through the end of duck and
Canada goose season.
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 22
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 22, sorted out question by question
Which Illinois counties sit along Pool 22 of the Mississippi River?
Pool 22 extends from Lock & Dam 22 located near Hannibal, Missouri upstream to Lock & Dam 21 located near Quincy, Illinois. Start in Adams County.
Which USGS station covers Pool 22 of the Mississippi River?
No sensor reports from it.
Where do boaters get onto Pool 22 of the Mississippi River?
Use Mississippi River – Pool 22 Baird Shores Boat Ramp, one of 2 boat ramps.
How many bass can I keep on Pool 22 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 22 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 22 of the Mississippi River?
IDNR prints no fish list for it.
Can I get bait on the way to Pool 22 of the Mississippi River?
Our list starts with Wiemelts Bait And Tackle LLC, about 8 miles away,.
Are the banks of Pool 22 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 22 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 22 of the Mississippi River
IDNR fees and the statewide table are on one page.
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