Driftless
Bloody Run Creek
Live Conditions
Bloody Run Creek — Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
29.31 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌦️Drizzle
93° / 73°
Tomorrow
🌤️Mainly clear
94° / 72°
Sat
☁️Overcast
90° / 73°
Sun
☁️Overcast
82° / 65°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
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Time of Day
Using: 32.9 CFS · TRICO spinner falls
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Bloody Run Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Bloody Run Creek · July · Summer
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TRICO spinner falls (size 22-24) dawn. Sulphurs evenings. Terrestrials productive. Cold spring flows hold up through summer.
River Map
About Bloody Run Creek
Bloody Run Creek near Marquette in Clayton County is one of Iowa's most-protected and most-celebrated Driftless trout streams — catch-and-release only, artificials only, with strong populations of wild brown trout and brook trout in cold headwater reaches. Small, technical limestone-spring water in classic coulee country. The protected status reflects decades of habitat work and the stream's importance as a Driftless reference fishery.
Regulations
CATCH-AND-RELEASE ONLY, ARTIFICIALS ONLY — Bloody Run Creek is one of Iowa's flagship special-regulation Driftless waters. Iowa fishing license required (~$22 resident annual + ~$14.50 trout stamp; 2026 fee changes — verify current rates on Iowa DNR before publishing). Year-round trout season. Verify Clayton County section-by-section regulations in current Iowa DNR trout regulations.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Bloody Run Creek with more confidence.
Iowa Trout Fishing Regulations Guide
Iowa fishing license + the separate trout fee, the year-round trout season on most NE Iowa Driftless streams, the 5-fish daily limit on most water,…
Trout Species of Iowa
Iowa's two-species Driftless trout fishery — introduced Brown Trout dominant across the NE Iowa Driftless spring creeks (Bear, Bloody Run, Upper…
How Barometric Pressure Affects Fishing (And How to Use It)
That gorgeous bluebird day after a cold front? Worst fishing of the year. Here's the data behind why pressure changes matter more than the weather…