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Driftless

Bloody Run Creek

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Live Conditions

Bloody Run CreekBloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA

Fishable
32.9CFS
Discharge
4.23ft
Gauge Height
Water Temp
Updated 31 min agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

↓ Falling

RisingFallingStable

24-Hr Pressure

29.31 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

92°FMainly clear
Wind 7 mph29.31 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Drizzle

93° / 73°

Tomorrow

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Mainly clear

94° / 72°

Sat

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Overcast

90° / 73°

Sun

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Overcast

82° / 65°

Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.

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What should I fish today?

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AI-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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JanDec

TRICO spinner falls (size 22-24) dawn. Sulphurs evenings. Terrestrials productive. Cold spring flows hold up through summer.

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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.

Blue-Winged OliveHendricksonSulphurCaddisTricoTerrestrials

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.