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Bloody Run Creek

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Live Conditions

Bloody Run Creek — Bloody Run Creek near Marquette, IA

Fishable
24.4CFS
Discharge
4.13ft
Gauge Height
—
Water Temp
Updated 41 min agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

→ Stable

RisingFallingStable

24-Hr Pressure

29.55 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

40°FClear sky
Wind 5 mph29.55 inHg  Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Foggy

57° / 32°

Tomorrow

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Clear sky

61° / 40°

Mon

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Overcast

63° / 41°

Tue

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Overcast

65° / 44°

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

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Bloody Run Creek · October · Fall

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BWOs (size 18-20). October Caddis late season. Pre-spawn browns. C&R / artificials only year-round.

Blue-Winged OliveCaddis

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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.