Cedar River (Above Nashua)
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Friday, Aug 21 2026
Ramp Condition: Useable Water levels are stabilizing and clearing. Water temperature is in the 70s. Use caution after high water; snags and submerged debris may have moved. For more information, visit https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/05457700. Black Crappie - Fair: Find crappie near snags in backwater areas. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Channel Catfish - Excellent: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows under a bobber near the bottom. Rock Bass - Fair: Use a jig tipped with a nightcrawler or a plastic, fished in the middle of the water column. Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges. Try a variety of lures. Walleye - Good: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days.
Friday, Aug 21 2026
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Cedar River (Above Nashua)
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Ramp Condition: Useable Water levels are stabilizing and clearing. Water temperature is in the 70s. Use caution after high water; snags and submerged debris may have moved. For more information, visit https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/05457700. Black Crappie - Fair: Find crappie near snags in backwater areas. Try a small spinner or crankbait. Channel Catfish - Excellent: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows under a bobber near the bottom. Rock Bass - Fair: Use a jig tipped with a nightcrawler or a plastic, fished in the middle of the water column. Smallmouth Bass - Fair: Find smallmouth along rocky shorelines or limestone ledges. Try a variety of lures. Walleye - Good: Use a jig with a live minnow or nightcrawler in a deeper pool near the stream bottom. Try fishing sunrise and sunset on clear days.
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