Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

Jersey - Illinois


  • 25 catches

  • 272 followers

  • 12 spots

More than 75 species of fish inhabit this pool. Most anglers go after Bluegill, catfish and white bass. 40.7 river miles mapped.

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Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool) Fishing Reports

Recently shared catches and fishing spots

  1. Debbie Ferguson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    🤣🤣🎣

    Crappie with a tape Measure

    1. James Reynolds 0
      Nice one.
    2. James Reynolds 0
      Nice one.
    3. b ripoer 0
      Ha ha spot on
    4. Scott S 0
      I think Santa should bring everyone a tape measure....keep everyone honest...lol
    5. Rick S 0
      good one!
    6. George Horvath 0
      Lol
    7. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Yes , yes indeed 😂 and the Bass too🙄
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      BAHAHAHA🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍👍👍👍👍
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  2. Debbie Ferguson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Great shot Capt Morris took of this 10.2 bass belly! If you want some great bass fishing Morris definitely delivers!

    10 lb. 2 oz. Largemouth Bass with a golden Shiner

    1. Jacob Sutton 0
      Whata hog!
    2. Sasha Phillipov 0
      Damn
    3. Roy Da Fishhead 0
      sweet🤩
    4. Bass Tracker Walleye 80's Guy 0
      dang!!
    5. Debbie Ferguson 0
      For sure Shawn! 😀
    6. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Those fish haven't missed any meals!🎣🐟❄️
    7. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Yes B for sure! thanks!!
    8. b ripoer 0
      That's a great pic. I agree with you Debbie p, Capt Morris will put you on big fish period.
    9. Debbie Ferguson 0
      thanks Rick!
    10. Rick S 0
      Awesome!
    11. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Thank you Chad!
    12. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Thanks Capt. Again sometime hopefully.
    13. Chad Jaco 0
      Cool pic!! Nice Debbie!!🎣
    14. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      and Madison 👍🏻👍🏻
    15. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      I wish every one that fished with me set the hook like you
    16. Debbie Ferguson 0
      George, you calling me fat?!? 🤣😂
    17. Debbie Ferguson 0
      😂🤣😂 Robert! can’t say I had the perfect hook set either though. Chris it’s well worth the discomfort. Just hit the bar before departing and then take a nice nap! ...more All better when you wake up 😁🎣🏝
    18. Debbie Ferguson 0
      😂🤣😂 Robert! can’t say I had the perfect hook set either though. Chris it’s well worth the discomfort. Just hit the bar before departing and then take a nice nap! ...more All better when you wake up 😁🎣🏝
    19. George Horvath 0
      Fatso
    20. Christopher Pereira 0
      Im warming up my ice rod... i aint riding a plane with a mask though 😂
    21. Robert Coleman 0
      Oh, he has a chance, he'll just screw it up and set the hook straight up!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    22. Debbie Ferguson 0
      😂😂😂 Robert! I think even Chris has a chance with Morris!!! 🎣😁
    23. Robert Coleman 0
      I will second that!!! He will make you a member of the ten pound club... or bigger! 😁😁😁😁 Unless you're Chris P.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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  3. Debbie Ferguson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    My biggest little bass from today lol. Can’t always be a hawg! 😊🎣

    Largemouth Bass with a Johnson Beetle Spins

    1. Debbie Ferguson 0
      thank you B!
    2. b ripoer 0
      Nice one Debbie
    3. Debbie Ferguson 0
      thanks Bryan!
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice one!🎣👍🍻
    5. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Thank you kindly everyone! Much appreciated 😎🎣
    6. alfred kinney 0
      nice one
    7. Robert Coleman 0
      Nice one Debbie! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    8. Melissa Norris 0
      Nice catch!😀😁
    9. Rick S 0
      WTG Debbie!
    10. George Horvath 0
      Nice
    11. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Nice Bass Debbie 👍🏻👍🏻
    12. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice catch Debbie!!
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  4. Rambo Robertson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Black Crappie

    1. bill schaeffer 0
      nice mess of white crappie
    2. justin sumner 0
      I’ve seen some nice slabs sitting in the bank cut up but never catch any
    3. justin sumner 0
      you guys really fishing in that pool up from the Alton dam by the bird center?
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  5. Rambo Robertson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Black Crappie

    1. justin sumner 0
      what’s the trick I’m new to the river
  6. Rambo Robertson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Blue Catfish with a skip Jack

  7. Rambo Robertson
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    37 lb. 4 oz. Blue Catfish with a skip Jack

    1. justin sumner 0
      Alton?
    2. Rambo Robertson 0
      Illinois
    3. justin sumner 0
      where was this
    4. justin sumner 0
      where was this
    5. james Squibbs 0
      That’s a big cat.👍🏻
    6. James Kasecky 0
      nice!!
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  8. Brian Oglesby
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Caught these Sunday at a conservation lake in northern Missouri

    Black Crappie

    1. Brian Oglesby 0
      no I haven’t been there. I pretty much strickly fish conservation lakes in NE part of the state
    2. justin sumner 0
      oh, ive messed around from shore down there in the Alton Slough, not very good though, i think boats are allowed in there soon if not now, you fish there?
    3. Brian Oglesby 0
      I believe it picked up my location from where I was when I posted it. does that make sense?
    4. justin sumner 0
      why does it say pool 26 then?
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  9. karson shea
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Details: 2 lb. 6 oz. 9 in. Bluegill with a crappie jig

    It put up a big fight and i ate it!!!!!

  10. Ira Moore
    - Mississippi River Pool 26 (Alton Pool)

    Throw to right with 4 Oz weight. let drift until hitting bottom. avg depth around 20 ft

    16 lb. 36 in. Blue Catfish with a cut shad

    1. Aidan Jones 0
      Nice job bro

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