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North Batavia Pool Fishing Outlook

A current fishing outlook for the Fox River between the Geneva and North Batavia dams.

Modeled

River conditions are modeled for North Batavia Pool

North Batavia Pool does not have a direct continuous mainstem discharge gauge. River flow is estimated from surrounding Fox River gauges, tributary runoff, and historical relationships.

Updated Sep 10, 2026 12:15 AM CDT

Next 3 Hours NO-GO

Next 24 Hours GO Stable

Safety: No Go Trip Conditions: Good Season: Open Productivity: Mixed Direction: Stable Confidence: Medium

A current safety restriction makes this a no-go.

The current NWS hourly forecast period is non-daylight, so the short-horizon operational result is NO GO. No material operational river limitation is currently identified.

Best Weather / On-Water Window Thu 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Trip Decision

Safety

No Go

The current NWS hourly forecast period is non-daylight, so the short-horizon operational result is NO GO. No material operational river limitation is currently identified.

Trip Decision

Trip Conditions

Good

A favorable daylight fishing-weather window is available and no material operational limitation is identified.

Dive Otter Season

Season

Open

Water temperature and the forecast daytime high are within Dive Otter's preferred operating season.

Fishing Conditions

Productivity

Mixed

No strongly favorable or strongly unfavorable environmental pattern dominates.

Trend

Direction

Stable

Direction reflects the modeled North Batavia Pool river trajectory and forecast runoff context.

Evidence Quality

Confidence

Medium

Confidence reflects the quality and representativeness of the evidence behind the recommendation.

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