plenty of good fishing in moline area. lots of public spots that hold nice gills and crappie and many farm ponds (a staple here) can also be loaded with georgia strain hybrid gills into the 10"+ area and 15+ crappies. you can find these fish on the rock and mississippi but its a learning curve with the rise and fall of the river. we really only get 2 month of ice fishing so you've got 10 months of open water and ice fishing really is a blast. heath and i can get you going if you do choose the west part of the state.