Lake Nell is a reservoir in Missouri, near Jackson County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Lake Nell is a reservoir in Jackson County, Missouri. Lake Nell covers about 25.9 acres, reaches a recorded 12 feet and holds about 250 acre-feet.
Lake Nell has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Lake Nell include bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish. Stocking records for Lake Nell also list wiper, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Nell, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Nell, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For roaming fish at Nell, use a shad-colored swimbait, spoon or trolling lure around open-water baitfish for wipers.
For bottom fishing at Nell, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Nell, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Nell is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall around Nell can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.