Pomme de Terre Lake is a reservoir in Missouri, near Hickory County.
Pomme de Terre Lake is a reservoir in Hickory County, Missouri. Pomme de Terre Lake covers about 7,661 acres, reaches a recorded 90 feet and holds about 230,000 acre-feet.
Pomme de Terre Lake has Pomme de Terre and Lindley Creek arms, many brush piles and water down to about 90 feet. It is also one of Missouri’s best-known muskellunge lakes.
The fish reported from Pomme de Terre Lake include muskellunge, walleye, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass, giving anglers more than one useful way to fish this water.
Fish reported from Pomme de Terre Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, and white crappie.
For bass at Pomme de Terre, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Pomme de Terre, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For roaming fish at Pomme de Terre, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass.
For large predators at Pomme de Terre, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge.
For bottom fishing at Pomme de Terre, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use live bait near wood or a deep hole for flathead catfish.
At Pomme de Terre, throw bucktails or large plugs across shallow humps and points for muskellunge. Fish brush with jigs for crappie, use crankbaits or crawler rigs for walleye, and work soft plastics around cover for bass.
On a first trip to Pomme de Terre, 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 Pomme de Terre is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall around Pomme de Terre can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Pomme de Terre, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
At Pomme de Terre Lake, choose one point, weed edge, patch of wood or old-channel bend near deeper water and test a few lure depths before making a long move.
The deepest number for Pomme de Terre Lake is only a guide. Fish at Pomme de Terre Lake still need comfortable water, cover or nearby food.
Muskellunge fits the reported information for Pomme de Terre Lake, so begin with a lure and spot that suit that fish rather than guessing.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.