Stockton Lake is a reservoir in Missouri, near Polk County.
Stockton Lake is a reservoir in Polk County, Missouri. Stockton Lake covers about 24,945 acres, reaches a recorded 105 feet and holds about 892,000 acre-feet.
Stockton Lake reaches 105 feet and has clear main-lake water, long points and several river arms. Missouri and the Army Corps have also added and renewed brush piles for crappie and other fish.
The fish reported from Stockton Lake include walleye, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and largemouth bass, giving anglers more than one useful way to fish this water.
Fish reported from Stockton Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, walleye, white bass, and white crappie.
For bass at Stockton, 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 Stockton, 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 Stockton, 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 bottom fishing at Stockton, 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 Stockton, fish a small jig, tube or crankbait along rock and points for spotted bass, and check deeper water when shad move away from the bank.
At Stockton, fish brush with a small jig or minnow for crappie, troll crankbaits or crawler rigs along points for walleye, and use tubes or jigs on rock for smallmouth. Channel and flathead catfish take cut or live bait near old channels.
On a first trip to Stockton, 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 Stockton is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall around Stockton can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Stockton, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Stockton 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 Stockton Lake is only a guide. Fish at Stockton Lake still need comfortable water, cover or nearby food.
Walleye fits the reported information for Stockton 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.