B-20 Lake in DeKalb County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  B-20 Lake falls in DeKalb County, part of Missouri. The bank gives way to mixed woodland. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in DeKalb County. Head to Maysville, 5.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is East Independence, 50 miles distant. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on B-20 Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish documented in DeKalb County include channel catfish, green sunfish and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to this water should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 77°F and January reads 25°F. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on this water rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A boat ramp sits 0.9 miles away, so trailered boats can get on. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Toilets show in mapping about 0.9 miles away. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Pony Express Lake is 1.4 miles off. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.