B-21 Lake Fishing Guide, DeKalb County, Missouri

• Overview

  In Missouri, B-21 Lake falls inside DeKalb County. What surrounds it is mixed woodland. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. Maysville is the closest town at 3.3 miles. The big place round here is East Independence, 52 miles distant. Close by you also have: 0.9 miles away is B-22 Lake, B-36 Lake after 2 miles, 2.4 miles away is B-20 Lake, Maysville Reservoir after 2.6 miles and 3.1 miles away is Pony Express Lake. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on B-21 Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Survey and observation records for DeKalb County include channel catfish, green sunfish, bluegill, flathead catfish and johnny darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On this water the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 25°F to 77°F. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It holds true on this water more years than not. Fish feed harder before a change in weather than after it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. B-22 Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to this water locally before you travel.