B B Rekus Lake Fishing near Cole Camp, Missouri

• Overview

  Missouri holds B B Rekus Lake, in Benton County. It sits in farm and woodlot. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 3.4 miles from Cole Camp. Then Lincoln, 5.3 miles, and Stover, 14 miles. Also within reach: Timberline Lake after 4.7 miles, 9.5 miles out stands Spring Fork Lake Tebo after 12 miles, 16 miles out stands Harry S Truman Reservoir and Windsor Farrington Park Lake after 16 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on B B Rekus Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Species logged across Benton County include green sunfish, longear sunfish, paddlefish and rainbow darter. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On B B Rekus Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 28°F in January to roughly 78°F in July. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on B B Rekus Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Timberline Lake at 4.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at B B Rekus Lake carry more weight than any list.