Bollinger Lake Fishing in Bollinger County, Missouri

• Overview

  Bollinger Lake lies in Bollinger County, in Missouri. This is open valley country. Small at around 2 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Missouri listings. Start from Marble Hill, 4.1 miles down the road. After that come Advance at 14 miles and Jackson at 14 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Bollinger Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Reported across Bollinger County: dollar sunfish, longear sunfish, bluegill, bantam sunfish and green sunfish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Bollinger Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 78°F and January near 31°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Bollinger Lake the same rules apply, with local timing. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lukefahr Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Where Bollinger Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.