Creve Coeur Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Missouri

• Overview

  Creve Coeur Lake lies within the bounds of Saint Louis County, Missouri. The country round it is rolling hill from end to end. Roughly 303 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. By surface area it heads our Saint Louis County listings. The nearest town is Maryland Heights, 2.9 miles away. Then Saint Charles, 4.5 miles, and Bridgeton, 5.2 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Creve Coeur Lake

  10 ft is what our records show. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Saint Louis County, recorded fish include bluegill, green sunfish, channel catfish, orangethroat darter and shortnose gar. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Creve Coeur Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 79°F in July and bottom out at 29°F in January. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. On Creve Coeur Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public access is on record for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Creve Coeour is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Gettemeier Lake, 4.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Creve Coeur Lake in what we hold.