Fishing Glen Holland Lake in Ripley County, Missouri

• Overview

  Glen Holland Lake is one of the Ripley County waters in Missouri. Everything around it is farm and woodlot. It runs to roughly 40 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Missouri listings. Doniphan lies 6.3 miles from the water. After that come Pocahontas at 23 miles and Corning at 24 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Glen Holland Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Ripley County include rainbow darter, longear sunfish, slender madtom and bleeding shiner. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Glen Holland Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 33°F in January up to 79°F in July. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Glen Holland Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Ripley Lake is 4.3 miles distant. Where Glen Holland Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.