Kellogg Lake in Cass County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kellogg Lake is listed under Cass County, Missouri. Height above sea level is 896 feet. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cass County list. Supplies mean a trip to Pleasant Hill, 0.5 miles off. East Independence is the closest city, 21 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Kellogg Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Cass County records list green sunfish, bluegill, orangethroat darter, slender madtom and channel catfish among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Kellogg Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 27°F to 78°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. That shapes the year on Kellogg Lake. A settled week fishes better than a changeable one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Loch Leonard at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Kellogg Lake if anything is unclear.