Kernodle Park Lake - Upper Fishing Guide, Jackson County, Missouri

• Overview

  Kernodle Park Lake - Upper stands in Jackson County, Missouri. Elevation runs to 919 feet. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Grandview is the closest place, 2.1 miles off. It is 8.1 miles to Overland Park, the nearest city. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Kernodle Park Lake - Upper

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Jackson County include bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish and common carp. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Kernodle Park Lake - Upper in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 79°F and January at 27°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Expect Kernodle Park Lake - Upper to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Spring Lake Lower sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Kernodle Park Lake - Upper for certain.