Lake Acres Fishing Guide, Osage County, Missouri

• Overview

  Missouri holds Lake Acres, in Osage County. It lies 764 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Linn lies 4.8 miles from the water. Taos lies 15 miles off, Belle another 18 miles. Close by you have: Memory Lake at 12 miles, Lake Timber Ridge within 12 miles, Twehaus Lake at 16 miles, Dove Lake within 17 miles and Baumhoer Lake at 17 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Acres

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public occurrence data for Osage County names orangethroat darter, longear sunfish, rainbow darter, Missouri saddled darter and greenside darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Anyone new to Lake Acres should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 77°F and January near 29°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Lake Acres fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Memory Lake is 12 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Lake Acres.