Lake Marian, Missouri: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Marian is a Saint Charles County water, in Missouri. Height above sea level is 696 feet. About 8 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest town is Marthasville, 5.3 miles away. Further out sit Washington (8 miles) and Wright City (11 miles). Also worth knowing: Sugar Hollow Lake 0.3 miles off, Lake Sherwood at 0.4 miles, Lake Belle-Ann 1.9 miles off, Bonze and Hoffmann Lake at 3.5 miles and Flemming Lake 4 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Marian

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Across Saint Charles County, recorded fish include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish, channel catfish and orangethroat darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lake Marian the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 77°F on average, January about 28°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Anyone fishing Lake Marian regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Sugar Hollow Lake sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Lake Marian should be assumed from this page alone.