Lake Sherwood in Saint Louis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Saint Louis County entry here is Lake Sherwood, in Missouri. The bank gives way to mixed woodland. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. 0.6 miles away sits Vinita Park, the nearest town. After that come Charlack at 0.7 miles and Overland at 0.7 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Sherwood

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Saint Louis County list bluegill, green sunfish and channel catfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lake Sherwood for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 29°F in January up to 79°F in July. Some winters cap it and some do not. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Lake Sherwood runs to that rhythm year in and year out. A settled spell fishes better than a bright one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Creve Coeur Lake, 7.3 miles out. Signs at Lake Sherwood carry more weight than any list.