Lloyd Wilson Lake in Lewis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Missouri, Lloyd Wilson Lake falls inside Lewis County. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It ranks high for size among our Lewis County listings. Canton sits 7.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Columbia, 87 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lloyd Wilson Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Public occurrence data for Lewis County names green sunfish, johnny darter, slenderhead darter, bluegill and orangespotted sunfish. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lloyd Wilson Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 24°F to 77°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid March. Break-up near mid March, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Lloyd Wilson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Durgens Creek Watershed Lake 1 B, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Lloyd Wilson Lake in particular, ask before you travel.