Number 210 Reservoir in Sainte Genevieve County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Number 210 Reservoir in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The setting is open valley. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Sainte Genevieve County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 13 miles away sits Sainte Genevieve, the nearest settlement. Farmington lies 15 miles off, Perryville another 16 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Number 210 Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Records held for Sainte Genevieve County cover longear sunfish, rainbow darter and bluegill. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On this water that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 77°F at the top of summer and 30°F at the bottom of winter. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Brands Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.