Number 216 Reservoir Fishing in Jefferson County, Missouri

• Overview

  Out in Jefferson County, Missouri, sits Number 216 Reservoir. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Missouri listings. Head to Murphy, 2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Fenton is 2.5 miles away, with High Ridge at 4.7 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Number 216 Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Open biodiversity records for Jefferson County list orangethroat darter, longear sunfish, rainbow darter and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of this water decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 78°F at the top of summer and 30°F at the bottom of winter. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That shapes the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Fon-Du-Lac Reservoir, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.