Patterson Farms Lake Section 13 Fishing near Maryville, Missouri

• Overview

  Patterson Farms Lake Section 13 sits in Nodaway County, out in Missouri. The bank is 984 feet above sea level. With some 109 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By surface area it heads our Nodaway County listings. The nearest town is Maryville, 14 miles away. Then Tarkio, 14 miles, and Mound City, 16 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Patterson Farms Lake Section 13

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Nodaway County include channel catfish, stonecat, flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. This water repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 76°F for July and 23°F for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. Break-up near mid March, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Derr Lake is 5.6 miles distant. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.