Pintail Pool Fishing near Mound City, Missouri

• Overview

  Look for Pintail Pool in the Holt County part of Missouri. The land about it is lake country bush. Surface area is around 95 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. On size it sits at the modest end of our Holt County list. For a base, Mound City sits 3.6 miles out. Then Highland, 16 miles, and Falls City, 18 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Pintail Pool

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Holt County include shortnose gar, common carp and black bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Pintail Pool the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 78°F in July and bottoms out near 24°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early March. The lid tends to go about early March and return around late December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Pintail Pool.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Snow Goose Pool, 0.4 miles away. What applies at Pintail Pool may have changed since it was mapped.