Fishing at Pomme de Terre Lake, Hickory County, Missouri

• Overview

  Pomme de Terre Lake is one of the Hickory County listings for Missouri. The setting is open valley on every side. Around 12.0 sq miles of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. At about 87 miles of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. It is one of the larger waters we list anywhere in Missouri. 15 miles away sits Humansville, the nearest town. It is 45 miles to Springfield, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Pomme de Terre Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Survey and observation records for Hickory County include orangethroat darter, longear sunfish, Missouri saddled darter and greenside darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Pomme de Terre Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 78°F and January near 30°F on the long-run figures. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. On Pomme de Terre Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Glenwood in Hidden Valley, 17 miles away. Where Pomme de Terre Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.