Saint Marys Lake Fishing in Perry County, Missouri

• Overview

  Saint Marys Lake is one of the Perry County listings for Missouri. Beyond the shoreline you have open valley. This is a pocket water of some 14 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It lies lower than most water we list in Missouri. Perryville at 1.9 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is St. Louis, 65 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Saint Marys Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Fish documented in Perry County include greenside darter, rainbow darter, rock bass and black redhorse. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Saint Marys Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 78°F; the cold one sits at 30°F. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Saint Marys Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Perry County Community Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Saint Marys Lake.