Todd Lake in Lewis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Lewis County, Missouri. The bank is 591 feet above sea level. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Lewis County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Canton sits 6.8 miles out. For a city, Columbia is 86 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line. There is room enough here for more than one party without crowding.

• Where to Fish on Todd Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Lewis County, recorded fish include green sunfish, johnny darter, slenderhead darter, bluegill and orangespotted sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Todd Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 77°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid March. The water is typically free of ice between mid March and late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Todd Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lewis County Number 33 Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. For Todd Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.