Twin Lakes Fishing Guide, Saint Charles County, Missouri

• Overview

  Set in Saint Charles County, Missouri, this is Twin Lakes. The setting is farm and woodlot. Ground here is low by Missouri standards. For supplies, Saint Charles is 11 miles out. For a city, St. Louis is 26 miles off. Close neighbours run: Chickahominy Lake a touch under 1.4 miles, Airport Lake at 1.7 miles, Gilbert Lake a touch under 2.8 miles, Long Lake at 3.5 miles and Luesseville Lake a touch under 3.9 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name common carp, bluegill and green sunfish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Twin Lakes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 77°F in July and bottoms out near 28°F in January. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan any trip to Twin Lakes around it. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A ramp at Port Charles Harbour is mapped half a mile away. You will be walking about 0.9 miles from the nearest car park. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Chickahominy Lake is 1.4 miles off. For Twin Lakes in particular, ask before you travel.