Welshmans Lake, Missouri: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Welshmans Lake is listed under Saint Francois County, Missouri. The water sits 840 feet up. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest town is Bonne Terre, 1.4 miles away. For a city, St. Louis is 53 miles off. Nearby, in order: Lac Calista at 1.3 miles, Lac Renee some 2.4 miles off, Lac Marseilles at 2.5 miles, Lac Bergerac some 2.5 miles off and Lac Michel at 2.6 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Welshmans Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. County-wide records name rainbow darter, greenside darter, fantail darter, orangethroat darter and longear sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Welshmans Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 30°F in January and 77°F in July. A lid forms in a hard winter only. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Welshmans Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Calista, 1.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Welshmans Lake should be assumed from this page alone.