Pioneer Lake Number Three in Dyer County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Pioneer Lake Number Three is listed under Dyer County, Tennessee. Elevation runs to 335 feet. Ground here is low by Tennessee standards. Supplies mean a trip to Dyersburg, 2.1 miles off. Further out sit Newbern (9.1 miles) and Halls (13 miles). The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water. There is enough here to keep coming back.

• Where to Fish on Pioneer Lake Number Three

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Fish documented in Dyer County include black crappie, bluntnose darter and tadpole madtom. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Pioneer Lake Number Three in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 80°F, with January the cold end at about 36°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. The season on Pioneer Lake Number Three rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. For crappie, work tiny jigs around any sunken cover, a foot or two down. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Pioneer Lake Number Five is 0.1 miles off. What applies at Pioneer Lake Number Three may have changed since it was mapped.