Fishing Mozingo Lake

AKA: Mozingo Reservoir

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Mozingo Lake, MO

Popular Fish Species Mozingo Lake, MO

Mozingo Lake Popular Fish - White Crappie

White Crappie Fishing

Healthy schools of white crappie reside in Mozingo Lake, as they are making a nice comeback this year. The fish population is healthy and crappie fishing is excellent. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk. Crappie always like cover and structure, so locate shallow brush and vegetation in Spring and Fall focusing on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out to as deep as 30 to 35 feet, as well as ledges near channels at these depths. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here.

Walleye Fishing

Mozingo Lake is home to a hearty population of walleye. Good fisheries management by Missouri Department of Conservation and plenty of forage in the lake have them growing fat and healthy. Sauger are also present in the lake and often caught while walleye fishing. Walleye have excellent vision in low light scenarios which helps them find food in deep or murky water. Make an effort to be on the water anytime there are low light conditions. During May and June is the optimal time to catch them, while feeding in shallower water. Other times of the year they are more likely to roam around in deeper water. Concentrate around structure like points, flats and ledges off the river channels. One of the proven methods for catching walleye here is trolling with spinners tipped with live bait, or trolling with long-billed, deep diving crankbaits. However casting live bait, jigs, worms and spoons also works well at times.

Mozingo Lake Popular Fish - Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Fishing

Mozingo Lake is a favorite bass tournament lake for local fishing clubs. Weekend and tournament anglers find the fishing to be decent, year round. Fishing for bass can be quite rewarding, with an occasional bass over 4 pounds being caught. Bass often move shallow and become aggressive when they are in a feeding mood. Use shallow crankbaits around rip rap. Around grass, use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In deeper water, drop shot rigs, big worms, jigs and spoons are good options. In winter, spend your time fishing deeper structure where the bass spend much of their time.

Mozingo Lake Fishing Video

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, white crappie, walleye, bluegill and green sunfish at Mozingo Lake in Missouri.

Abundant cover for largemouth bass makes Mozingo Lake an ideal lake for bass fishing. Walleye, crappie, catfish and sunfish also reside in this 1,000-acre lake, in the northwest corner of the state, 5 miles east of Maryville.

There is plenty of brush, vegetation and rip-rap rocks along the 26 miles of shoreline to appeal to any anglers eye. A concrete boat launch ramp is located on the east side of the lake, just north of the golf course, on 245th Street. A second, smaller boat landing is located at the northwest corner of the lake off 220th Street.

Primary fish species residing in Mozingo Lake

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Mozingo Lake Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Rental: NO
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: YES
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: NEARBY
Bait & Tackle: NEARBY
Restaurant: YES

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Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

220th Street Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the northwest corner of the lake, off 220th Street, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and gravel parking.

245th Street Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, east side, off 245th Street, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Mozingo Beach Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, east side, off Bass Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.