Pomme de Terre Lake

About Pomme de Terre Lake

Lake Pomme de Terre, located in south central Missouri, is a 7,820 acre flood control lake built by the Corps of Engineers in 1961. Though small in comparison to other lakes in Missouri, Pomme de Terre has a lot to offer for a lake its size. Located in the Missouri Ozarks region, Pomme de Terre is a deep clear lake, 95 feet at the deepest part.

Lake Pomme de Terre is made up of two major arms that are named the same as the river and creek that feed it, the Pomme De Terre River and Lindley Creek. Both arms are long and winding with numerous coves. The Lake Pomme de Terre area offers motels, resorts, primitive and modern camping accommodations, shops, golf course, restaurants, and historical interests. The lake area also provides numerous recreational activities which include boating, fishing, water skiing, hunting, and hiking. Canoe rentals are also available for floating and fishing the Pomme de Terre River below the dam. For water sports, there are plenty of boat ramps around the lake along with four marinas, Highway 83, Lighthouse Harbor, Nemo Landing, and Pomme de Terre State Park. All four marinas are full service, and provide fuel, storage, tackle, store, and boat rentals.

Though most of the sought after gamefish are available in Lake Pomme de Terre, the lake’s popularity comes from the Muskie that are available. Though not depicted in the fish information area of this program, some information for Muskie is listed in this article. The Muskies, which are managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, are fierce fighting fish that can reach upwards of 40 inches in length and can be caught all year long. Definitely not an ultralight tackle fish. Other fish available in Lake Pomme de Terre are black bass, crappie, bluegill, white bass, catfish, and walleye.

Detailed Lake Information:

Type of Lake: Hilland

Average Depth of Lake: 69 feet

**Average Water Temperature:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	45-50 85-90 70 40

Spring Thaw: Does notoccur
Fall Turnover: August
* Pomme de Terre Lake does not freeze over.

Heavy Rains: Affects entire lake with the exception of the dam area. The rest of the lake clears up in 2-3 weeks.

**Winds:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Calm-Strong Calm Windy Windy

Detailed Lake Characteristics:

This information describes the makeup of the bottom, shoreline, structure, and water color for various parts of Lake Pomme de Terre.

**Dam Area:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Rock Rock, Gravel, Bluffs Rocks, Bluffs, Stumps Clear-Stained

**Pomme de Terre Arm:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Rock, Gravel Rock, Gravel, Bluffs Bluffs, Stumps Stained

**Lindley Creek Arm:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Gravel Rock, Gravel, Bluffs Bluffs, Trees Clear-Stained

**Stinking Creek Area:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Gravel Rock, Gravel Trees, Stumps Clear-Stained

**Possum Creek Area:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Gravel Rock, Gravel Trees, Stumps Clear-Stained

**Cooper Creek Area:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Gravel Bluffs Trees Clear-Stained

**Decker Branch Area:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Gravel Mud, Gravel Trees, Stumps Clear

**Haverstick Area:**
Bottom: Shoreline: Structure: Water Color:	Mud, Gravel Mud, Rock, Gravel Stumps Clear

Detailed Fishing Information:

Main Forage: Shad

Average time of year when fish spawn:

Bass:
Crappie:
Bluegill:
White Bass:
Catfish:
Walleye:

April-May
April-May
May-June
March-April
June
March

Best baits to use during seasons:

**Bass:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Stickbait Top Water, Plastic Worm Crankbaits Crankbaits, Plastic Worm

**Crappie:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Minnows, Jigs Minnows, Jigs Minnows, Jigs Minnows, Jigs

**Bluegill:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Crickets, Worms Crickets, Worms Crickets, Worms Crickets, Worms

**White Bass:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Jigs, Crankbaits Top Water, Crankbaits Top Water, Jigs Crankbaits

**Catfish:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Crawdad Shad Stinkbait Stinkbait

**Walleye:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Jigs, Crankbaits Jigs, Worms Jigs, Worms Jigs, Worms, Crankbaits

**Muskie:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Jerkbaits, Crankbaits Crankbaits Bucktail Crankbaits Bucktail Crankbaits

**Night Fishing Conditions:**
Spring: Summer: Fall: Winter:	Good Excellent Good Fair

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