Lake Photos
Current Temperature:
79°
Est Water Temperature:
43° (What's This)
Barometric Pressure:
29.64 (Normal)
Wind Speed:
South at 08 Knots (9 MPH)
Forecast | Trends
79°
Est Water Temperature:
43° (What's This)
Barometric Pressure:
29.64 (Normal)
Wind Speed:
South at 08 Knots (9 MPH)
Forecast | Trends
Smithville Lake General Information
Welcome to FishingNotes.com Smithville Lake fishing report page. Here you will find all the information you need to make the best decisions for today's fishing. Current weather including air temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction are continuously updated throughout the day. Vital fishing information for Smithville Lake, including mean water temperature and moon phase. Help in choosing what time to hit the water with daily sunrise and sunset times plus moon rise and moon set times. We would love to hear how your fishing trip went, feel free to share your days success on the community report page. Good luck and we hope you catch a full bag today!
Smithville Lake: More than 4,000 of the lakes 7,190 water surface acres were left uncleared to provide the aquatic habitat that should provide excellent fishing for many years. Hundreds of irregularly shaped coves will furnish over 175 miles of shoreline fishing. The Missouri Department of Conservation fisheries biologists began building the fish populations in 1975 by stocking the 160-acre Trimble Lake, and numerous farm ponds which were inundated by lake waters. Since the permanent pool was established in October 1979, the biologists have continued to stock game species including largemouth bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish, bluegill, tiger muskie, and walleye. Crappie were already present in sufficient numbers so as not to require stocking. [Smithville Lake. www.nwk.usace.army.mil, 02/04/2008]
State:
Missouri
County:
Clay
Inpoundment Type:
Reservoir
Surface Area (acres):
7190
Lake Management:
Army Corps
Missouri
County:
Clay
Inpoundment Type:
Reservoir
Surface Area (acres):
7190
Lake Management:
Army Corps
Latitude:
0.00000000000000
Longitude:
0.00000000000000
Water Clarity:
3-6 ft
Water Temp Factors:
0.00000000000000
Longitude:
0.00000000000000
Water Clarity:
3-6 ft
Water Temp Factors:
Maximum Depth (ft):
Normal Elevation (ft):
864
Boat Access:
Paved Ramps
Boat Limits:
No Restrictions
Normal Elevation (ft):
864
Boat Access:
Paved Ramps
Boat Limits:
No Restrictions
Smithville Lake Largemouth Bass Fishing
[ Largemouth Bass Info ]
Smithville Lake Largemouth Bass Rating:
3.1/5
Click on Fish to Rate This Lake
Click on Fish to Rate This Lake
Smithville Lake Largemouth Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]
- Caught 2 15" bass on bobber and minnow and some 12 to 14" bass on minnow as well. 04/11/12 On W Hwy under and around bridge.
Largemouth Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Largemouth bass fishing is going to be slow with the water temperature at 43 degrees. If you have a chance to get out on the water, you are going to have to fish deep and slow. Jig fishing and Plastic baits may be your best bet this time of year for largemouth bass. You may also try fishing some sinking jerk baits.
Featured Largemouth Bass Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Largemouth Bass Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake Smallmouth Bass Fishing
[ Smallmouth Bass Info ]
Smithville Lake Smallmouth Bass Rating:
1.5/5
Click on Fish to Rate This Lake
Click on Fish to Rate This Lake
Smithville Lake Smallmouth Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]
Smallmouth Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Smallmouth bass fishing is going to be slow with the water temperature at 43 degrees. It's time to fish deep and slow. Try some deep primary points, drop offs, and old river channels with rocks. Jigs, plastics and deep jerk baits will be your best bet to boat a smallmouth.
Featured Smallmouth Bass Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Smallmouth Bass Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake Crappie Fishing
Smithville Lake Crappie Tips: [ Add Tip ]
- the dam is usually good. but wind will make it hard to throw lures and minnows.
otherwise search for brush and trees.
be responsible and get your trash or garbage in cans within the park dont leave your junk around. its not your lake its everyones.
otherwise search for brush and trees.
be responsible and get your trash or garbage in cans within the park dont leave your junk around. its not your lake its everyones.
Crappie Tips for Current Conditions:
Crappie fishing is sometimes at its best with the water temperature down this low. Crappie will be in large schools and follow the large shad schools around in extremely deep water. Find the deepest parts of your lake in old river channels and scan your graph for schooling shad. When you find the school, drop your plastics or live bait down to the bottom of the shad and get ready. Many crappie fishermen will be catching awesome numbers and size of fish this time of year. If you are brave enough to get out on the water this time when the water temperature is this cold, it can really pay off. Be careful out there, remember to boat safely. Never take any chances at these temperatures.
Featured Crappie Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Crappie Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake Walleye Fishing
Smithville Lake Walleye Tips: [ Add Tip ]
- caught several walleye on the dam in the past week. they are still spawning!
View Tip Location on Map
View Tip Location on Map
Walleye Tips for Current Conditions:
Walleye will be staging and getting ready to spawn now. With Walleye spawning grounds generally on gravel and rocky bottoms and preferring clean water. Start looking for pre-spawn fish in deeper waters with easy access to shallow clean water rocky bottoms. Walleye should be feeding aggressively right up until they start laying eggs. This is a perfect time to be fishing for Walleye.
Featured Walleye Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Walleye Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake Catfish Fishing
Smithville Lake Catfish Tips: [ Add Tip ]
Catfish Tips for Current Conditions:
The catfish family comprises of blue catfish, flathead catfish and channel catfish. Since catfish are warm water fish, they aren’t going to be very active in this water temperature. They will still be feeding, but catfish will only be found very deep and feeding very slowly. Your best bet is give some of the more active fish species in your lake a shot until the cats are active again.
Featured Catfish Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Catfish Fishing Reports
2012-06-12
Report By:Guest
Fishing Rating: 5
Water Temperature:
Report By:Guest
Fishing Rating: 5
Water Temperature:
there biting well on livers i caught a 12lb channel in a shallow cove around some timber and also had one break my line we caught a few small ones as well
Smithville Lake Spotted Bass Fishing
Smithville Lake Spotted Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]
Spotted Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Spotted bass fishing is going to be slow with the water temperature down this low. It's time to fish deep and slow. Try some deep primary points, drop offs, and old river channels with rocks. Jigs, plastics and deep jerk baits will be your best bet to boat a Spotted.
Featured Spotted Bass Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Spotted Bass Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake White Bass Fishing
Smithville Lake White Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]
- I am going out this weekend to see if the white bass or anything is biting off the
shoreline. I will be using yellow medium jigs at a slow retrieve pace. If those
dont work, Im going old school with some plastic worms.
shoreline. I will be using yellow medium jigs at a slow retrieve pace. If those
dont work, Im going old school with some plastic worms.
White Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Featured White Bass Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community White Bass Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake Striped Bass Fishing
Smithville Lake Striped Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]
- there are not any stripped bass stocked in smithville
Striped Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
Featured Striped Bass Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Striped Bass Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake Trout Fishing
Smithville Lake Trout Tips: [ Add Tip ]
- there is no trout in Smithville
Trout Tips for Current Conditions:
Featured Trout Guide
Guides - Promote your guide service to thousands of fellow anglers for free by joining the fishingnotes.com affiliate program. Click the link bellow for more details.
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
http://www.fishingnotes.com/guides.php
Community Trout Fishing Reports
No Reports are available for Smithville Lake at this time.
Smithville Lake General Fishing Info
Community General Fishing Reports
2011-05-08
Report By:Guest
Fishing Rating: 1
Water Temperature:
Report By:Guest
Fishing Rating: 1
Water Temperature:
Mercury levels are very low and fish are safe to eat right now.
Smithville Lake Solar and Lunar Conditions
Current Lunar Fishing Tip:
The affects of the moon on freshwater fish and game are at a minimum right now. There will be another full moon coming up here in a few days. The fisherman should never use this as an excuse to not get on the water. The affects of the moon can only enhance the outcome of a day's fishing not decrease potential catch for today. On days without the new or full moon, all other factors including weather, barometric pressure, wind and cloud cover will make up today's equation for success.
The affects of the moon on freshwater fish and game are at a minimum right now. There will be another full moon coming up here in a few days. The fisherman should never use this as an excuse to not get on the water. The affects of the moon can only enhance the outcome of a day's fishing not decrease potential catch for today. On days without the new or full moon, all other factors including weather, barometric pressure, wind and cloud cover will make up today's equation for success.
Sunrise:
06:03 CST
Moon Phase:
% Illuminated
Days to Full
06:03 CST
Moon Phase:
% Illuminated
Days to Full
Sunset:
20:25 CST
20:25 CST
Smithville Lake Links
Smithville Lake Paradise General Store
http://www.paradisegeneralstore.com
State Department of Wildlife and Parks
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/
State Fishing Licensee
http://www.wildlifelicense.com/mo
State Fishing Information
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/documents/regs/fis...
State Parks
http://www.mostateparks.com/
State Fishing Records
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/documents/fish/rec...
http://www.paradisegeneralstore.com
State Department of Wildlife and Parks
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/
State Fishing Licensee
http://www.wildlifelicense.com/mo
State Fishing Information
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/documents/regs/fis...
State Parks
http://www.mostateparks.com/
State Fishing Records
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/documents/fish/rec...