Jefferson City
Winter Trout Area Fishing Reports This page was updated 11/10/06
This report was submitted by Andrew Maienschein of Jefferson City on 11/7/06
Date of Trip: 11/2 & 11/6 Location: McKay Park Lake Times fished: 8am - 2pm, and 330pm - 6pm Air Temperature: Comfy Weather: Partly Cloudy Water Level: Average Water quality: Milky What worked: Trout Magnet, Lil' Minnow plastic, Rooster Tail
They stocked Mckay on 11/1 about 400pm with 2,600 trout. Catch an Release until Feb. 1 '07. It made front page of the
Jefferson city news tribune. Lots of pictures of them stocking and a two part article, the best line, "the bigest trout would not
fit the shoot, so we had to net them out"! NO SCENTED BAITS!!!!OR LIVE FOR THAT MATTER!! Conservationist has
been out there both days! Lots of fisherman have been taking advantage of the winter program!! On Thursday I landed 15
and broke off / bites about over 20. On Monday I landed three and lost about 4 or five! They have put in 6+ plus pounders in
again -- I have witnessed it again. A person that I have seen fishing next to me landed that size of fish a couple of times both days.
Yes he was out there the same times both days. My biggest one was today, about a couple of pounds. Thursday they were
schooled up -- if you found the school you were on fish, and today they were on the banks, literally.
Side note, last year I fished the Mexico lake, and its just a little bigger than a decent pond. With 1,200 trout stocked in it, talk about
a good time! Very hard to find that lake, in a neigberhood, behind the High School.
Thanks for the update, Andrew. And thanks for the info on Mexico's lake as well.
This report was submitted by Gerry Ferguson of St. Joseph on 1/3/06
Date of Trip: 1/1/06 Location: McKay Park Lake Times fished: Afternoon Air Temperature: Balmy Weather: Overcast Water Level: Average Water quality: Slightly Clouded What worked: Yellow Trout Magnet,
Black & Yellow Marabou Jig, Inline Spinners What DIDN'T work: Nothing
Catch and release only. Beautiful day. temp. in the 50's, overcast, wind out of the south around 10 mph., creating a nice
chop on the water. Lots of people fishing. I caught a 15 in. Rainbow on the 2nd cast, using a black and yellow inline spinner.
Followed by many misses on the yellow/black maribou with a srike indicator. Finally tried a yellow trout magnet with a
strike indicator. Caught a 23 in. 4+ lbs. Rainbow. Very healthy fish. Another gentleman, standing 15 ft. from me, caught
close to twenty trout on a yellow/black maribou with a strike indicator, ranging from 12 in. to 18 in., in less the an hour.
The trick being to let the indicator/waves do the work and reel very slowly. Great day of fishing for Jan. 1st.
Sounds like a great day! Thanks for the report, Gerry.
This report was submitted by Kevin Miller of Linn on 11/14/05
Date of Trip: November 12 Location: McKay Lake Times fished: Afternoon til evening Air Temperature: Chilly Weather: Rainy Water Level: Average Water quality: Milky What worked: Black Wooley Bugger
I went fishing at McKay lake in Jefferson City. Caught six trout and lost several more. The largest was
about two pounds. The best method seems to be to drift a black wooly bugger under a strike indicator,
and just let it sit. The best fishing is in the coves. Good luck!!
Welcome aboard, Kevin, and thanks for the report. Hope we
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