Indian Creek Lake-MSIN

Indian Creek
Lake
Trenton, Chillicothe, Jamesport
Crowder State Park

Indian Creek Lake has a well earned reputation for big bluegill.
The lake was built in the late eighties so there is still a lot of flooded timber standing. Plenty of places for fish like these to hide, reproduce, and grow big. The camp grounds are a bit better than average for conservation area campgrounds. They are well maintained, still just the typical primitive sites with a fire ring, a flat spot and community privy.
Poosey State forest is loaded with smaller ponds in this same watershed. These might be a good plan in the early spring before the ticks and chiggers get to bitin'. If you can brave the bugs they would probably be a good option any time. (Bring your belly boat)

Catch 'em all day long like this. We managed to
boat nearly two full limits of these guys on
our last trip, right through the middle of the day.
Average size over 8 inches!

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Indian Creek lake has a surface area of about 192 acres, handicap accessible fishing dock, camping, and lots of flooded timber to temp the hopeful angler. Good quality concrete boat ramp and parking area.

Nearest MDC office: Chillicothe 660-646-6122

Hyde Mansion Bed and Breakfast
418 East 7th Street
Trenton, Missouri 64683
(660) 359-5631
Fax: (660) 359-5632
A wonderful "base camp" for fishing Indian Creek Lake, Jamesport City Lake, Jamesport Community Lake, and Crowder State Park.

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Indian Creek Lake (Northwest Region)

Information: (660) 646-6122

This 192 acre lake is located on Poosey Conservation Area. Largemouth bass fishing is excellent. A 12- to 15-inch protected slot length limit continues to improve the bass population. Bass anglers can expect the majority of their catch to be fish 12 to 15 inches long. However, catches of large bass are increasing. A high quality channel catfish population exists in the lake with several fish longer than 20 inches. Anglers should use night crawlers or prepared baits fishing off the bottom. Anglers interested in panfishing will find good numbers of bluegill and redear. At times, crappie anglers can experience good catches of fish longer than 10 inches. Regardless of the catch, fishing is always a good experience at what many people consider the prettiest lake in north Missouri.

Indian Creek Lake is located in the middle of a triangle formed by Trenton, Chillicothe, and Jamesport. Jamesport has two small lakes to it's north. Jamesport City Lake (18 ac.) and James Port Community Lake (145 ac.).

Jamesport City Lake has just got a bit of a face lift. There is a new concrete boat ramp. New hitching post for your horse too! (I sure would like to see someone backing a boat down the ramp with a team of horses.)

This is an 18 acre lake that has a few years on it but still has a reputation for some good stringers of crappie.

Go north from Jamesport on Hwy 190 then west on Rt. RA

Jamesport Community Lake is just a bit farther out of town but worth the drive if you like a little bigger lake to spend your day on. The lake has a lot of floating vegetation and has a pretty open exposure to the south, so it should warm up early in the spring. My personal experience on this lake was a good one. I fished it for about a half hour from the bank just north of the parking lot on the east side. I landed several bass in a short time then I had to leave. One of those bass took the only lure I had with me on my walk from the truck. No time to get another and go back at it. I sure would have liked to seen the one that got my gitzit!

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