Jesse James Park Lake
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked through the winter 2026 program.
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What swims here
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Missouri Department of Conservation publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Missouri season shape statewide: trout parks march to october; winter lakes from november.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| winter 2026 | Rainbow trout |
When to fish Jesse James Park Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:57-11:57 am and 10:19 pm-12:19 am | 4:14-5:14 am and 4:28-5:28 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:42 am-12:42 pm | 5:22-6:22 am and 4:53-5:53 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the winter 2026 program
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the trout (rainbow trout on the season program here)
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Federal Sports Complex Pond 4 | 13 mi | winter 2026 |
| Capitol Federal Sports Complex Pond 3 | 14 mi | winter 2026 |
| Chaumiere Lake | 18 mi | winter 2026 |
| Everyday Pond | 34 mi | winter 2026 |
| Plover Lake | 35 mi | winter 2026 |