ST. LOUIS · LOCAL FISHING GUIDE
Spend less time guessing.
Spend more time fishing.
Pick a local lake or river, see what to target, and get a simple starting setup before you leave home.
FISHING SPOT FINDER
18 local guides.
Filter the noise.
Pick bank fishing, beginner-friendly water, winter trout, bass, catfish, panfish, boat access or multi-lake parks.
FOR THE KIDS
Small fish.
Big memories.
A first fishing trip should feel like an adventure, not a test of patience. Start with easy bank water, a bobber and worm, a short session, and a plan that gives kids a real chance to stay interested.
DISCOVER ST. LOUIS FISHING SPOTS
Six places, zero guesswork.
Choose a spot from the list or click the map. Every guide is built to answer the practical questions: where, what fish, what line, and what to throw first.
Busch Wildlife
Many numbered lakes, broad species mix, and plenty of bank access.
Creve Coeur Lake
Easy-access urban water with room to explore from shore.
Meramec River
Moving-water options for bass, catfish and seasonal variety.
Pere Marquette
A scenic option when you want a different kind of local trip.
Riverlands
Big-river habitat, backwater areas and multiple ways to fish.
Simpson Lake
A straightforward lake trip with good bank-fishing potential.
Pick your water
WHERE SHOULD I FISH TODAY?
Build a quick game plan.
Pick the water and the fish. Cast STL will give you a simple line, leader and lure starting point.
SEASONAL GUIDE
Winter trout.
Right here in STL.
Six more urban lakes join Cast STL with winter-trout rules, maps and simple cold-weather setups.
MORE STL WATER
Six more places.
Same no-guesswork approach.
Urban lakes, county parks and multi-lake systems expand Cast STL beyond the original six core guides.
Suson Park
Two public fishing lakes, summer urban-program fish and winter trout make Suson one of the most useful year-round additions to Cast STL.
Open guide →NEW GUIDECarondelet Park
Boathouse and Horseshoe give city anglers two different small-water options, including winter trout at Boathouse and strong bass potential at Horseshoe.
Open guide →NEW GUIDESpanish Lake Park
Spanish Lake Park gives north-county anglers bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish opportunities with both bank and legal electric-motor boat access.
Open guide →NEW GUIDEFountain Lakes
A cluster of St. Charles waters that works best when you choose the individual lake first instead of treating Fountain Lakes as one generic spot.
Open guide →NEW GUIDEWillmore Park
North and South lakes are compact urban-program waters where simple catfish, sunfish and bass presentations make more sense than hauling a huge tackle box.
Open guide →NEW GUIDEBee Tree Park Lake
A South County park lake that MDC highlights for largemouth bass potential, with special cooperative-management limits worth checking before you keep fish.
Open guide →SEASONAL FISHING OUTLOOK
A starting point.
Not fake catch reports.
Until community reports build up, these cards show seasonal trip-planning guidance. Verified angler reports can replace them as they come in.
Busch Wildlife
Choose the numbered lake first, then match a simple setup to its species and current rules.
PLANCreve Coeur Lake
Start with wind, shade and shoreline access before changing presentations.
PLANMeramec River
Check level and current, then focus on reachable seams, eddies and current breaks.
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