Best white bass lakes in Missouri
5 Missouri waters hold white bass, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.
- Table Rock Lake — 218 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
- Bull Shoals Lake — 210 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
- Pomme de Terre Lake — 80 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Osage River — 30 ft max · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Longview Lake — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
When to fish white bass in Missouri
- Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
- Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
- Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
- Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.
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