Lake Showme

This 225-acre lake in Scotland County should provide excellent fishing for multiple species. Largemouth bass abundance was high during the most recent spring sampling, and the size structure had increased since 2018, with 36 percent of the bass sampled measuring at least 15 inches long. Panfish angling should continue to be excellent. Anglers should expect to catch a high percentage of bluegill seven inches and longer. Although not as numerous, the odds of catching a redear sunfish seven inches or longer while fishing for bluegill are good with the largest observed redear sunfish from the most recent spring electrofishing being nearly 12 inches in length. Crappie anglers frequently harvest large numbers of 9-11-inch fish from the barrier free fishing dock. Weed lines in any cove are a great spot to target crappie on those hot summer days. Walleye continue to provide a quality angling experience in this northeast Missouri lake. The 2023 electrofishing catch rate for walleye was down from 2022, but 100 percent of the walleye sampled during electrofishing were 15 inches or longer and well over half of the walleye sampled were over 20 inches long. Anglers have been reporting several walleye caught over 25-inches. There is an 18-inch minimum length limit for walleye and only 4 walleye may be kept per day. This is one of the best walleye opportunities in Northeast Missouri. Boaters are reminded that outboard motors in excess of 10 horsepower are allowed but must be operated at slow, no-wake speed.