fishing st louis: Where are some good places to fish from the bank with my 10 yr old grandson. Rivers , lakes or ponds. Catfish or bass. we would consider anyplace in the st louis area...

miknamron Loc: st louis mo 63021

Where are some good places to fish from the bank with my 10 yr old grandson. Rivers , lakes or ponds. Catfish or bass. we would consider anyplace in the st louis area but live in sunset hills , very close to the meremac river and highway 141.

Thanks

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Welcome mike. Was out today with my 10 y/o grand daughter. No fish but had a great time. Can't help you with Missouri but other from around there will be along. Have fun. Hope you catch some. We love photos!

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

miknamron wrote:

Where are some good places to fish from the bank with my 10 yr old grandson. Rivers , lakes or ponds. Catfish or bass. we would consider anyplace in the st louis area but live in sunset hills , very close to themeremac river and highway 141.

Thanks

Welcome to the Forum, miknamron. Thank you for filling everything correctly. My youngest son lives in Fenton, right by the Merrimac. He catches a lot of bass off of a kayak out of the Merrimac. I think there are some city parks where you could that you guys could fish.

miknamron Loc: st louis mo 63021

Thanks, the Merrimack runs pretty fast and straight up by me. I thought i should find a pool at a corner or inlet. Has your son seen any flying carp?

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

We were just talking about flying monkeys! What's next? Elephants?

When my granddaughter's mother was 4 or 5 years old I took her to the San Diego Zoo where we saw a huge bull African elephant. My daughter, having seen the movie Dumbo, asked with a scary look on her face and in all seriousness, "Daddy, is he gonna fly?"

Precious moments.

JRK227 Loc: Cedarburg, WI

The Mississippi River is good for catfish.
Backwater areas hold panfish and bass.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

miknamron wrote:

Where are some good places to fish from the bank with my 10 yr old grandson. Rivers , lakes or ponds. Catfish or bass. we would consider anyplace in the st louis area but live in sunset hills , very close to the meremac river and highway 141.

Thanks

Welcome miknamron, can't help you out that way.

Eyecrosser Loc: Camdenton Mo. Lake of Ozarks.

I grew up fishing Bush Wildlife. There are multiple lakes. You can fish from the bank or they have boats; take you own trolling motors or they have oars available. Caught many of great fish [all species] here.

Fyrchf Loc: St. Charles, Mo

miknamron wrote:

Where are some good places to fish from the bank with my 10 yr old grandson. Rivers , lakes or ponds. Catfish or bass. we would consider anyplace in the st louis area but live in sunset hills , very close to the meremac river and highway 141.e

Thanks

You can go to Busch’s Wildlife area, 36 lakes to Choose from and some are kids only lakes, it’s free to fish there. Down by you is Simpson’s Lake off Marshall rd in Valley Park

Jimmyking Loc: Desoto , Missouri

miknamron wrote:

Where are some good places to fish from the bank with my 10 yr old grandson. Rivers , lakes or ponds. Catfish or bass. we would consider anyplace in the st louis area but live in sunset hills , very close to the meremac river and highway 141.

Thanks

Conservation took over Fabic lake . There is another name for it . It's off the river road . Turn left at the golf course , then left at the first road . There are two lakes up there . One you have to walk a bit . Google it. Check them out on google earth . Then there is Suson in south county a lake in BeeTree park . Google them ! Good luck !

miknamron Loc: st louis mo 63021

thanks, I am checking out simpson lake

miknamron Loc: st louis mo 63021

Jimmyking, thanks for the info I will check it out. My Grandson is starting to get bored with sun fish, blue gill and small bullheads. It's time PaPa picked up his game a notch or I might loose him.

Jimmyking Loc: Desoto , Missouri

miknamron wrote:

Jimmyking, thanks for the info I will check it out. My Grandson is starting to get bored with sun fish, blue gill and small bullheads. It's time PaPa picked up his game a notch or I might loose him.

Try to go just before a cold front or approaching storm . The father the clouds the better . Go early and in the evening .

FierceFisherWoman Loc: ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

I have been kayak and shore fishing in Simpson Lake over the last 18 months using shad, frozen skipjack and nightcrawlers. So far, I haven't caught anything out of this lake.

If there are any fishermen (or women) out there who have had some catches out of Simpson Lake, I'm open to all ideas to catch something there!

FierceFisherWoman Loc: ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

I have fished Simpson Lake for the last two years. I have fished with every bait known to man and I have only caught one small bluegill on a Mepps spinner. I used the bluegill as bait in the deep water and caught nothing. I think there are only carp in this lake.