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Missouri lakes and reservoirs

Perry County Community Lake Fishing

A 90-acre Missouri lake in Perry County.

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Perry County

The facts on Perry County Community Lake

MDC maps Perry County Community Lake at 90 acres of open water in Perry County. From the water, Perryville sits about 2 miles away. The water sits inside the MDC Southeast Region. Access comes through Perry County Community Lake.

Trailers go in at 2 mapped ramps. Walk-on fishing comes from 6 docks and jetties. 9 attractor points of cedar, stumps or rock sit on its bottom.

90acres

2mapped ramps

9attractor points

6docks and jetties

MDC Managed Public Waterbody outlines (GIS acres, region, managing area) on gisblue.mdc.mo.gov, Census 2023 places, retrieved October 27, 2026. MDC office phone: 573-290-5730.

Directions to Perry County Community Lake MDC area page

2026 prospects

MDC sampling notes on Perry County Community Lake

The 2026 Missouri Fishing Prospects says this about Perry County Community Lake:

Perry County Lake is a 103-acre lake that offers a variety of fishing opportunities. In addition to two boat ramps, there is good access to shoreline fishing along much of the perimeter of the lake. Survey results from the spring of 2024 indicate Largemouth bass fishing should be good in 2025. We captured 116 stock length or greater (≥ 8 inches) bass per hour of electrofishing. Size structure was excellent with approximately 40 percent of the bass that were greater than 8 inches were greater than 15 inches. There was a good number of bass over 18 inches and we collected several bass over 6 pounds.

From Perryville, take Route T west 1.5 miles, then County Road 700 southwest to the area.

MDC, 2026 Missouri Fishing Prospects (report), quoted; retrieved October 27, 2026.

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Species

What bites at Perry County Community Lake

The roster for Perry County Community Lake comes from MDC sources; unlisted fish may also be present.

Hybrid striped bass Largemouth bass Crappie Bluegill Redear sunfish Channel catfish Black crappie

MDC 2026 Fishing Prospects text, MDC State Record Fish list and MDC trout program statements, retrieved October 27, 2026.

Cover

Brush piles and cover in Perry County Community Lake

Habitat crews mapped 9 attractor points in Perry County Community Lake, placed in 2022.

Material	Points	Years placed
Cedars	9	2022

MDC Fishing Interactive Map, fish attractors layer (material and year placed as mapped), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Access

Where to get on Perry County Community Lake

Perry County Community Lake (north ramp)boat ramp, parking, privy nearby; Missouri Department of Conservation
Perry County Community Lake (south ramp)boat ramp, parking, privy nearby; Missouri Department of Conservation

Walk-out docks on Perry County Community Lake

Perry County Community Lakefishing dock, accessible
Perry County Community Lakefishing dock
Perry County Community Lakefishing jetty
Perry County Community Lakefishing jetty
Perry County Community Lakefishing jetty
Perry County Community Lakefishing jetty

More MDC ramps around Perry County Community Lake

St. Mary Accessboat ramp, parking, 11 miles north

MDC boat ramp/access, dock and jetty layers; USACE Little Rock District ramps and USACE recreation areas; retrieved October 27, 2026.

Limits

What a Missouri angler may keep at Perry County Community Lake

Species	Daily limit and length	Season
Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky)	6 a day	All year
Channel catfish	10 a day	All year
Blue catfish	5 a day	All year
Flathead catfish	5 a day	All year
Crappie (black and white)	30 a day	All year
Goggle-eye (Ozark, rock, and shadow bass) and warmouth	15 a day; 7" minimum	All year
Muskellunge	1 (daily limit is 1 muskellunge or 1 northern pike); 36" minimum	All year
Northern pike	1 (daily limit is 1 muskellunge or 1 northern pike)	All year
Paddlefish (spoonbill)	2 a day; 32" minimum (eye to fork of tail)	March 15–April 30
Pickerel (chain and grass)	6 a day	All year
Shovelnose sturgeon	10 a day; 30" maximum (snout to fork of tail)	All year
Trout (rainbow and brown)	4 a day; Rainbow: none; Brown: 15" minimum in streams	All year
Walleye and sauger	4 a day; 15" minimum	All year
White, yellow, and striped bass and their hybrids	15 a day; No more than 4 longer than 18"	All year

These statewide rows hold at Perry County Community Lake unless a special regulation below changes them.

Limits and seasons as printed in A Summary of Missouri Fishing Regulations 2026 (MDC, effective March 1, 2026), page 20 (booklet PDF); retrieved October 27, 2026.

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Compare

Perry County Community Lake and the closest MDC lakes

Lake Girardeau leads this group on size with 144 acres.

Lake	Distance	Acres	Ramps	Attractors	Species named
Perry County Community Lake		90	2	9	7
Legion Lake 1	2 miles east	9	0	0	0
Fredericktown City Lake	24 miles southwest	81	2	0	0
Rotary Lake	26 miles southeast	5	0	0	0
Lake Girardeau	30 miles south	144	1	0	0
Capaha Park Lake	35 miles southeast	3	0	0	0

MDC waterbody outlines, ramp and attractor layers, 2026 prospects; retrieved October 27, 2026.

Nearby

Shops, towns and water around Perry County Community Lake

Neighbouring MDC impoundments to Perry County Community Lake

Legion Lake 12 miles east
Fredericktown City Lake24 miles southwest
Rotary Lake26 miles southeast
Lake Girardeau30 miles south
Capaha Park Lake35 miles southeast

Towns with a bed near Perry County Community Lake

Perryville2 miles
Ste. Genevieve19 miles
Fredericktown24 miles

County-by-county pages for Perry County Community Lake

Perry Countyseat: Perryville

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Fish photos

Fish pictures to know before Perry County Community Lake

White Crappie, Missouri — White Crappie
Photo: Dominic, CC BY 4.0

Redear Sunfish, Missouri — Redear Sunfish
Photo: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, CC BY 2.0

Goggle-eye, Missouri — Goggle-eye
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Paddlefish, Missouri — Paddlefish
Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain

Answers

Perry County Community Lake: questions Show-Me anglers bring up

Which Missouri county is Perry County Community Lake in?

Look in Perry County, the MDC Southeast Region, about 2 miles from Perryville.

What does MDC list as the size of Perry County Community Lake?

Roughly 90 acres on the MDC outline.

Can I trailer a boat into Perry County Community Lake?

MDC and the Corps map 2 mapped ramps; Perry County Community Lake (north ramp) is one.

Does Perry County Community Lake have bass and crappie?

On the list: hybrid striped bass, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish and black crappie.

Which 2026 Missouri rules apply on Perry County Community Lake?

Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky): 6 a day; All year.

What does a fishing permit cost for Perry County Community Lake?

Missouri anglers 16 through 64 carry a fishing permit: $14 a year for residents, $57 for nonresidents, or $9 for a daily permit.

What motors are allowed on Perry County Community Lake?

Nothing on motors is published here; read the ramp signs.

Which shop on our Missouri list is nearest Perry County Community Lake?

Nothing on our list sits within 25 miles.

Is Perry County Community Lake fishing well in 2026?

Perry County Lake is a 103-acre lake that offers a variety of fishing opportunities. In addition to two boat ramps, there is good access to shoreline fishing along much of the perimeter of the lake. Survey results from the spring of 2024 indicate Largemouth bass fishing should be good in 2025. We (MDC 2026 Fishing Prospects)

Are there brush piles in Perry County Community Lake?

9 points, broken down by material above.

Hitch the bass boat and head for Perry County Community Lake

Read the limits above, then pick the ramp nearest your target.

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