Fishing near Lee's Summit, MO

Set in Jackson County within the four-county Kansas City area, Lee's Summit puts shore, boat, lake, and river fishing within a short drive. The signature water is Lake Jacomo, a 970-acre reservoir in Fleming Park with nearly 20 miles of shoreline. Nearby, the James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area stocks 12 lakes, and the Missouri River roughly 25 miles north produces trophy catfish.

Top waters to fish near Lee's Summit

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American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

Bighead Carp

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Burbot

Lota lota

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

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