Horseshoe Lake sits within the Ted Shanks Conservation Area in Pike County, Missouri, offering anglers a productive fishery with diverse angling opportunities. The lake provides fair to good fishing for multiple species throughout the year, with particular strength in its largemouth bass, crappie, and catfish populations. Located near the Salt River and Mississippi River, this conservation area lake benefits from periodic management efforts, including regular fish stocking programs and electrofishing surveys conducted every one to two years to monitor fish populations and ensure healthy, fast-growing fish with high condition ratings.