Thread: Forbes Lake

I went to Forbes last Fri, ended up with 6 keepers, caught about 15-20 shorts. Seems like there were boats on every brush pile. I have noticed the quality of fish has really gone down of the past few years, I sure wish they would put a limit on this lake. It seems like the last 2 years each time I go to the cleaning station a couple groups are cleaning 5 gallon buckets full of 6-8" crappie. I dont know if its just me, but we use to catch some real nice fish in there, now there are alot of 8-9" fish that are just not real fat or healthy looking. We still catch a few nice ones, but not nearly as many, and if you go on a weekend you can expect to have lots of company.

Thanks for the info, I was thinking about trying it out monday. Sounds like a limit would do the lake some good. Been since 07-08 since I whacked some nice sized fish/numbers out of there. Since then it has been downhill.

I agree completely with Cropy42’s assessment of Forbes.

At one point the DNR imposed a length limit on bluegill, and the population was beginning to respond…but they removed it and even the bluegill are heading back downhill.

It is a nice lake but it sees a lot of pressure.