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It's been years since I fished this lake in Macon. Has anyone fished it lately? I can tend to be a glutton for punishment, but sometimes I like to just challenge myself-but not if it will be a total recipe for disaster. Any reports or best methods to use?
I probably haven't tried it in 10 years myself. My wife and I used to catch a few crappie there but don't think we got many over 10 inches but I always kinda enjoyed that lake.
This is third or fourth hand but when fishing at T Hill earlier, I talked to a guy that said the Conservation Agent said the crappie are "better" at L. Branch based on anglers he checked last year. Sorry, I really don't have any better info.
If I am travelling to catch crappie I will stop at T Hill before L Branch. Good for carp bowfishing was also the comment..
Years ago I caught some pigs there but looking in the cleaning stations these days you don't see many over 9 inches cleaned.
Well- I Googled it- even the MDC says it sucks, so if even they admit it, it is probably true. "Crappie grow slowly at Long Branch Lake and a very small percentage reach a size desirable to anglers"
Such a waste- why don't they work on getting it up to par? It could bring some traffic to the Macon corridor. I wouldn't think it would be subject to dramatic water level changes like Twain is.
I assume it is due to turbid water. I doubt MDC can do much about that. It can come from many sources but N Missouri has lots of ground in crops and more CRP being plowed under..
Macon lake (right beside long branch) is amazing for crappie, I have been fishing it for years and always get a full stringer.
Is that a 15 or 30 fish lake? I fished it once last year for bass-might have to try for crappie!Quote:
Originally Posted by oric
30 but there aren't any crappie or bass in it lol so i wouldn't try it again.
OK- which one of you two is the liar? nonono
It used to be really good then it got hammered and hammered and hammered. Now it is very mediocre. We fished it a few times when we could get a parking spot and have not been back since. I think that was in 2010 or 2011. No length limit and 30 fish per person cleaned it out pretty good.
Ill upload a picture when I go this weekend and show you.