When Does Fishing Close?

[Mike Duby]

I have heard they shut down fishing in august busch ca in the fall/winter but can not remember when the person told me they do it, can anyone help me out with this?

[ozark trout fisher]

I have heard they shut down fishing in august busch ca in the fall/winter but can not remember when the person told me they do it, can anyone help me out with this?

It's open year round. The winter trout program is actually one of the more popular fisheries in the park. There are special catch and release, artificial only regs on some of the trout ponds starting November 1 (the trout themselves are usually first stocked in the first or second week of November.) Maybe that is what you're thinking of?

Lakes 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28 are the stocked trout lakes most years, and that's where the majority of the late fall/winter fishing is concentrated.

[stlfisher]

Open year round, but I think they stop renting boats sometime in October...I can't rememember the exact date....I think the 31st though.

If trout interest you 21 and 28 are the C@R lakes, no bait allowed until February 1st,then you can keep them. Lakes 22,23, and 24 anything goes and you can keep them all winter.

[Mike Duby]

Thanks guys! I was interested in bass fishing so I guess when thy stop renting boats you just fish from the bank?

[ozark trout fisher]

Thanks guys! I was interested in bass fishing so I guess when thy stop renting boats you just fish from the bank?

You certainly can. The lakes in BWL are for the most part easy to fish from the bank.