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MFF US Midwest => Indiana => Topic started by: abishop on Apr 11, 2023, 06:35 PM
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Has anyone been there lately? Haven't been in a couple of years. Hoping the crappie have grown up a bit. Anyone know???
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Two years ago my buddy did good about this time, ran about 11" 12".
Teach
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Maybe it's just me but I have given up on panfish at bruce. If I go there it's for muskie.
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Thanks for the replies, guys.
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Looks like a beautiful day. Hope the crappies are hungry.
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Looks like a beautiful day. Hope the crappies are hungry.
nice day, not a bite in 3 hours. Didn't see anyone catch a thing. Bass Lake lot was full so was the 2 spots on Bruce. Luckily, I got last spot.
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Has anyone been there this year and caught crappie? I know that this lake goes in cycles. You will catch them consistently for 3 to 4 years, then, you can't buy a bite? Next year, limits?????
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Al,
Stepson has cottage on Lake Bruce. Some guy caught a 15" crappie a week ago along with
some others.
Teach
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Sweet, I have been fishing there over 15 years. I have noticed thru the years that there are years when you won't get the crappie??? Guess I need to give it another try before I pull the plug. Maybe go on Thursday.
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As a muskie fisherman myself and living on muskie waters, I'd just like to point out the fact that maybe the numbers of fish in said body of water has gone down , but the quality increases over time. People don't understand that and want results to happen overnight.
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Bruce is full of shad. That's why they stocked muskie. Shad lakes typically don't produce good panfish. They do put out an occasional huge crappie, but not good overall quality . At least from my experience.
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Bruce is full of shad. That's why they stocked muskie. Shad lakes typically don't produce good panfish. They do put out an occasional huge crappie, but not good overall quality . At least from my experience.
That is odd: I have never seen a shad come from there. I am not doubting you. Just saying, I haven't put my camera in this body of water.
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Beautiful day today. A bit cold this morning. Took 3 hours before we figured them out. Ended up with a mixed bag of crappie, gills and perch. Kept 38, nothing big but got a few meals for the freezer. The crappie have spawned out? all blacks no whites, and not 1 female. gills are on the beds.