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Missouri

Long Branch Lake

Anglers know Long Branch Lake as a 2,752-acre Macon County lake in Missouri; largemouth patterns turn with the calendar.

Surface
2,752acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Long Branch Lakevia Open-Meteo · 16:00 local
Air temp
87.3°F
Barometric
29.96″
↓falling 24h(-0.10)
Wind
10mph
from W
Moon
Waxing Crescent
day 4.0 · 17% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 18
    julSat

    Stable window

    hi 95° · lo 72°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light sw wind · settled

  2. 19
    julSun

    Watch the wind

    hi 95° · lo 74°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

  3. 20
    julMon

    Watch the wind

    hi 95° · lo 74°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

§ 04Field notesMissouri

Where it is

Long Branch Lake is a Missouri lake in Macon County, near 2,752 acres in size. Largemouth relate to cover and structure and keep moving as the season shifts.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Early warming sends largemouth into the shallows to stage and spawn, the calmest sun-fed water leading the move.

Summer. Bass settle on deeper edges and shaded cover after the surface warms, with first and last light the stronger times.

Fall. Falling water temperature draws bait and largemouth back shallow into a broad, roaming feed.

Winter. Cold pushes largemouth deep and lethargic; slow down and fish a quiet, deliberate line.

Key structure

  • Points where shallow water drops toward deeper water
  • Submerged wood, brush, and laydown cover
  • Channel edges and the breaks beside them
  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them

The calendar decides which of these is worth time on a given day.

Forage

Baitfish concentrations shape where largemouth feed across Long Branch Lake, shallow or deep.

Access

You will find public access around Long Branch Lake; ramp and launch conditions move with the season, so verify them locally.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:00721533). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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