August A. Busch. Memorial Conservation Area

CT

Mama Lou, it has really changed. If you go to the office they have maps and bait and all sorts of stuff. They can give you a map and tell you where they are hearing good fishing. They have closed a lot of the old roads and most of the bunkers have been locked. Makes me wonder what's being stored there.

Lots of them

Yes as long as they are on leash. There are certain lakes and field that are for training. You'd need to check with the office which ones they are though.

yes, you can fish here all week

No boats, you have to rent one of theirs. You can have a trolling motor though. I would stop at the bait shop for verification.

It's open. Gate closes at 10pm

Thanks yall this is one of my favorite places to fish

Yep

Same as usual except no office

Yes you can keep them. There is a length limit and also a limit on how many you can keep. The lakes have signs posted at the parking lot of the regulations.

They are open year round. They do have hours though depending on use.

Yes. Year round. In winter drop a crank bait off the ice. Have fun stay cool

Same as the pole limit for the state 3

No you can not

I've never bought crickets but they do have all kinds of bait and if I remember correctly they have lures bobbers and fishing rods

You can get one online also

No but that would be cool

No that's one thing they don't have they do have a inside nature center though

From their brochure: Horseback riding is permitted only while training hunting dogs or when necessary in field trials (specialuse permit required for field trials).

Have you tried calling them? I normally fish on the 11-point river in MO. Lots of good small mouth bass and cray-fish

3, 22,23. Lakes 28 and 21 are open for catch-and-release with artificial lures, flies.

There are really nice size ones in lake 34 and Weldon springs lake/Prairie Lake

Kraut Run Lake, which is also known as Lake 33.

You would probably have to do it by the office at a pavilion? I May be wrong. I would also call to find out.

They are all stocked and fished. It's just a matter of preference

There are outhouses

I do not know if there are boat rentals there.

Cubs worms n minnows stay Safe

Here is a link to the map in PDF format. It doesn't show the bunkers, but it shows all the service roads. You will need to walk all these roads to find them as they are spread over the whole area. I've hiked these many times and seen these bunkers. https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/downloads/conservation-areas/4901map.pdf

From my understanding only watercraft That are allowed are the ones that are rented at certain lakes.

Yep. Even seen some nice sizes

Not sure. Lake fishing

You could go to the front building and ask the people behind the counter selling bait. I'm not sure if there are any restrictions, but they would be the people to go to.

The brochure I am looking at says no. Just their rentals allowed.

No you can not.right now they are renting out boats on 4 lakes

Yes

Swimming is prohibited.

I also think there is not a difference in the hours they open at different seasons. But, there is definitely difference in the things that you are allowed to do. For example, no fishing in some lakes, no catching of some kind of fishes, etc. You can find specific information by little bit googling. Or check this page https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/busch-august-mem-ca

Busch currently closed for squirrel hunting. Reopens January. Weldon Springs C.A. will offer some good spots.

Largemouth bass and bluegill

Hunting for a variety of wildlife species is allowed on the area. Special regulations exist for most of the hunting activities, please check the Area Regulations section or with the office for current regulations.

Office there opens at 6 am. They'll know.

If there is a table then it should be ok to use a grill. But you could double check at the bait shop.

Dont know about the creek, but the lakes looked about the same they do every year.

No call the office.

No camping

12 bucks i pretty sure

No you can't

Sure, there are dumpsters around some of the lakes.

Yes you can. I think they open up at 7 am.

I think so

No you can't

I dont think so. Download the Missouri Department of Conservation app. It will give you size and limits for all bodies of water as well as regulations.

Yes they are

It is free to fish and they have a nice bait shop at the office

Yes

I wish! - negative skipy.

I don't think so , I have only been there on Saturdays.

Yes they have designed areas for that.. They have all the information post at their website. Check it out

Yes, if you are over 16

Never seen the gates closed ive gotten there a 3am on multipule ocashions never been closed ive been going there for years

Yes there is open all season I believe but you need a daily tag that you get by the bait shop

Yes

U spend night or walk out and leave car

It closes at 10 but fishing is over at 9pm. The bait shop is open this afternoon too.

No, mosquitoes would be the only thing biting anyway.

They are open

Doubt it but you can always call tue conservation office and ask. There is brommelsiek park which has a special area for telescope amd night viewing.

Yup! Everyone is right. That's how It is at Bush!!

I guess you could.

Lake 7 was stocked with channel catfish, blue's and flat head catfish. I know of a 64 lb flat head being caught out of that lake. They do not rent boat's on catfish lakes. There is also hybrid bass in this lake.

Last time I knew it was free to shoot and the range was open from 10 til 6.

They do not charge you to go to a lake. You need to have a fishing license, its $12 and can be bought online or at Walmart or somewhere else. The bait shop has a list of prices for their services they provide. (Boat rental, motor and battery.)

There are bass in every pond. But every year the conservation dept shock every pond and put the biggest bass in lake 33, 34, and 35

Up at the main office in the back

Yes several... Fishing accessible docks. A map is available at the Conservation Office in the center of the main building, where a public conversation display is.

Can we fish here today. Memorial day 5-28-18

Trolling motors only... Depending on what you're fishing for Lakes 33 34 and 35 are the biggest.

There is a little table for cleaning on the docks lake 33 35 34

If you want, all of the lakes can be catch and release.

Yes everybody can rent and their special prices for students and they have guides for students that are expert fisherman

There was nothing posted forbidding them...

I have never seen any canoes, just boats.

I've seen some big ones in lake 16

Lake-16

Yes 45 bucks for boat and motor

None at all.

I've been out to bush at 5:30am & 6:00am and it was open

I wouldn't see why not. But ask the office!

Not sure, but call their office and ask. I have never seen a sign prohibiting it.

The new August A. Busch Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center will FINALLY open Saturday October 28th at 10 am. There is a special Grand Opening Event from 10 am to 4:30 pm that day.

20 was good to us for cats this past summer