Post by reelteacher on Apr 2, 2009 21:08:03 GMT -5
Just got home from Kentucky Lake. The fishing was, well, o.k. I did land a few nice bass on the fly rod. I caught a few on a purple rabbit leach and about a dozen on a orange and olive half 'n' half. Nothing giant, I suppose the largest fish may have been two pounds. No matter, it was fun, although sporatic at best. I'd catch two in row and then go fishless for several hours, then catch one here and there... very perplexing, but that's fishing. Crappie fishing was also s l o w . . . Dad and I did manage to catch a few keepers, but they had to be 10 inches to keep 'em. Thus, many were returned to the drink. I took a few photos that I will share with you at Fairfield. I'll post them here later, time permitting.
All in all a very nice trip. Kentucky Lake is a huge body of water that would take several lifetimes to learn all the ins and outs of it. Next time, I might be wise to hire a guide for a day to learn the location of some good crappie beds and a few new tricks. But then again, that takes out all the guess work and the challenge!
I would definitely recommend this lake to anyone considering fishing in KY or TN. I was about 2 weeks early of the really spectacular crappie fishing. They just haven't moved into shallow water yet. Most of the crappie we caught were in 8-12 ft of water and very tricky find consistantly. That will all change as the water temperature hits 65 degrees or so. It was only 57 -59 degrees when we were there.
We located a huge bluegill spawning area which was about two acres in area covered with large dinner plate nests from previous years. It was astronomical!
We didn't see a single bluegill nesting as of yet. I have dreams of fishing an area like this in mid-May with a foam spider. Too bad I have to work for a living. Hope to see you all soon on the water!
All in all a very nice trip. Kentucky Lake is a huge body of water that would take several lifetimes to learn all the ins and outs of it. Next time, I might be wise to hire a guide for a day to learn the location of some good crappie beds and a few new tricks. But then again, that takes out all the guess work and the challenge!
I would definitely recommend this lake to anyone considering fishing in KY or TN. I was about 2 weeks early of the really spectacular crappie fishing. They just haven't moved into shallow water yet. Most of the crappie we caught were in 8-12 ft of water and very tricky find consistantly. That will all change as the water temperature hits 65 degrees or so. It was only 57 -59 degrees when we were there.
We located a huge bluegill spawning area which was about two acres in area covered with large dinner plate nests from previous years. It was astronomical!
We didn't see a single bluegill nesting as of yet. I have dreams of fishing an area like this in mid-May with a foam spider. Too bad I have to work for a living. Hope to see you all soon on the water!