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crappie, bite starting below the dam on Barren River this week end and as added attraction we have some eagles roosting down there this year there is one older bird with no mate who likes to watch...

We took the grandaughters to the wolf creek dam trout farm derby again this year. This makes 8 years that we have made a point out of it. We have fought heat, rain, and just about every thing else....

hybrid are smacking shad raps in rainbow color, suspended over deep channels in about 15 to 20 feet, live shad and crawfish are also producing good fish don't lay you rod down to rig another, come up...

Below the dam and in the spillway the stripe are hot, craw fish are knocking them out, only problem is fighting the crowd, you need to know how to say excuse me in at least three or four languages....

on the lake we took some nice channels on Beaver Creekalong the walls and where water went from deep to shallow used different baits all caught some fish. Below the dam in the river about 1/2 mile...

I live near Barren River lake and I have quit going out on week ends due to the tournaments. I am not saying anything people who fish for profit are bad just that on a 10,000 acres of water you...

Well this has been a very bad season for myself and my family. we have not been on the water all year. I had an operation on the 24th of July Doc gave me the go ahead and start having a little fun...

Well about 11 or 12 years ago I was new to the board, and I did a lot of bragging about my first grand daughter! Well on the 1st she turned 13, even though she is only half cajun she developed a love...

I do not eat fish but I do love to catch them. I also am the one who cleans them and most of the time cooks them. if you filet the drum , for lack of a better term you can filet them shallow. To stay...

Saturday was a great day despite all of the heat the folks with the derby did a fantastic Job! they released some real trophy trout this year there were 4 caught that went over 8 pounds and several...

Well the land can be listed by the TVA if there is a clear and honest need for the property. but the amount that has been listed here as payment for the land is just a little to much much of a story...

Went to the local Kmart and they had four jars /buckets of some kind of worm type lures. The Brand name gulp was not knew to me but these baits soaking in these things are. But at nearly 20$ a pop...

was looking around at the fishing gear at Wally world. I saw what looked like a gold fish bowl well they looked kind of like leachs I think there may have been a dozen or so baits floating in some...

I just want to find that hole my grandaughters would go nuts on those channels!

this is the Corps, Barren River lake information phone line it is updated daily. depth,temp rising or falling. There will be another number for business day hours given to you.
270-646-2122. Hope...

it has been 2 years since we made it to
shanty,there is a long history of the lake losing water though leaks in the dam,I know at one time when the water nearly disappeared and they were able to...

I joined the army in 1976, Good Old Ft. Polk, you are with in spitting distace down there to some kind of water, when they called it the sportsmans paradise, They knew what they were saying I caught...

The problem with the EPA, has a very limited set of rules, the company/ city/ or any one for that matter can only be fined one time for any violation. I used to be in the asbestos disposal business....

I am terribly sorry for the pain and grief of the family of the man who lost his life for them October will be a bad memory for a very long time. When you leave home with the thrill of day ahead of...

when I first got my boat I bought a boat emergincy it had a small first aide kit in it and there several other items I am not going to listen, but there was a bag in it with emergency lights in case...

well I do not fish the river, but trying to clear the logs and other debrie while standing on the boat is not safe. My wife's family has been to logging for for the paper mill there for more years...

man guys,pass around a bottle of sweet grape juice, I fish nights and as the law requires my lights all work and are turned on, I have had some very close moments, and I will not get in on it but if...

Went to the local wally world a couple of days ago and glanced over at a new lure stand with 10 to 15 dollar lures that claimed that when in water that a red lasr would be emmitted to atract...

Shrimp work great for channels, check with the guy who works in the meat departments at the local chain store IE food lion, and wal-mart they normally have party platters that have a short shelf life...

Wow those videos brings out just how bad it is going to get if there is not some drastic steps taken. My younger brothers works on a barge boat out of Cape gerado, he was telling me about these fish...

looking for an outboard motor for my 14ft jon best choice 10hp but could run a 5 to 15 I am on a fixed income and since the cost of living in DC did not go up last year I am living on a 2009 budget...

what are you asking for the 15hp motor

there is a large bolder on the right side of the boat ramp right there on BC this thing is full of cracks and crevices that hold a ton of crawfish and bait minnows. I was the camp host there a few...

JimiDi set you on the right trail. at the bacon creek boat ramp if the river will let you down there, fishing from the first ripples down back toward the lake. We go up stream and the take our time...

Good luck, I camped at the tailwaters this week end and the area where the water is the most clear is toward the dam, with that said if you do not know this lake be very careful the lake is still...

Fished Friday and Saturday, fishing shallow cover. partner and I both limmited out in 2 hours on Friday and we were heading back before noon Saturday. all but 5 were blacks and in the 13 to 15 inch...

Try the comfort INN 651-9099 right next door and owened by the same folks.
theres one in cave city also 773 3335

The bow fishing clip gave me an idea for a new sport, using no lead shot, this would be a great way to keep up those reflexs for bird hunting. heck you could even make a tournament out of it, kind...

I have not been posting much this year, I have not been on the water very often. My wife of nearly thirty two years has been working on getting her degree in
recreation and tourism for three years...

Grumpy is on the spot here guys, but be sure to tell all of the older folks they may or may not use PCs but the telephone scams are screaming and they will con an older person quick, one of the worst...

You can use rice the same way and it takes alot less room than beans

First let me say this, No he will not be mad! he might act mad, or just not let on. I have had many folks on this board pray for me in the last couple of years as I have had some close calls. most of...

Had a question or two then I saw the clock on the control bar. A prayer for those who have lost loved ones, all of those that died that day, and every day since in the war on terror how many more...

use your graph and look for the shad schools and troll slowling up to them and pas through for bigger fish troll a little lower than the school but if you just want table fare trool through the...

I know the rules about slamming and threats and I hope that this is not going to fall in that pit. The wife and I took the grandaughters out saturday to swim and fish or play at fishing, I sure you...

If you have a canoe or a jon boat and a sense for a fun adventure, you might want to try this at Barren River. The ACOE had a good idea for once. they have put a very small but accessable boat ramp...

This happened to one of my boats a,while back. They took every thing they could cut loose and carry to include a 10 HP motor. I started my own search at about 5:30 am that very morning. I had...

well the derby was alot of fun as always alot more kids fishing this year unfortunatly the prizes were not up to the same standard as last year. once again the economy seemed to cripple part of the...

Great October is a good time for the bows, just ask my daughter she loves fishing down there from late September till thanksgiving. I hope to see you then.
Dennis

Dave, I know you belong to one of the trout organizations, and I was wondering if you guys are going to set up at the Derby on Wolf Creek on the 6th I know I saw your tents in an area either last...

Well my grandaughters have packed and unpacked their tackle boxes at least four times, getting ready for the 6th of June The camper is packed line on the rods have been replaced. and now their...

I would look up the gtreneration schedule, We were there for about 2 hours thursday afternoon. From the looks of things the ricer has been very high for a long time but it was falling and was low...

This one could go back and forth for days. It has been a while back, but a friend and I were doing some red fishing on a brackish water lake in LA, now for those who have never fished salt water in...

I was in the VA hospital on Friday for an outpatient operation. we were stuck on the bridge on the west side of town and the river was already up in the river stadium at the head of the 70's or west...

Folks I have not fished in a tourney in over 25 years, mainly over stuff like this. Someone rocked the boat by simply asking a question. While it does not sound like much, when someone stands up and...