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What's the Law? Is it legal to have alcohol in your boat even though the operator is not drinking?

Reading your thread sure does bring back some memories. I can relate to almost all the things that you mentioned. Cane poles, walking creek banks,catching sunfish and a host of other species,...

Yes, you can fish from the bank on the Ky. side. There is a long rip-rap wall attatching to the dam. Get there early for the best spots. As usual, the nearer the dam the better the fishing. I've...

No ramp on Ky side. Newburg ramp is the nearest on the Ind. side. There is a fee to use it.

Last wk. during the warm spell, a friend of mine caught several keeper L.M. in the backs of the bays on topwater during the evening bite. Also on a jigging spoon. They should return, as the water...

We fished 4 days last wk on the lbl side of ky lake, ave. about 30 bass per day, most all of them short. About 4-5 keepers each day. My buddy caught a 5 1/2 lb smally and I boated a 3 1/2 lb...

Has anyone been catching sauger below Cannelton or Newburg? Would like to go this weekend for some of those tasty critters, haven't been yet this year. Thanks for any help.

1. Heed all signs

2. Don't drink and drive

3. By all means,pay attention

No doubt KY LAKE!!!

Now that the river is getting down to a fishable depth can anyone tell me if they are doing any good on the hybrids. I have been reading that they are to begin construction of a coffer dam very...

Please keep telling people there are no bass in the ohio river. The last two yrs. my fishing buddy and me have had days on the river that produced 30-40 ky bass with the ave. size about 2.5 lbs....

To JimmyTR20: I have been to Ky. Lake several times lately and the bass fishing is really Hot!!! Used Red eyed shad, spinner baits, and Senko worms. The lake is above summer pool and we were...

A lot depends on where you put in. If you put in above the causeway, say at Walls or Little Patoka you should be fine.

Try a "kastmaster," I have caught more species of fish on this than any bait that I have. I have them in many sizes but prefer those with bucktails over those without. You can find a "spinoff" of...

Went on Fri. the 27th for awhile in the morning. My partner and I boated 10 decent sauger and 3 nice whites. As to be expected, just before we had to leave we found some fish, they then opened the...

Believe it or not. Try a Kastmaster with a bucktail hook. Have caught just about every species on these. Vary the size with the species that your fishing for. Example, 3/4-1 oz. for stripers.

Why not "Mojo"

My personal best LM was a 10lb 1oz hog caught at Beaver Lake in Dubois Co. Ind. Caught it on April 10,1978. I was using a black jig with a 4" black worm trailer, fishing along the rip rap of the...

Like you Bassky, I have been to my favorite spots on two occasion's and have caught about four "cigars". I really believe we need some current to bring them in. What do all of you sauger fishermen...

Went to Cannelton Fri. and it was awful. The only one I had on got off at the boat. We need more current and colder water. One boat said he had eight fair ones and I didn't see anyone else catch...

Went sauger fishing Fri. and it was terrible. Saw one boat had eight fair one's and didn't see very many being caught by anyone, maybe these cooler nights will change things. I think more current...

Anyone started catching sauger at either of these dams yet? I'm sorry, I just can't seem to wait. Would appreciate any info on these tasty morsels!!

Try a weightless worm in the grass and also the Horny Toad. Have been having some luck on these. The evening bite seems to be best as the bass are chasing shad in the backs of the bays.

My fishing buddy and I went last Tue. and had the same results as Tracker. We got there real early and was eating breakfast by 9:30. Caught one hybrid, it must have been lost. WE NEED SOME RAIN!!

Here's a Striper report for Cannelton. The topwater bite was awesome very early but stopped abruptly when the sun came up. Saw some guys using live shad in the fast water and they were tearing them...

There is access to the dam by road through Willamette Paper Co. I've never been on it but you can ask the locals how to get there. There about 2-3 prime spots where the rip-rap ajoins the dam where...

Striper fishing at the dam is picking up. The early morning bite is good on topwater baits. Caught several this morning ranging from about 4lb to 6.5. Most were stripers with some hybrids. As...

Like Newlight, I too am a retired secondary teacher and coach and I couldn't have said it any better. I wouldn't attempt to list the lessons I learned from my Dad and hope my son feels the same way...

Will be on Patoka Mon thru Thursday. Can anyone help with the conditions there such as: Can you see the grass? Are there any fish being taken, such as, Bass, Stripers, Crappie, catfish or Gills ? ...

My buddy and I have been doing extremely well on Kentucks at the heads and tails of islands. We have caught a few in the 4lb range but most of them go about 2-3lbs. No I'm not lying!! We were...

We were fishing the bays just north of the 68/80 bridge on the LBL side. Got all the way down to Sugar.

What really surprised me was that bite came at about 11am after we had tried the buzz bait. The sun was bright and the water depth was only about 3ft deep. Sometimes those crazy ole bass aren't...

My friend and I fished the area around Fenton over the weekend and had considerable success. We found two patterns that worked well. We fished buzz baits in the back of the bays around buck brush...

Fished Sugar last Tue.evening and Blood River on Wed. We caught several fish, on Tue. we had 10-12, the largest went 5.55, one went 4.45, a couple went around 2.5. They were hitting on chartreuse...

Does anyone know what the bounderies are going to be in regards to the rest of the river going toward the Indiana side. Surely they won't close off the entire area in front of the gates.

Boone, It's funny that you would ask that question. We went back yesterday, the river was rising, the water was becoming muddy and we could hardly get a bite. Caught one very large sauger and...

Rich, don't forget the tailwaters below the dams on the Ohio river. I 've had great success there. The best time of yr. seems to be when it's hot. June, July, and Aug. Caught many of them on...

Rap, there is a nice ramp in Cannelton. It is directly across the river from the Hawsville ramp. The **** is about 3 miles upstream. Most sauger fishing is done on the Ky. side. When you get in...

My buddy and I fished Cannelton today and absolutely had a blast. We caught about 40 sauger and kept the limit. Some of them were big sows, 2-3 lbs. There must have been 20-25 boats and if all of...

I agree with Boone, 4parts yellow corn meal and 1 part flour, except that I add just a little cayenne. The key to frying any fish is to get and keep the oil HOT, 365-375 and don't try to fry real...

I have been fishing the Cannelton dam for several yrs. There are always several bank fishermen present. I believe they get there by using the Willamete(sp) entrance to the paper plant. Could be...

The timing of the best crappie fishing depends on so many factors it's difficult to predetermine a specific date. My recommendation would be to follow Dave Stewarts weekly fishing report on this web...

If you have a boat and seeking bass, fish the islands heads and tails. We have caught some real nice Kentuck's doing this. Amen, on the OMU discharge.

I have used some of the "knock off 's" and have had good success with them. Last fall, for example, my fishing buddy and I caught 21 consecutive nice kentucky's off of a point in Ky. Lake. He was...

Thanks Smally, I'v never fished for catfish up there but I just might give it a try. The only problem that I have now is the HEAT! I'm just about like when your waiting for spring. Can't wait for...

Headed there later this week. Anyone catching any? The last time I was up there it was really bad, except for the drum. I will report on our next trip. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Shad Lips, this really helps a lot. Anyone else have any ideas please pass them on. Does anyone know what the out of state license situation is? If we go, we'll probably stay at least 4...

Thanks for the quick reply and offer to help me get started. I'm going to save this post and call you about a wk. in advance for the info. I'm trying to get some of my fishing buddies interested in...

Could it be possible for someone who has never tried this before to go to Dale, ask at a good bait shop how to rig the f-n-f best, and possibly where on the lake might be a good place to fish or...

I'm a retired coach and have fished Ky.Lake for many yrs. Most of my fishing buddies are still teaching and their fall break comes on the second wk. of Oct. this yr. My question is: Would someone...