Thanks Gforce,
I will try your suggestions.
Since the bottom seems to be totally covered with moss,I thought an indicator may help keep the fly from snagging moss. Maybe the tiny flies don't have...
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Thanks Gforce,
I will try your suggestions.
Since the bottom seems to be totally covered with moss,I thought an indicator may help keep the fly from snagging moss. Maybe the tiny flies don't have...
Hi,
Took a vacation day Monday,2/13/17, and fished the newly improved Hatchery Creek near Wolf Creek Dam.
Because I am too stubborn to buy and learn to use a fly rod,I casted flies with an ultra...
Hey,
I'm afraid I agree with jcb.
This does not look like it will be a one time event.If the sponsors make money on it,they will probably
make it an annual event, or worse, a regular event.Just...
Hey,
Sorry that happened to you.Of course it's at the officer's discretion whether to ticket or give a warning.
I have a hunch that they are under pressure to write tickets as a way of increasing...
Hey,
Thanks for all your replies.
Info was helpful.
Had a good day wading Friday at fish hatchery.Several sunfish & bluegill,
2 smallmouth,maybe 11 & 12 inches.All on nightcrawler.
Went to...
Hey,
Got skunked wading Elkhorn Creek yesterday during the heat of the afternoon.
I had read an article saying stream smallmouth will bite throughout the day in cool Kentucky creeks and rivers....
Thanks Stripernut,
I prefer bank fishing;my knees are too old for serious wade fishing.
If I end up going,I'll post a report.
Kurt
Hi,
Can anyone give me a rough estimate of ideal discharge rate for bank/wade fishing below Wolf Creek Dam?
Mainly after trout,either fish recreation area at tailwater or Helms Landing.
It looks...
Hey,
Does anybody look at Solunar tables to figure out when fish will be biting? I go to this website-http://www.solunarforecast.com/solunarcalendar.aspx
Of Course I fish when I have spare time and...
Hi,
Were those sauger or walleye?And,if you don't mind my asking,what were they hitting?
Also,I'm guessing the white bass weren't there in great numbers,but are starting to show up?
Great pics,by...
Hi,
Please give us a report when you get back! I've waded Elkhorn but never canoed or kayaked.
I've had bites on watermelon colored bitsy tubes and caught a nice smallmouth on a wacky rigged...
Hey,
Waded Saturday,6:00 AM till 11:00AM.Only caught one,but it was a nice,healthy 15 inch smallmouth,caught and released unharmed on a good old wacky rigged Senko worm.That made the whole trip...
Hey,
Elkhorn Creek is very low-So low that Canoeky is not offering canoe trips.Would this be a good time to wade fish for smallmouth?
Thanks,
Kurt
Hi,
Looks like it is still a Voluntary Public Access site;Where the landowner gets paid to let public fish there.See this page on ky fish & wildlife website:...
Hey Charlieh,
If hybrid striped bass & striped bass count as bass in your book, Falls of the Ohio can be good this time of year when the water level is right.Don't plan on going this weekend-It's...
Hey,
Fished a couple of hours Sunday-4 largemouth(biggest 15 inches),2 bluegill,1 footlong hybrid striped bass.
All on nightcrawlers.
Kurt
Hey Charlieh,
I've had good luck at this VPA spot(Voluntary Public Access) on the Little Kentucky River,
https://app.fw.ky.gov/fisheries/accesssitedetail.aspx?asid=932.
Especially good...
Hey,
Bank fished the WMA for 2 hours Thurs,4/10/14.Onl caught 1 foot long white bass on a white rooster tail.
Talked to several people up & down the river and nobody was catching them.Somebody told...
Hey,
Fished Nolin River at Broad Ford Bridge yesterday,hoping for some early white bass.No bites.
There were 5 or 6 cars parked there but I only talked to one guy and he didn't catch any white...
Thanks for the post.I never knew about that area,but it was easy to find, and I'm always grateful to find a new spot.I went down Saturday when the weather was nice and threw in a nightcrawler for a...
Hey JB,
The Falls of the Ohio can be one of the best places to bank fish in the Louisville area.
To me,the most important factor is:How much water they are letting out.You can check the water level...
Hi Kingfisher,
The 2 places I've read the most about on the internet are the Nolin headwaters near Broadford bridge and Herrington headwaters(Dix River) at Rankins Bottoms.I've been to both and...
Hey,
A few quick questions for Fisherman14. What is name of the lure in the picture?Where do they sell them?
How do you fish it?(eg. fast retrieve,slow retrieve, split shot to make it go deeper?)...
Hey,
Last time I was there was about 3 weeks ago.A few were still being caught on minnows. I caught several on Berkley Power Eggs(Fake salmon eggs) white and chartreuse.The guy next to me also...
Hey,
I was there yesterday morning bank fishing and didn't get a bite. I saw the guys in the boats pulling in a few, and saw 1 or 2 caught from the bank. I noticed all the boats were aluminum-I...
Hey Buzzy,
Here's a vid of a guy catching sauger at lock 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi20srNDl3U
Kurt
Will there be a good sauger run at Falls of the Ohio this year? It seems like it takes a perfect combination of weather and water levels-I haven't had a good sauger day in a few years.When it is good...
Hi Folks,
I fished from the boat ramp in the video last weekend- You are allowed to walk down
there and fish(The road is gated shut so you can't launch a boat from a trailer-I did see kayakers...
I, for one, would be thrilled to catch beauties like those.
Thanks for the pics.
Kurt
Thanks for the reply HURRICANEBOB. I'm a vet, but not retired or 100% DAV.
I'll just keep fishing Otter Creek Park,& maybe try to locate some of the deeper holes downstream from Blue Hole that I...
Hi Folks,
Does anyone know if there is access to Otter Creek from Camp Carlson for the general public?
Or is it for active duty military only? I know there is a FINs lake (Fishing in...
Hi Tacklebox,
I guess Otter Creek Park is pretty far from you(2 or 3 hours); I didn't realize Ashland was that far East.It's off highway 1638 between Muldraugh and Brandenburg, 40 minutes Southwest...
Hi Tacklebox,
Very nice creek smallies.It looks like you had a good day.How were you fishing your wacky rigged Senko?Split shot above the hook,slow retrieve, or twitching
along the bottom?I usually...
Hi Folks,
I caught this fat channel cat on the Little Kentucky River on nightcrawlers.
Do you think it's a female full of eggs? Anyway,fish was released unharmed.
...
I was using ultra light spincaster, 8 lb Trilene XL low vis green & quarter oz. weight below 18 inch fluorocarbon leader.
Kurt
Hi Folks,
The smallmouth are up shallow & really hitting. I caught about a dozen yesterday, small to medium size; the biggest maybe 14 inches.Water was low & crystal clear.Also caught 3 trout & some...
Hi Folks,
Yes, they are biting. I haven't seen the water this low(and fishable) in a long time(12 feet @ lower gage).I was throwing a white mister twister & got skunked; but the guy next to me was...
Hi Folks,
Tried Dix River above Herrington Sat.,3/17/12.Fished Hwy. 52 Bridge between Lancaster & Danville ,got skunked.I went and bought minnows, then fished at
Rankin Bottoms;caught 1 bluegill &...
I got skunked at Otter Creek, Thursday Feb 2, using Senko worms & tubes.
I got skunked yesterday at Little Kentucky River using nightcrawlers.
It's rough in the winter.Thankfully, March will be...
Hi Folks,
Here is how I check how much water they are letting out at the tailwaters;
-Click the 3rd button from the left at the top of this page that says fishing reports
-Select Kentucky fishing...
Hi Folks,
I'm from Kentucky, & usually read and post on that board.But I'm vacationing the 2nd week in July on Fripp Island.S.C., & wondered if any of you all were
familiar with that area and...
Hi Everybody,
Fished Otter Creek this morning from 8AM till 11AM.
Water was fairly high & fast, but clear.
Bite was slow & they were not very aggressive; But I did catch 2 quality fish,
a 14 inch...
Hi,
I'm planning on fishing some small streams for smallmouth & I will try a small Rebel Craw.
Should I use a slow retreive,bounce it off the bottom, or fast? Is it hard to tell when they bite, or...
Fished Otter Creek Friday, July 1,From noon till 3:00 pm.
Caught 7 trout, 7 smallies, 1 drum, 1sunfish.
Used nightcrawlers on a tiny egg hook & a split shot 18 inches up the
line. Trout were 9 to...
Fished Nolin tailwater Sunday. We caught 3 nice channel cats (18-23 inches)
& 1 12inch Ky. bass. Cats on chicken livers, bass on minnow. Current was medium-slow(200 CFS).Also fished under Broad Ford...
Hi Newt,
Thanks for the report. I never would have realized they stocked the catfish this early,but I checked the fish & wildlife website-they syocked Monday-1000 cats.You can see the stocking dates...
Thanks Buddy,
I have Directv & knew I had Sportsmans, but did not know I had Versus so it was not on my favorite list. I just added it.
Kurt
Hi,
I fished below Wolf Creek Dam Saturday,1-29-11, and got skunked.
Many boats & many fishing from the bank-I did not see a single fish caught.
I tried jigheads tipped w minnows from the wall,...
Hi Fresh,
I tried Markland for the 1st time tuesday, 1 footlong cat, no saugers or hybrid,many snags.Due to lack of boat, I too only bank fish. I was at Markland Dam Park on the Indiana side.Easy...
Hi,
We went to Nolin tailwater Saturday. We bank fished from about noon till 3PM
and got skunked.We did see a guy catch a 12 inch ky. bass & 8 inch crappie
on a minnow fished 3 ft. below a float....