Off to Kentuck Lake for a day

[elnutsmalljaws]

Just got a hair in my butt at 10:06pm to take off tomorrow and head to KY Lake for the day. Heading out to the garage to hook up the boat, sleep about 5 hours, then off to the Lake I go to chase after some of those Brown Fish. Surely, I can catch at least one the day before a cold front on the fly. Either way, it will beat the hell out of being at work.

[dcbasser]

Good luck ol pal have a safe and productive trip. This winter has killed me not being able to fish. I guess I will just have to bare down and work another long weekend. Think of us poor saps slaving away.

[sbhonch]

Let us know how u do elnut??? Im ready to catch some smallies.. Im headed to dale or ky lake soon....

[redneckshadrap]

Should be a productive day...

BIlly

[elnutsmalljaws]

Fished from daylight to dark on the LBL side of Kentucky. Water was 45-46 to start and floated up to 48 in some places by days end. Water was slightyly stained a bit but I always had a hard time with KY Lake water clarity after looking at Dale all winter. I did notice some current most of the day and I guess the level was a bit above winter pool. Fished the fly most of the morning with Duck and Chartruese and a couple of other colors on some deeper banks at various depths between 8-12 feet and deeper points with only landing 1 short smallie and 1 - 8lb Drum. Tried different jerkbaits on windy main and secondary points that only produced 1 smallies but that was a good 3 pounder. Tied on a 1/2 oz Silver Buddy on one rod and 1/4 oz shaky head with 4" Green Pumpkin straight tail worm and moved out to deeper water off main lake points and secondary points that ended up producing 6 fish total (4 smallies and 2 Ky's) between the 2 baits. All fish were in 15-18 foot of water and the 4 smallies were between 2 and 4 pounds with largest being 3-15. Landed 3 on the shaky head and 3 on the Silver Buddy. All 3 on the Buddy were Smallies and the biggest of the day was on the Buddy as well. SLOW presentation on the shaky head and barely ripping the buddy off the bottom and then letting it settle back to the bottom was the ticket. Wind picked up more and more as the day went on and limited my running between pockets later in the day. Hingsight 20/20, I spent too much time in trying to make the Fly produce and should have given up on it earlier than I did for I think I would have caught more if I spent more time in the deeper water fishing on bottom. 6 smallies, 2 Ky's and 1 Drum for my day trip to Ky Lake. Good to get the boat out and sure beat the hell out of a day at work. Shoulder is killing me but well worth the pain.

[sbhonch]

thanks for the report elnut. When is your next trip to dale?

[biggw]

Fished from daylight to dark on the LBL side of Kentucky. Water was 45-46 to start and floated up to 48 in some places by days end. Water was slightyly stained a bit but I always had a hard time with KY Lake water clarity after looking at Dale all winter. I did notice some current most of the day and I guess the level was a bit above winter pool. Fished the fly most of the morning with Duck and Chartruese and a couple of other colors on some deeper banks at various depths between 8-12 feet and deeper points with only landing 1 short smallie and 1 - 8lb Drum. Tried different jerkbaits on windy main and secondary points that only produced 1 smallies but that was a good 3 pounder. Tied on a 1/2 oz Silver Buddy on one rod and 1/4 oz shaky head with 4" Green Pumpkin straight tail worm and moved out to deeper water off main lake points and secondary points that ended up producing 6 fish total (4 smallies and 2 Ky's) between the 2 baits. All fish were in 15-18 foot of water and the 4 smallies were between 2 and 4 pounds with largest being 3-15. Landed 3 on the shaky head and 3 on the Silver Buddy. All 3 on the Buddy were Smallies and the biggest of the day was on the Buddy as well. SLOW presentation on the shaky head and barely ripping the buddy off the bottom and then letting it settle back to the bottom was the ticket. Wind picked up more and more as the day went on and limited my running between pockets later in the day. Hingsight 20/20, I spent too much time in trying to make the Fly produce and should have given up on it earlier than I did for I think I would have caught more if I spent more time in the deeper water fishing on bottom. 6 smallies, 2 Ky's and 1 Drum for my day trip to Ky Lake. Good to get the boat out and sure beat the hell out of a day at work. Shoulder is killing me but well worth the pain.

Well Elnut not a bad day at all seeing how you have not been on ky for a while good job-yes some times we play with that fnf a little to long-but its still fun to hook up on a good fish useing it--AN im sure it was better than work even if you don,t have a hit all day long-is for me anyway lol WTG

[NedFlanders]

Beats a day at work friend......

[redneckshadrap]

When the waters goes out of the gin clear Dale mode it's time to put the Duck up.
I know we heard that bait fish never breath that's why they want to smear the fish dope on the jig. In dirtier water the regular craft hair minus the dope on the whole body has done well for me in places link Stoner Creek, Elkhorn, and Dale(upper Wolfe). You can put some on the head itself.
But it seems a little flutter helps in that type of water.

Billy