Taylorsville Report/Poll

[jwp]

Today I fished Taylorsvile (a.k.a "The Dead Sea"). My first three trips to this lake (all last year) were really bad. Today I caught 8 but only one keeper (several near-keepers... anybody invented a fish-stretcher yet?), but it was a beauty and my personal best... 18.25" and 4.25 lbs, so progress is being made, or maybe I just got lucky.

Anyway, I caught them on plastics and crankbaits close to the bank.

My co-workers and I have organized a little tourney series, and we will be at T-ville in two weeks. Our format is that the non-boaters (most just learning how to fish) will draw their boater from a hat and they will be a team. My concern is that T-ville will be stingy again and that our non-boaters will be discouraged (this is our second tourney and some have dropped out partly because the lack of success in post-frontal conditions at Willisburg, our first tourney of the year).

So, I am going back to the office with my report, and will give them a link to this thread. What I would REALLY appreciate is for you Taylorsville fishermen to share some info... maybe just what you use primarily to put fish in the boat. Everyone wants catch hawgs, but even short fish are fun, especially for a beginner.

So... what do baits are you guys throwing this time of year? Any advice for some novice fishermen tackling the stingy Taylorsville Lake?

Thanks in advance, as always.

John

[MJ]

I fished there yesterday and smoked them. No huge fish but probably 5 or 6 keepers and a bunch in the 13 to 14 inch range. Caught them all on plastics. Strange thing was I didn't catch any fishing around the stumps or tress. I love Taylorsville! I hope everyone else thinks it's the dead sea so I can keep going back and having those kind of days.

[MsgMills]

I use a shad pattern Shad Rap and a blue & Black jig-n-pig to catch all my fish. When the water is stained I use a white tube texas rigged and a white 1/4 oz spinner bait. Always seem to catch at least one keeper and several close to it.

[jwp]

C'mon guys... only two replies?

[ChampioNinKY]

I think there are more than enough Tournaments on Taylorsville. You can fish one just about everyday and more than one some days. Un less you plan on doing something better or totally different I don't think it will draw many boats.

[jwp]

The tourney we are planning is limited to coworkers... didn't mean to make it look like we are trying get more fishermen. Most of us are novice fishermen and I am only trying generate some discussion about techniques that the group can use to improve their chances. Our first tourney was tough and some folks are thinking that they "just can't catch fish" (we have all been there). Sorry for the confusion. Just looking for discussion about what folks have used/types of banks that have produced.

[MsgMills]

T-Ville Lake is small enough that you don't need a specific bank to fish, if you just want to fish. Just drop the trolling motor and start fishing where ever you put in at. With a Shad Rap, you can catch anything that swims in the lake.

[dc chopper]

I went there Fri morning since I couldn't fish fri nite. Caught 2 around 4-4 1/2 and several 3's. not too good after 9 or so. I have found that if you stay way off the bank and fish deep even early (and I mean at 5am Im' in 20 ft of water) and stay at it, you'll find some good ones. we have boated 8 so far at 5 plus in 3 trips and lost a few really bigs ones, (big to me is 7 plus) including one that was a total monster. I bought all the nonsense about the dead sea till I started fishing there, don't believe it, there is some great fishing there and if I have said it once, I've said it a hundred times, throw the "book" out there, go against the usual theory and and see what happens.I thought that I may have figured this place out but it's still suspect because we didn't catch any 4 plus after 9 so I still need to solve that one but so far, I am extremly happy with results so far this year at T-ville. Now at rough? I'll get back to you on that one!

[Swift1]

[WacoWildcat]

I went there Fri morning since I couldn't fish fri nite. Caught 2 around 4-4 1/2 and several 3's. not too good after 9 or so. I have found that if you stay way off the bank and fish deep even early (and I mean at 5am Im' in 20 ft of water) and stay at it, you'll find some good ones. we have boated 8 so far at 5 plus in 3 trips and lost a few really bigs ones, (big to me is 7 plus) including one that was a total monster. I bought all the nonsense about the dead sea till I started fishing there, don't believe it, there is some great fishing there and if I have said it once, I've said it a hundred times, throw the "book" out there, go against the usual theory and and see what happens.I thought that I may have figured this place out but it's still suspect because we didn't catch any 4 plus after 9 so I still need to solve that one but so far, I am extremly happy with results so far this year at T-ville. Now at rough? I'll get back to you on that one!

Wow! Looks like they are biting pretty good up there. I usually fish up there every spring but haven't made it this year.