Otter Creek Park

[fishinfreak]

Does anyone know when otter creek park opens back up? I'm dying to go back there and catch some smallmouth. Any info would be nice. Thanks

[roughscott]

I didnt know there was smallies there .

[bassfishing1974]

I heard that it was set to reopen in May. I think the date is May 11 was on the Kentucky afield call in show 2 3 weeks ago.

[fishinfreak]

thats great! and roughscott there are tons of smallies there. i usually catch around 70 everytime i go but there isn't anysize to them. the biggest we've ever got outta there was around 2 pounds. but there still fun to catch on light tackle.

[ronzo]

A 1.5" Yum craw pappi in crawdad color texas rigged with about a 1/8 oz. weight will catch smallies all day long in otter creek. It is a blast, like fishinfreak said their not real big but you can catch a ton of them. Great place to take a kid and get him/her hooked on fishing.

[fishinfreak]

I use the rebel craw crankbait. i'm not sure what size it is but it's the smallest one i've found. The sky is the limit with that bait, I catch anything that swims in that creek with it.

[mwhelmsman]

May 14 is the day! Here is the link with permit information: http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/ottercreek.asp

I drove by the other day just to see the route. About an hour drive from the Highlands area of Louisville.

[jlawson435]

do you wade it toward the river in the deeper pools or down by the bridge

[fishinfreak]

down stream, you can't go past the bridge because it's fort knox property.

[publican57]

Floyds Fork is open year round. There are fun smallies in there also.

[Tim_T]

As was said above, it is opening the 14th of May. There are no smallies in Otter Creek so don't waste your time there!

[fishinfreak]

[QUOTE=Tim_T;450736]As was said above, it is opening the 14th of May. There are no smallies in Otter Creek so don't waste your time there! [/QUOTE

Man I hope you're joking. There are tons of smallmouth there. It's nothin for me to catch 50 in one trip.