grass on kentucky lake

[ind bass guy]

i will be fishing at the end of oct in a tourney and looking to head south but was wondering how far south you had to go to find grass this year with the high water and such. i have fished it for a while now and know most of it from Jonathon north but very little grass up there. any info would be a help, dont know many locals for info so i am trying anything right now. cant wait to get them topwater blow ups either!

[bankbuster]

i will be fishing at the end of oct in a tourney and looking to head south but was wondering how far south you had to go to find grass this year with the high water and such. i have fished it for a while now and know most of it from Jonathon north but very little grass up there. any info would be a help, dont know many locals for info so i am trying anything right now. cant wait to get them topwater blow ups either!

I have found grass in the backs of Sugar, Duncan, and Higgins Bays. Other than guntersville lake, I have had the best trips of my life in the middle of Oct in Higgins Bay throwing the Sammy by Lucky Craft

[ind bass guy]

thanks for the info, time is winding down quickly and havent heard much of them moving up yet but i bet they will be soon. i keep hearing about Blood and on south but hate to make that long run because it can get nasty quick i have found out.

[big wormy]

I have a hard time writing this, but I am going to pretend that you are a UK fan so here goes. There is no grass on KY lake until you get well below Paris. I have some buddies down there right now and I told them what I read on here. They called me today to tell me that they could not find any grass. They also have found the fishing to be tough. Sounds like it is very hit and miss right now. I have found in the past even without grass the fish will still move up after the bait.
Good luck
Big Wormy

[artcarney_agr]

When is your tournament? The Everstart Championship will be going out of Paris Oct. 27 - 30

[big wormy]

Starts Tomorrow thru Saturday. I could not make it, my buddy had to fish with someone else.

[lilmule]

The lake while not chock full of grass isnt devoid,drawdown exposes small patches even up north in the back ends of bays.
Spraying and mother nature flooding dont get rid of it all,somewhat change the types available but places like blood river drainage ditch and big sandy,help to replenish it.No not miles of hydrilla as in the past more pondweed,yellow floating heart,duckweed and such combined with lilly pads way south like 40 miles south of paris landing.
But pass up a patch of cattails about the size of a bathtub and ones passing a keeper fsh.Reeds and rushes grow on most of the islands,and at times contain fish.
42 miles south in a bay
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...2002/003-1.jpg
thats a few hundred acres of them,but not out on the main

[artcarney_agr]

Hey lilmule, how is Crooked Creek and the area around the Danville Ferry looking? I haven't been down that far all year - any grass in that area?

[lilmule]

Was drawdown got rid of it,just as in other places it allows it to grow,newly exposed it lasts but a few days,wind ,wave action regardless where one goes grass ends up on the rod guides as in loose cut off etc yet little can be seen.
Newjohnsonville had hydrilla went back and poof,suspect the non existent tva grass program,with non existent helicopters who stay in paris,while doing it.
Almost topped by the rr bridge in july gone in aug.
The stuff does not work well on pondweed(bass bay comes to mind ) and they are actually causing it to spread american lotus and yellow pond lilly due to its submerged root system also survives but it does not like current therefore bays.
If one ventures out of sight of the lake up a creek some resemble swamps,bald cycprus,yellow lillys,elephant ear,duckweed,primrose etc and numerous plants I cannot name that grow shallow,but at times with rising water can be deeper than normal and usable for fish.
As they drop the water new growth starts not only with pondweed but other things just not usable right away and time,temp,and waves gets rid of it.

[Fishin is life]

lilmule thats a great picture of the lilly pads....it SCREAMS get the net

[ind bass guy]

I am fishing the end of Oct, 27, 28 for a invite tournament just for Hoosiers, sounds like it will be packed way down south so i will just focus on the northern section and hope to find some schooling. maybe past a bridge or two but not a 50-60 mile run. i appreciate the info and if you have any secrets and dont want others to know just message me. only have 3 days days of practice so hope i can figure something out.
Thanks everyone