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Hi All-- Looks like my wife and I will be relocating to Lexington here within the next couple of months, and I was wondering if there are any good lakes nearby?
I'm used to having to drive/hike over an hour to a good fishing hole, so distance won't be [I]too [/I]much of an issue.
I am coming from out west where all we really get is trout, so I am definitely looking forward to some warm-water fishing!
Thanks for the help!
I grew up close to Lexington. Herington is probably the closest lake to Lex but it can be tuff fishing. You can be on the water in 1.5-2hrs on Cumberland and it's great there. You also have Cave Run about the same distance East which is good for bass but has some HUGE Muskie in it. I used to wade Hickman creek with and ultra light set up and a Rooster Tail and catch 30-40 fish. The big ones from the creek are maybe 12 inches but their a blast on the light set up! Hope this helps and good luck.
Having that same issue myself. I'm fairly new to lexington, and i come to realize that a boat is in order to get good fish. I'll be going out and trying new lakes close to here. I'll post my results. Maybe that will help you. I dont have a boat, so all my fishing is from the bank. I'll be trying wilgren (taylor fork lake) this weekend. Its about 1/2 hour away. Hope i have some good news to share.
saugerdaddy- try Taylorsville below the Van Buren boat ramp and past the 248 bridge for fishing the banks.
There are a couple of creeks worth looking into as well.
Stoner
There are several good places to fish Elkhorn creek in the Georgetown, Frankfort area. Alot of these places are a half hour or less. These are the areas I grew up fishing before I got a boat. Alot of them have some alot of fishing pressure but their is a reason for that. Switzer Covered Bridge, Cardome in G-town, Jim Beam factory are some really good starting places. Check [URL=https://www.weeklyads2.com/black-friday/]Black Friday Ads 2020[/URL] and [URL=https://www.weeklyads2.com/rural-king/]Rural King Ad[/URL]. Small Rebel Crawfish, Strike King Bitsy Tubes and small floating Rapalas will put you on fish. There are some big smallmouth in these waters.
Herrington is a great lake once you get the hang of things, pretty easy for bluegill, catch hybrids/whites at the jumps are a ball, and trolling for can pull some real lunkers up, a 6-10 pound hybrid can be a daily thing. As far as other lakes around I can't be much help, creek fishing in the summer is pretty fun too.
Nate
Don't forget Cedar Creek for bank fishing. I've seen guys catch four-pounders from the parking lot bank. Cedar Creek is abount an hour drive south of Lexington.