I'm retiring my KY and Barkley Lake Fishing Card..............

Man, those lakes were BRUTAL the past two weekends.

Cold front, followed by dropping the bottom out of them followed by a HEAT WAVE......talk about tough.

I really never figured out a good pattern during the warming spell this past Fri and Sat. I suspect someone somewhere pounded the fish, but it was not me.

Broken Rods, Rods blown out of the boat, Lost Cell phone..dead and dying cranking battery, and my main fish finder acting up.......

It is time to put away the KY and Barkley stuff and start focusing on smallies at Dale........hopefully all the bad luck is gone.

Later,

Geo

I was there just before you 3 weeks back and it was a struggle to put 5 in the boat. I've always heard good things about Barkley in the fall but 2 fails have done me in. Thinking the same thing in regards to dale in the fall other than that ill put a little more effort in to deer season.

[QUOTE=stoner;502220]I was there just before you 3 weeks back and it was a struggle to put 5 in the boat. I've always heard good things about Barkley in the fall but 2 fails have done me in. Thinking the same thing in regards to dale in the fall other than that ill put a little more effort in to deer season.[/QUOTE]

I'm just going to roll up my sleeves and give those two lakes a serious beotch slapping next spring........Gonna make them PAY:) :)

Hey Geo......was this you at Barkley and KY?

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM-wfXvcbAY&list=PLF12CCE8E9660CFD1[/url]

Dude....smile....you made it back.

[QUOTE=stoner;502220]I was there just before you 3 weeks back and it was a struggle to put 5 in the boat. I've always heard good things about Barkley in the fall but 2 fails have done me in. Thinking the same thing in regards to dale in the fall other than that ill put a little more effort in to deer season.[/QUOTE]

Been to Ky Lake many times over the week of Thanksgiving. Have had some good trips and some not so good trips. Fished on days where the temps were in the seventies, and there where days we fished in the snow. Sometime we caught a lot of fish and sometimes we didn't. I still enjoy each trip good or bad. It's a great time of year to be on the lakes. Starting Friday I'll be there for ten days. There looks to be a stable weather patterrn coming into the area over that time period. I hope thats what it takes to turn the fish on. Wish me luck!

Geo did things not pick up any after we left? I'll PM you the spots we caught em on so you can give em heck next fall....To say it was brutal is being easy on em

[QUOTE=HURRICANEBOB;502222]Hey Geo......was this you at Barkley and KY?

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM-wfXvcbAY&list=PLF12CCE8E9660CFD1[/url]

Dude....smile....you made it back.[/QUOTE]

Pretty close.......actually we LOCKED into a few bays on Friday and fished north barkley on Saturday.........ended up leaving sunday and fishing nolin............

[QUOTE=Rayman;502223]Been to Ky Lake many times over the week of Thanksgiving. Have had some good trips and some not so good trips. Fished on days where the temps were in the seventies, and there where days we fished in the snow. Sometime we caught a lot of fish and sometimes we didn't. I still enjoy each trip good or bad. It's a great time of year to be on the lakes. Starting Friday I'll be there for ten days. There looks to be a stable weather patterrn coming into the area over that time period. I hope thats what it takes to turn the fish on. Wish me luck![/QUOTE]

Definitely good luck bro..........I hope they try to move back into the creeks. I don't know.

We could not catch them anywhere we wanted to, and the wind/weather made it tough in my PT190 Tracker.

We still made a trip of it and the guys I went with are great friends.

I will still do trips this time of year. Hopefully I get on them next spring as I hardly fished the spring last year.

Time will tell.

Later,

Geo

Was down there for a tourney, no numbers of any consequence north of Paris, the big bags came south of Paris between the power lines and the old RR trestle in the grass beds, primarily on Sammy's and spinnerbaits. Predominant pattern with the spinner baits seemed to be at the start of the grass bed and the end, just small stuff in-between. Bigger fish though came further south but they were spotty at best. No problem getting 18# a day in the grass, not sure if this is gonna hold up though. Prior to the tourney days, fish were on big time on buzz baits, Sammy's, twitch worms, buzz tail shad, etc. Winds had an affect on the waters north of paris, what was left of any grass (dead brown) from the Paris bridge to the 68 bridge was blown out. Lakes aren't far from winter pool as you can see a bunch of foundations now where you may not have suspected them before (if you're not used to the Fall period). It's a real shame that Navionics paper maps, the "yellow series" doesn't have a map from Paris south, I have a couple of GPS type maps but they're too small for these "old eyes" to see real well and there's hardly anywhere to write on them anyway :-) May be looking at the last hurrah the next two weekends, depending on the weather of course, as if we get some warm weather it should keep the bite on for awhile anyway.

Just got off the phone with a buddy of mine who fished k lake friday sat and sunday morning. Fished the a-rig and caught a nice limit everyday with the biggest going over 6lbs did not ask where they fished but know they stayed in Kentucky.

[QUOTE=nitro929;502276]Just got off the phone with a buddy of mine who fished k lake friday sat and sunday morning. Fished the a-rig and caught a nice limit everyday with the biggest going over 6lbs did not ask where they fished but know they stayed in Kentucky.[/QUOTE]

I definitely know folks who STUCK them down there this past weekend.......unfortunately it wasn't me.

Hopefully the next time.

Later,

Geo

[QUOTE=GonFishn;502266]Was down there for a tourney, no numbers of any consequence north of Paris, the big bags came south of Paris between the power lines and the old RR trestle in the grass beds, primarily on Sammy's and spinnerbaits. Predominant pattern with the spinner baits seemed to be at the start of the grass bed and the end, just small stuff in-between. Bigger fish though came further south but they were spotty at best. No problem getting 18# a day in the grass, not sure if this is gonna hold up though. Prior to the tourney days, fish were on big time on buzz baits, Sammy's, twitch worms, buzz tail shad, etc. Winds had an affect on the waters north of paris, what was left of any grass (dead brown) from the Paris bridge to the 68 bridge was blown out. Lakes aren't far from winter pool as you can see a bunch of foundations now where you may not have suspected them before (if you're not used to the Fall period). It's a real shame that Navionics paper maps, the "yellow series" doesn't have a map from Paris south, I have a couple of GPS type maps but they're too small for these "old eyes" to see real well and there's hardly anywhere to write on them anyway :-) May be looking at the last hurrah the next two weekends, depending on the weather of course, as if we get some warm weather it should keep the bite on for awhile anyway.[/QUOTE]

I highly suggest you check out the maps made by Atlantic Mapping Company. I bought one of KY Lake North, and it is truly amazing...every other map I have come across are garbage compared to these. I think I payed 8 bucks for it.

I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just wanted to pass on the knowledge about them. I had never heard of them until I talked with Dave Stewart. They are very, very good maps.