Beaver Lake

[Kyhunter110]

Yea that's the same thing Rick told me. He wasn't down there much last summer either and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary going on. We've had a house on Beaver for 20 years, I spend a lot of time on beaver. I don't think him not being there will change much. The game wardens will still be there regularly.

[Dingbat1]

Story I heard was that the guy leasing the dock sold all the rental boats in the middle of night and split and hasn't been seen since and that there is pending legal action going on. Sad. That should be a productive rental business for the right person.

If I'm wrong I'd like to hear the details of the real story, but best I can tell nobody can say where all the rental boats went.

Been going there since the 60's myself, my dad and I used to go with a truck camper and a 7.5 and trolling motor and rent a row boat. Caught a lot of nice stringers back when you could get 10 bass each. Folks knew how to be courteous back then. Lots of thugs and ignorant boaters now.

Hope the state and anderson co. can figure out how to run it right.

[Dingbat1]

BTW fished the pond hoppers, it was tough conditions blue bird skies but big fish went over 6 and was released right next to the dock. There were some nice fish caught, most were in the weeds. Everyone was very courteous at the ramp and the dock and ramp are in good shape. If we can all act civil I think it will be a great year to fish beaver. The weeds aren't as bad as they have been the last couple of times I went, and the ramp is in excellent shape. I think everyone bitching about wanting it to be any HP idle only wake has really hurt the place, but groups like pond hoppers and the kayak fishing bunch are on the right path. They deserve their places. We were in a 14' boat with a 9.9 johnson, far from the fastest boat on the lake (Saw a guy trolling with a 25 right next to us) but we could get from one end of the lake to the other in less than 20 minutes what more do you need?

Beaver is a gem, we need to do what we can to preserve it. Shame you can't go rent a row boat right now, hope they resolve that. As close to frankfort as it is surely someone will step to the plate to make it right.

[Colbyt]

I hope they will manage to keep the ramp open.

I fully understand how running a small dock / rental could be a hard way to make minimum wage.

[Wormin]

I just saw were the sportsman club lease has run out and kdfw are not going to release it to them, but they (kdfw) are going to take it back over and redue the ramp and parking lot and keep it as a no ramp fee lake.

[crappiepappy]

I just saw were the sportsman club lease has run out and kdfw are not going to release it to them, but they (kdfw) are going to take it back over and redue the ramp and parking lot and keep it as a no ramp fee lake.

This is all I know : http://fw.ky.gov/documents/fisheries050214.pdf

... pappy

[Wormin]

This is all I know : http://fw.ky.gov/documents/fisheries050214.pdf

... pappy

Kentucky Afield had there spring call-in show and the question came up about what was up with Beaver Lake boat dock and that was there reply. They did say they were going to make repairs to the out buildings but never said they were going to open the dock back up.

[MagikSmallie]

BTW fished the pond hoppers, it was tough conditions blue bird skies but big fish went over 6 and was released right next to the dock. There were some nice fish caught, most were in the weeds. Everyone was very courteous at the ramp and the dock and ramp are in good shape. If we can all act civil I think it will be a great year to fish beaver. The weeds aren't as bad as they have been the last couple of times I went, and the ramp is in excellent shape. I think everyone bitching about wanting it to be any HP idle only wake has really hurt the place, but groups like pond hoppers and the kayak fishing bunch are on the right path. They deserve their places. We were in a 14' boat with a 9.9 johnson, far from the fastest boat on the lake (Saw a guy trolling with a 25 right next to us) but we could get from one end of the lake to the other in less than 20 minutes what more do you need?

Beaver is a gem, we need to do what we can to preserve it. Shame you can't go rent a row boat right now, hope they resolve that. As close to frankfort as it is surely someone will step to the plate to make it right.

How has "everyone bitching" about any HP idle only hurt the place? That hasn't even gone into effect yet, if it will even go at all. what is the difference between a motor over 9.9HP running wide open versus a 150hp idling??? will it cause more people to get on the water? maybe, but what is wrong with that? I don't see this as being a problem at all. Beaver is a small enough lake that I think there will be enough competition from other lakes as to not cause any crowding. I see no difference or problem with allowing any HP to idle, and 9.9hp to run wide open. The kayak guys and smaller boats shouldn't have any problem. This is coming from a guy who runs an 18' Ranger with a 150HP as well as a Hobie Kayak, I get both sides and see no issue.