Newbie Needs Help!

[peter]

You can try the fish and wildlife website and look up the F.I.N.S lakes near you. They usually provide good bank access. Hard to beat a plastic worm or a tube jig bass fishing in those lakes
http://fw.ky.gov/Fish/Pages/Fishing-...hborhoods.aspx

Thanks for helping.

I remember starting from scratch never having have fished as a kid. That is the reason fishin.com and a pre 1995 servce was started... so people could learn how to catch fish. Starting out and years later fishing holds many unknowns and help is really appreciated. I think we all rember the peoople that helped us through the years.

[Duayne]

Year and years ago I and my friends used to fish at Fisherman's park. It is a group of ponds that used to be pay lakes. The government (I believe) bought it and turned it into free fishing. The great thing about the park for me, there were several different layouts and each one fished a little different than the others. I haven't been there in years. It's a straight shot up the Gene Snyder for you. We also used to fish McNeely Lake quite a bit too and that isn't far at all from you. The better places this time of year was all the way back on the golf course side.

[luvtohunt]

If you really wanna try to learn about fishing I general I would suggest getting in a local stream somewhere. I learned so much about fishing while standing in water up to my knees. From reading structure/water, to patterning certain fish tendencies, to bait presentation, and the list goes on. Most streams hold a variety of species as well so u get an identification education as well. If you get serious about landing larger fish on a budget, consider a kayak for access to larger bodies of water. Don't have to be fancy with ur purchase. I fish quite well out of mine and have less than $300 in the whole rig. Most of all, Have Fun and welcome to the world of bass fishing. Oh and jot down notes after each trip like weather, temp, bait used, color, etc. Invaluable info to look back on. With practice and study u will eventually remember some of the patterns and techniques without the need for the notes.