Toughest lake in the state?

[DarkAllison]

What is the toughest lake in the state?

[Fishhead]

My vote would be Taylorsville for keeper bass. go to Dale about 3-4X a year and do alright, but have had days there that just baffle me.

Cumberland has been good to me the few times I've been there.

Close 2nd would be the Ohio River, it just blows my mind. Be on a good pattern for 2-3 days then the pattern dies. Can't count how many times that has happened to me on the river.

[spinnerbaitguy]

Not to change the subject but I thought that Beaver was starting to turn around after the shad kill off a few years ago .I remember last year that early on , there were reports of nice fish and good stringers being caught .I used to fish the tournaments down there - I went through the feast and the famine when it was booming , then afterward it was so hard .I always hoped it would get back on track .Any comments , feedback or observations?

[kyfishing]

Beaver is on it's way back to being a good lake. right now almost all the fish seems to be under 15" so you cannot keep them Bluegill on the other hand is plentiful!!!!!

[UYKY]

Dale Hollow followed very closely by Cumberland.

[chadyoung2]

Walley fishing in Cumberland is as hard as it gets right now!!!

[JoeB]

I think Cumberland is a piece of cake compared to some, but I live on the lake. To me, Taylorsville is the most miserable place to try to get a bite that I have fished in KY.

[mhall]

>Dale Hollow followed very closely by
>Cumberland.


Yea what he said. You can look at what happens to the super pro's when they show up at these lakes sometimes and it's struggle city. These clear highland lakes can not just change by the day but by the hour.

[basslure]

i have to say dale hollow followed by malone.

[dcbasser]

Does a person get to comfortable with his home lakes and rely on the same old tactics that he used to catch fish before? I know sometimes that my stubbornness to change makes lakes harder than they actually are. I'll use the same dependable baits that that I have always caught fish on instead of searching for what they really want and settle for one or two fish a night when I could be catching a boatload. I fish Laurel and it seems to get really tough but can go to Cumberland and be more focused and do very well even when locals claim the fishing is very slow.

[MASBASS]

I do not fish Cumberland but maybe once a year and have not been on Dale for many years so I can not say about those two. The toughest lake for me is Green, that darn lake can make a pro cry. Go one day catch a bunch of GOOD fish and go the next and not even get a hit. I seen one small tourney last summer won with one 13" fish. It is the hardest for me.

[dcbasser]

I would have to say Laurel Lake is the toughest lake that I have fished. You won't find a lake where the fish change more anywhere. It can be very cruel to the best of fishermen.