Back from Ky Lake....

[davidsa]

Very helpful. I have tried 2 or 3 times to fish at night and have not had luck nor have I enjoyed it. I find myself up in trees, line twisted around the rod tip, etc as I struggle to do the things I take for granted during the day.

I've seen several of your posts about tourney's down on KYL. I could not agree more. I don't tourney fish nor do I mind that others like to do it. What does bother me is when I'm fishing and others invade my space. I fish for the quite nature of the activity not to be in a rat race which I deal with in my daily life most of the time. I find myself wanting to fish 3pm to dark vs. the morning when I know a tourney is underway. Just too many bad tastes from a few bad apples I guess.

Thanks for your Posts!

[elnutsmalljaws]

Very helpful. I have tried 2 or 3 times to fish at night and have not had luck nor have I enjoyed it. I find myself up in trees, line twisted around the rod tip, etc as I struggle to do the things I take for granted during the day.

I've seen several of your posts about tourney's down on KYL. I could not agree more. I don't tourney fish nor do I mind that others like to do it. What does bother me is when I'm fishing and others invade my space. I fish for the quite nature of the activity not to be in a rat race which I deal with in my daily life most of the time. I find myself wanting to fish 3pm to dark vs. the morning when I know a tourney is underway. Just too many bad tastes from a few bad apples I guess.

Thanks for your Posts!

Your blacklight should help "light up the bank" some for casting. I never cast all the way to the bank and have caught very few Smallies all the way up on the bank in a few feet of water and never had any good quality fish. My cast will usually land 10 yards or so from the bank and then I work it from there. The better fish will be cruising a little deeper plus you stay away from the Bluegills and smaller fish that sit in a foot of water that will peck you to death. It took a while to learn but once done, I love night fishing awfully well. The more you do it the better you will like it.

[dcbasser]

hey elwood
Maybe once you get moved back in you and cliff can make a trip down to laurel and get onto some of them brownfish. Is cliff been able to get back down to try his luck?

[elnutsmalljaws]

hey elwood
Maybe once you get moved back in you and cliff can make a trip down to laurel and get onto some of them brownfish. Is cliff been able to get back down to try his luck?

We have plans to lear Laurel together once I am back. He went to Laurel last night and had a tough night. First time on the lake to night fish and navigate plus he is still very new to the lake would make it difficult for anyone. I plan on picking your brain for some inside information when I get back. I don't even have a map of Laurel yet. I looked at the lake on my Fishing Hot Spots on my computer last night and it looks like a smaller version of Cumberland with a little Dale Hollow mixed in. Cliff says it looks just like Dale Hollow and I can't wait to see it. Lot of DEEP water for a smaller surface area lake. Plan on catching some Big Ol Brownfish and also a few Walleye's for the table. Talk to you in a bit.