Cedar Creek Drawdown

[know1]

Jim D said on the Strader show last night that another reason for the drawdown was to reduce the shoreline vegetation so people can fish from shore easier. I don't recall that being in the article, but it's interesting. There are not even that many places that you can access to fish from shore, and most of them are very shallow.

[DJD]

Jim D said on the Strader show last night that another reason for the drawdown was to reduce the shoreline vegetation so people can fish from shore easier. I don't recall that being in the article, but it's interesting. There are not even that many places that you can access to fish from shore, and most of them are very shallow.

With that thought in mind is it fair to say that we can walk the entire edge of the lake? Some of that property looks private to me but i understand there is a buffer around the lake.

[know1]

With that thought in mind is it fair to say that we can walk the entire edge of the lake? Some of that property looks private to me but i understand there is a buffer around the lake.

There is a buffer zone, so technically you can walk the edge of the lake. The problem is there are so many trees/timber that there just aren't a lot of good places to bank fish from that aren't choked with weeds or extremely shallow so that you have to cast a mile.

On a related note, I finally had a few spare minutes of free time over the weekend and I took the kayak down to Cedar Creek and fished for about an hour yesterday (Sunday). Was just fishing for catfish and I caught 3 small ones. Not too bad for an hours time.

[CTFSHWHISKER]

as i read it yesterday in the cj the drawdown is so it will bring all the juvenile baitfish out to the main lake so they are easier to get by the bass.It will also kill the weed growth so that when it rises back the shore will be clean so the bass can get the shallow bait,appearantly it is too thick and the bass can't get the minnows therefore the blugill are not being eat.i don't think it meant anything about walking the shore,it's from the bass' prospective.it will be an average lake at best after time there is just too much pressure on the small bodies in ky.I always thought if you wanted big bass you had to limit their population so it looks like a dale hollow style slot limit would be better than an straight 21,unless that is allowing for the small bass being eat,they think it will even out maybe?

[DJD]

There is a buffer zone, so technically you can walk the edge of the lake. The problem is there are so many trees/timber that there just aren't a lot of good places to bank fish from that aren't choked with weeds or extremely shallow so that you have to cast a mile.

On a related note, I finally had a few spare minutes of free time over the weekend and I took the kayak down to Cedar Creek and fished for about an hour yesterday (Sunday). Was just fishing for catfish and I caught 3 small ones. Not too bad for an hours time.

I am thinking along the lines with mhall....this lake had it's glory days and now it's time for the hard work in finding the fish or good fish. I'm ok with the way the lake is now because i never had any illusions that this would be a "trophy lake".
I still catch fish there as good or better than other lakes it's just not as easy as it once was. Drawing it down will help with the future spawns because thats what Florida does and it works wonders. JMO

[WacoWildcat]

I've fished Cedar creek about a dozen times. There are good bass in there, and I've caught a few, but there seems to be a ton of short fish. I agree with you guys that maybe a slot limit would be best.