Blood River is on the Kentucky side of the lake and is a very good Crappie area...maybe you were in Big Sandy last year? If you were in Blood River or anything north of the U.S. 79 bridge at Paris you really did not need a Tennessee license as there is a recipriacal agreement between Ky and Tn in the area between that bridge and the U.S. 68 bridge in Aurora.

Another favorite area for Crappie anglers on north Ky Lake is Jonathan Creek and also Big Bear Creek.