salt river Question????

[justlookingn]

I live near Salt River here in Harrodsburg KY. I fished different pools of the river from H-burg to below Lawrenceburg KY. I have never caught a smallmouth in the pools near H-burg. There are smallmouth in Salt River generally down stream of the bridge crossing Salt River on state highway 390 in Mercer County. Most of the access to the river is on private lands. The further down the river you fish towards Anderson County the more smallmouth available. Spotted bass are also in the waters from KY 390 on down stream although largemouth dominate the bass population in all the pools of the river I have fished in. Back in the 70's I caught a smallie out the old Lawrenceburg water supply pool that was 21 inches long and 4 1/4 pds.

[CTFSHWHISKER]

since the dam at the ville was built the salt river small jaws have all but dissappeared,i used to catch them in the rolling and beech fork and salt,since the dam the rivers don't rise and stay up to allow enough migration i figured.

[Swift1]

The Salt river from Shepherdsville to Taylorsville does not have many Smallies but you can find an abundance of largemouth and spotted bass along with boat loads of crappie ,whites and catfish. If you are looking for smallmouth you need to check out floyds fork where 3 pounders are not that uncommon. I might should keep my mouth shut because I hope the fork doesnt end up like Dale hallow loose lips sink ships...Good luck Jarrod

[Dizzle]

Speaking of Floyds Fork, they just put in a "canoe access" ramp in Fisherville. You can cut and paste these coords into Google Maps to get the location of the ramp: 38.187846, -85.476358

The map doesn't show the new ramp, but they do have a parking lot and a gravel road/ramp down to the creek.

[RoadToad]

And there's another new ramp about 3 miles upstream from there, in Miles Park. I have yet to do it, but you're supposed to be able to put in there and travel downstream to the ramp you posted with little or no portage required.

[BASSKING]

thanks for the info guys, i might give salt a try late febuary early march. i have a freind that has property on salt. i will also try floyds fork , i have a freind who lives off 44 her property has access to floyds fork and her neighbor has a makeshift boat ramp. does anyone know where the 148 bridge crossing is on floyds fork? thanks

[Dizzle]

Google Maps ya'll.....

38.120918,-85.264292

[Fisher_McFly]

Google Maps ya'll.....

38.120918,-85.264292

The coordinates posted above (38.120918,-85.264292) show the location where KY148 crosses Guist Creek, not Floyds Fork.
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.12234&lon=-85.26412&s=25&size=l&u=5&datum=nad83&layer=DRG

[Dizzle]

Yep... that's correct... try this:

38.189929,-85.458269

my bad...

[RoadToad]

Here's the ones for the Miles Park Ramp:
38°13'48.52"N, 85°28'7.18"W
I don't know why those came out different, but they work. And the ramp doesn't show on that picture, either, but it's there now.

[dc chopper]

there is one on 44 at the KOA, at the mouth of Floyds fork and salt cost about a buck to launch (I think) gravel ramp.