Kentucky River

[chasmo]

Also wondering about the KY River. I'll be down near Highbridge this weekend - mainly fishing the Dix but have wondered about hybrids in the KY River. I know you can target them at certain times of the year below the locks/dams, but what about in the main river pool? I'm thinking maybe the mouth of the Dix, but not sure what might work - just floating in the boat with bait suspended below? Casting lures?

Thanks for any input.

I fish the River as much as possible (have three kids and run a farm) not as much as I would like. Caught my first hybrids this year when water was flowing really well on cranks with biggest being 3 1/2 pounds below lock 7. They were just recently stocked (3 or 4 years ago i think) and are pretty scarce. They may start hitting surface as shad start to congregate as water cools though-I hope.

[BurleyDog]

I fish the Ky River at least once a month. Usually fish with redworms and catch anything from highfins to largemouth bass. Its a good time.

Also I bluegill fish it quite often and do well.

But its been too high this summer for me to do well

[bookworm]

I've seen lots of shad in the river in the fall for the past several years. What I haven't seen is predators chasing them. I've thrown baits on top of the schools of shad, off to one side or another, and even have let the bait sink down below these schools. But have yet to hook up with anything. If anyone sees hybrids or other species busting these shad, I hope you'll post a report.

[Bonefish]

I fish the Highbridge pool, and I see very little action on the surface shad from year to year in this pool. It might be that I fish a limited area of the pool, but I have noticed the bass do not run the surface shad very much. I have more luck on T-rigged plastics in this area of the river.

[Bobby Headrick]

Is the fishing good where it runs into the Ohio, and if you lock thru how is the fishing in that stretch of river?

[ironhead70]

if ur talking about locking threw on the ky river u cant anymore they have chained up the locks about 2 or 3 years ago ...... fyi they r going to raise lock # 3 5 foot for the new water plant

[MagikSmallie]

is there a map available that shows the location of all the locks on the KY?

[RoadToad]

Probably, but the closest thing I've been able to find online is this:

http://fw.ky.gov/app1/waterbody.aspx

That has links to all the boat ramps maintained by KDFWR.

Do you have Google Earth?

[FiletAndRelease]

I had been wanting to fish the Kentucky river too. I launched at boonesburough a few weeks back and that is a good ramp, but there is supposed to be a drop off on the left side of the ramp as you are facing it, or at least that is what i was told. We were wanting to do some catfishing so i got some liver and some shrimp, didnt know where we were going or how to find cats, tried alot of areas but nothing. We did catch afew smallmouth around the entrance to Otter creek(?) and by the bridge and near docks on tubes and brushhogs. I'm wanting to go back again and try catfishing or anything really. So if anyone with a little knowledge of the kentucky wants to go show me the ropes let me know, I'm willing to fish just about any day and have room in my boat.

Rick
P.S. We also saw a few muskie feeding near otter creek, big dudes

[Boat Bums]

I have been at this for a week is there any good maps of the river?

[FiletAndRelease]

Boat Bum, Ive been trying to find a good map too, no luck. The only thing I've been able to do is bring up google earth, zoom in and look for areas along the river that might be promising. If you can find a good map let me know.
Rick

[MagikSmallie]

when you say otter creek..do you mean the creek thats within site of the I-75 bridge, by Riptides?