Guist Creek

[Mancave]

Anyone know if Guist Creek is still frozen over?

[zimmy]

I'm curious too.....may head up there Sunday.

[ragdaddy]

I live on Tick creek here on Guist. It still have some ice but not very solid might be ok this weekend.
Mike

[zimmy]

Thanks!

[Mancave]

Thanks. I appreciate the info. Would like to get the boys out. Might have to wait til next weekend. Just got laid off my job today. Time for a little soul searching. 20 years sales experience in the HVAC field. May go back to school or look for sales in a different field.

[JS345]

Went over the bridge today at 5 pm it was thawed out.

[Mancave]

Thanks JS345. Was it thawed as far as you could see? Wonder if it is clear down to the ramp. Surely it will be after today.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy!!!! Wait, wasn't that a song in the 70's?

[demodan]

Thanks JS345. Was it thawed as far as you could see? Wonder if it is clear down to the ramp. Surely it will be after today.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy!!!! Wait, wasn't that a song in the 70's?

Yes...it was a feel good song, writin by John Denver...and recorded. I remember the song well...in 1974, it went No. 1. I can remember John Denver saying that he wrote it in Minn., after the snow melted; but he said he was still to cold to go fishing! ...Thought that made a connection there. He said quote; "sometimes...the sun itself can just make you feel good". It also was a great song for the times...people trying to deal with the end of Nam; so the song took on new meaning...for all of us.
I also remember the movie; "Sunshine", that the song was a hit in. It was about a women...a young mom...falling in love again, but is dying of cancer. She refused to have her leg removed...thus ended her life.

[demodan]

I will be at Guist Creek just to get out a run the boat, see how she has recovered from the winter; ...what all I might need to work on...Im 4 in a row going there with atleast one bass over 4 pounds! I might be pushing it a bit...but going for 5 Sat. I told my Aunt, that lives on the lake...make sure she has the batteries charged for her camera. ha ha ha...funny. Hey...confidence is the best lure in your box! That is a quote from Big Dog.

[eddie_m]

My hat's off to you demodan. I have struggled on Guist. Now, we've had occasional success - a buddy got a 6lber three years ago, I got a four last year. Usually, we fish 4-5 hours and catch nothing. I'm about ready to wash my hands of that lake. I can't imagine what we are doing wrong. I wish someone guided on the lake just to teach it to me, like Dave Stewart does on KY Lake.

[demodan]

My hat's off to you demodan. I have struggled on Guist. Now, we've had occasional success - a buddy got a 6lber three years ago, I got a four last year. Usually, we fish 4-5 hours and catch nothing. I'm about ready to wash my hands of that lake. I can't imagine what we are doing wrong. I wish someone guided on the lake just to teach it to me, like Dave Stewart does on KY Lake.

There is know doubt that the lake gets pounded on...even more now, that 5 years ago. It's like the bass there...if I may use the comparison..are like the "white tailed deer". They spoke very very easy, very sinsative to your boat noise...a lure that isn't right with them; they shut off like right now! I turn off all my electronics..only use the trolling motor when have to, Im very stealthy and slow, like my life depends on it...These bass are like smallies are at dale, in the clear water!!! But there is a very good healthy bass popualtion there! My club has washed their hands of the place...they would rather fish the Ohio River, than Guist Creek Lake. I've found (might just be me), that the lake is notorious for early pre-spawn pigs! I've allways heard...(and it has proven true for me), that the lake is at it's best when very cold...or very hot (Like T-ville is)..."if" the water has decent color. It also seems that the night fishing there is great. Im sure the fish are feeding mostly at night a bunch. I also think the Hyb. stripers they put in there...didn't help much; I hated when they started that there. Of course...Im not a striper angler. Use the jig...find the sweet spots...much rock in that lake...more so in some ares...in 6-9 feet. If the jig ain't happening...throw the CB...but finesse it..yet it has to be make contact period.

[eddie_m]

Thanks for the tips! I'm sure I won't be able to stay away too long. It's just a great little lake for my 14ft john boat and having a decent population of lunkers makes it tough to give up. My latest thoughts were to try shaky head finesse worms or smaller bass jigs with small plastic trailers in hopes of tempting some timid bass. I never considered laying off the trolling motor and shutting off the depth finder. Maybe my luck will turn! As my buddy said after I released that 4lber last year, 'that one fish probably caused us to waste time on this lake for another two years!' lol.