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[fishin-fool]

Hey all, new here!

I've been looking for a forum related to fishing in Kentucky. Finally found one I guess. Anyway, I'm starting to really get back into fishing. Used to do it a lot as a kid. Starting to build a rod/reel and tackle collection. Nothing impressive. I have 3 Ugly Stik's. A 5'6" Light, 6' Medium and a 7' Catfish rod. Both the 5'6" and the 7' have Pflueger Presidents. The 6' has a Shimano Sedona. I only have spinning reels at the moment. I've never used a baitcaster before but I understand that they may be better in some applications. Still trying to learn as much as I can. I'm in Lexington and I don't have a boat. So I mainly fish on Elkhorn around Georgetown at the moment. Only other place I can think of in or near Lexington is Jacobson Park. Not sure if there are actually in fish in there though.

Would love to know of any other places around Lexington to fish, if there are any...

Thanks!

-Matt

[zx150]

Welcome to the board. Sorry can't help with the places to fish in Lex.

[Basswipe]

If you're wanting to get into bass fishing, I'm sure there are some bass clubs around Lexington.

[basshuntin]

Welcome to the board. Im sure you'll find a lot of useful information here. Bass clubs would be a good place to start. It would give you access to a boat and you can learn alot fishing as a non-boater.

[ThreeLions]

Plenty fish in Jacobson Park ... Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Common Carp, Crappie, Bluegill .... it's just that they normally aren't too big and it can sometimes be a fight to get a decent spot when the weather's good.

DAVE

[SAUGERDADDY]

Hey all, new here!

I've been looking for a forum related to fishing in Kentucky. Finally found one I guess. Anyway, I'm starting to really get back into fishing. Used to do it a lot as a kid. Starting to build a rod/reel and tackle collection. Nothing impressive. I have 3 Ugly Stik's. A 5'6" Light, 6' Medium and a 7' Catfish rod. Both the 5'6" and the 7' have Pflueger Presidents. The 6' has a Shimano Sedona. I only have spinning reels at the moment. I've never used a baitcaster before but I understand that they may be better in some applications. Still trying to learn as much as I can. I'm in Lexington and I don't have a boat. So I mainly fish on Elkhorn around Georgetown at the moment. Only other place I can think of in or near Lexington is Jacobson Park. Not sure if there are actually in fish in there though.

Would love to know of any other places around Lexington to fish, if there are any...

Thanks!

-Matt

I also live in Lexington. I'm sort of new to ky fishing. I moved here from Ohio and I'm still trying to learn the waters. I havent found any productive waters in the city of Lexington, but there are plenty of water within an hour drive (or so). The closest productive water for a bank fisherman is Elkhorn creek, the Ky river in Boonesboro (lock and dam #10), Wilgreen lake in Richmond Ky, and Taylorsville lake in Anderson Co. All of these waters are an hour drive or closer. There are other waters just a little further away. If you tell me what you fish for I can be more specific on where I would go to fish. Good luck.

[fishin-fool]

I also live in Lexington. I'm sort of new to ky fishing. I moved here from Ohio and I'm still trying to learn the waters. I havent found any productive waters in the city of Lexington, but there are plenty of water within an hour drive (or so). The closest productive water for a bank fisherman is Elkhorn creek, the Ky river in Boonesboro (lock and dam #10), Wilgreen lake in Richmond Ky, and Taylorsville lake in Anderson Co. All of these waters are an hour drive or closer. There are other waters just a little further away. If you tell me what you fish for I can be more specific on where I would go to fish. Good luck.

I guess I'm mainly looking for good places to fish for bass or trout. Maybe crappie too as I hear that they're good to eat.

[monark509]

Get a canoe and kayakers guide for the state of Kentucky. It will tell you how to get to a bunch of different creeks around lexington. Haven't fished most of them but there are a lot of different smaller streams that flow into the Ky river that will hold fish in the summer when the water gets warm enough to wade. Get some bitsy tubes (strike king), and some Fluke Jrs.,small poppers and some small Cranks like rebel crawl and some small minnow baits like #7 floating rapalas and you should be able to fish most any stream around.

[fishin-fool]

Get a canoe and kayakers guide for the state of Kentucky. It will tell you how to get to a bunch of different creeks around lexington. Haven't fished most of them but there are a lot of different smaller streams that flow into the Ky river that will hold fish in the summer when the water gets warm enough to wade. Get some bitsy tubes (strike king), and some Fluke Jrs.,small poppers and some small Cranks like rebel crawl and some small minnow baits like #7 floating rapalas and you should be able to fish most any stream around.

Thanks for the help. Especially for the tackle recommendations. I have a pretty small collection of lures at the moment. There are so many it's overwhelming. I will definitely pick up some of those bitsy tubes. I think I saw them at Sportsman's Warehouse. Do you use them on a jig head? I have a small Rebel craw and a few small Rapalas. Not sure if I have #7. Again, thanks for the help. Always open to lure suggestions and the best way to use them. Consider me a noob for the most part.

[fishin-fool]

Forgot to mention. Went fishing for awhile at the Great Crossing ramp on Elkhorn west of Georgetown. Didn't catch anything but saw a lot cars there. Quite a few people canoeing/kayaking, fishing, and walking on the trail. I tried nearly everything I had but no bites.

[monark509]

For the bitsy tubes i fish them on the weedless tube insert heads from Walmart, arkie makes them 1/8 oz. When you rig these just bend the wire weed guard up and insert into the tube, make the wire come out just below where you want the eye to come out. You can also fish these on a slider head, great thing about the slider head is you can switch plastics wihtout cutting the line, zoom 4 inch lizard and tiny brush hog. Any of the dark colors like watermelon red, green pumpkin etc. For the flukes I like the smokin shad and albino colors, I fish these on a #1 EWG Gamakatsu hook. There are literally hundreds of options to choose from. My suggestion pack light, and bring something to fish all sections of the water column. Topwater; poppers, torpedos. Middle; fluke, rooster tail, spinnerbaits, twister tail grubs, suspending jerks are good in the spring floaters later. Bottom; tubes, lizards, creatures, jigs, 4 inch worms.

[fishin-fool]

Thank you so much for your help monark509.