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[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.

[goatee_guy]

Welcome to the board. Also, you're about an hour away from Cave Run lake.

[fishin-fool]

Welcome to the board. Also, you're about an hour away from Cave Run lake.

Thanks. I don't think I've ever been to Cave Run Lake before, even as a kid. I may have to drive over there sometime. But I've seen Guist Creek Lake in Shelbyville mentioned on here. I hadn't ever heard of it until finding this board. So I may check that place out too (provided I'm able to fish from the shore in some way, no boat )

[Bandit1]

Welcome aboard.

[RICHYD4U]

Welcome...I used to fish Silver Creek in Richmond years ago. There used to be lots of smallies and LMs in there. Also, try and make friends with people that have ponds on their land. There is no better place to learn the skills of fishing than at private ponds...you always catch fish! Good luck!

-Rich

[smljaw]

Welcome to the board! Get out to Jacobson Park right now if you're wanting to catch some bass. Fish a spinnerbait, square bill crankbait or Rat L Trap around the trees. I've not fished it in several years but have caught some nice bass out there in the past. Getting a boat over to the golf couse side will get your best results.

[fishin-fool]

Welcome to the board! Get out to Jacobson Park right now if you're wanting to catch some bass. Fish a spinnerbait, square bill crankbait or Rat L Trap around the trees. I've not fished it in several years but have caught some nice bass out there in the past. Getting a boat over to the golf couse side will get your best results.

Interesting. I'll try and get out there tomorrow depending on the weather.

I just got back from the Cardome Ramp area on Elkhorn Creek in Georgetown. Fished there for about 45 minutes with no luck. BUT, I went to Sportsman's Warehouse after and got a few things. Picked up some 1/8oz jig heads, Strike King bitsy tubes, Berkley Gulp! (Leeches, worms and shaky shad) along with a small spool of Trilene Fluorocarbon line to try out. All I've ever used is monofilament.

[DJD]

Interesting. I'll try and get out there tomorrow depending on the weather.

I just got back from the Cardome Ramp area on Elkhorn Creek in Georgetown. Fished there for about 45 minutes with no luck. BUT, I went to Sportsman's Warehouse after and got a few things. Picked up some 1/8oz jig heads, Strike King bitsy tubes, Berkley Gulp! (Leeches, worms and shaky shad) along with a small spool of Trilene Fluorocarbon line to try out. All I've ever used is monofilament.

You didn't happen to stop by Backwaters today did you? Someone stopped in when I was checking out and was given a map of the local area. Was that you?