Quote Originally Posted by fishindude View Post
I concur on the previous posts. I usually wear the cats out around the end of May at Barkley. 3-4 feet deep around any types of rocks. I want to try the KY/Barkley canal this coming weekend. Anyone know which ramp is the closest to the canal? I've heard it's a great place to fish for them but I haven't tried it yet.
Nickel Branch is where I normally put in with the small boat, and it's pretty close. I believe there is another one at the canal public use area/campground, but I haven't ever used it; I think it's about the same distance from the canal, maybe a 1/4 mi. closer at most.

The canal is definitely a fun one to try! Like I said, using crappie minnows under bobbers has worked best for me. Usually tangle with some good small mouth by accident if there is a good bit of current. I usually anchor and let the current take my bobber parallel to the rocks - I put out two or three at different lengths to cover more area along the bank.