Anyone do any fishing in Hickman Creek?

[MrSplitshot]

Etcfishin's post was hardly empty...it was the smartest one here yet.

If you guys talk about access points and specific locations in the open, especially on a small creek with limited access, prepare to take a number for parking spots eventually. It may not happen overnight, but it will happen soon enough.

Try fishing those holes behind a dozen other guys and a few meathogs, then let us know how many 3-pounders you caught.

And before you tell me I'm some nut, you should know that I've been fishing these little creeks and posting on message boards for years. I've made the same mistake you're making, but I learned...and you will too. When it's a bigger system like Elkhorn that everyone hears about every day it's one thing, but these little creeks can get real dang crowded real dang quick.

Hickman is a creek that we used to never even mention by name on here, much less post directions. Agree or not...but you ought to keep it in PM's among friends. Good luck!

[redneckshadrap]

The Bethany Road bridge is posted and after the assault at Mackey the Jessamine Co Sheriff's department and Game Wardens are stepping up patrols.....and the landowners are going to be a little less forgiving about trespassing on thier land. The bridges aren't by anyone but the land around it is.


Be sure you have permission....



Stupid is as Stupid does. Keep talking about it and soon it will be no more. I have my own place now in my front yard......you guys have at it.

Silly empty threats...BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA...Th ere's a couple of us that have fished from Mackey to the Ky River with the exception of about a 5 mile stretch. And I didn't need to read about it to find it. BootLace Express was the train we rode.....Aint the right APB??

[apb]

I'm really curious as to how you can keep people from fishing Hickman. There's a more appropriate way to correct people than silly empty threats.

I really doubt his comment was meant as a threat. Splitshot and Redneckshad filled in the parts that he did not expand on.

Andrew

[Earley]

Sorry guys. Didn't realize posting access points was a bad thing. Makes sense though.

Could we get a mod to delete this thread? Or my posts at least?

[mhall]

Sorry guys. Didn't realize posting access points was a bad thing. Makes sense though.

Could we get a mod to delete this thread? Or my posts at least?

I'm impressed, very impressed. There is alot of guys on this site that have VERY useful information that will help YOU and them. Instead of you getting mad you showed the ability to take sound advice and showed good judgement.

Nice job Earley..

Mark

[redneckshadrap]

Agree with Mhall.....Stand up move early......hats off..

[ruppbear]

fished hickman tuesday and lit'em on fire!! had the best day ever in 7 years of fishing that creek. believe it or not i pulled a 7 pound catfish, 3 pound hybred, and a 3 pound smallmouth. i've never pulled anything bigger than 2 pounds out of there until tuesday. caught about 20-25 fish nightcrawler on the bottom, but you gotta find your own hole!! there are some good holes out there but you gotta walk a little

[admile3]

fished hickman tuesday and lit'em on fire!! had the best day ever in 7 years of fishing that creek. believe it or not i pulled a 7 pound catfish, 3 pound hybred, and a 3 pound smallmouth. i've never pulled anything bigger than 2 pounds out of there until tuesday. caught about 20-25 fish nightcrawler on the bottom, but you gotta find your own hole!! there are some good holes out there but you gotta walk a little

Dont worry, I wont ask you where the hole was, although, I'm very jealous of the two 3 pounders! I'm the same, I have yet to pull anything out of there more than 2lbs. But I will ask this- Were you fishing strictly nightcrawlers? is that what you caught the smallie and hybrid on?

[smee]

I went fishing yesterday on the Hickman, mostly just through what's considered the Veteran's Park area. Caught quite a few nice bluegill, pumpkinseeds, hooked into a smallie, but he came unhooked right as I was about to lip him. However, I just couldnt get the majority of bass to go for anything I threw their way. Couldnt even get them interested in most anything. I knew they'd be skiddish, as the water is fairly clear, and they get fished a lot

Is there any better area to fish on the Hickman than where I was? If you've had luck hooking into some of the bass in there, what worked best for you?

Also, when I was there, I saw a spotted gar, maybe a foot and a half in length, about as round as a soda can, just cruising in the creek as well. Didnt know Hickman had any spotted gar in it!

The only real luck I have had on Hickman was using some sort of live bait. Not sure why, but they seem to want the real stuff in that creek.

One of the first times I fished it, I had thrown everything in the box at the water with only a few small gills. I got tired of casting, so started turning over rocks on the bank and found some Crawfish. Hooked him on the line and caught a fish first cast (Nice White Bass). Repeated that procedure a few more times.