Patoka is just only about a hour and 30 minutes from my house. If I use I-164 to exit 79 on I64 and take 37/64 up to the lake it's a pretty quick trip and the scenery is nice too.Originally Posted by psvec
Patoka can be tough fishing at times and it's the type of lake that you need to fish a lot to really learn it well. That's why I don't do well by myself up there. LOL Although I've fished it since it first opened and have learned a lot about the lake over the years I don't fish it enough to really learn it's tricks. But fishing with my friend who fished it since it opened and fishes it year round since then I have learned a bit more about the lake.
I'd like to see Johnson Controls (Humminbird) make a Lakemaster map card for Patoka Lake. It's on their list as I've sent that suggestion to them and they said that it was on the list to be done in the future. I also heard that they are doing some more maps for 2012. If they do any lake maps for IN Patoka Lake would have to be on the list along with Lake Monroe.
I'm sitting here dreaming about doing an internet search on duck boats right now since Waterfowl season is in and fishing is out at bluegrass. Anything to get out of the house and back on the lake. LOL That's why I call it dreaming not doing. I'd probably fall out of a sculling duck boat and that's the only type of boat I can afford right now besides a canoe or a kayak. And I'd fall out of both those and freeze to death if I tried to go duck hunting in either one of them. I need one with outriggers to make it stable so I won't fall out. Not that many ducks down here yet. It's going to have to get colder to push the waterfowl down here from up North. Perhaps I could just paint my aluminum boat a camo color and use it for duck hunting at Bluegrass?
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