How Is The Bass Fihsing on Patoka Lake

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I'm not familar with Mieral Mounds but if it' only a 1.5 hr drive that would be about the same as going to Patoka Lake for me. I guess that's somewhere near the dam at Barkley as opposed to being at the headwaters somewhere.

I went to Prizer Point on Barkley years ago. But I camped out using a pop up camper when I did that.

Went to KY lake but went down to the KY/TN boarder area on Cypress Bay. Went to Paris TN area a few times but that's a long dive down there from my house.

Bluegrass's water has something in it that stains my aluminum boat really bad. But it's close by and if I get the urge to take the boat out and fish I can be there fast. But you are right as it's so crowded now days. Sometimes it's hard to find a parking spot. I have not tried the river much. I use to take my boat on the River when I was younger and it was ok if the water was calm. But my particular boat doesn't do well in choppy waters. It's designed for calm backwater mostly.

It takes me about 1.5 hours to get to Mineral Mounds. I don't mind driving down and driving back. I like Patoka just need to be patient and put the work in to figure them out. That's the real problem. I have very little patients for what Potaka offers. I can get to Blue Grass in 20 minutes or so but I have fish the pits in southern In all my life so now try to spend all my time on the bigger lakes. Nothing wrong with Blue Grass just over crowded and not wanting to put my boat in it. I have actually been spending more time on the river.

[drjochum73]

I'm not familar with Mieral Mounds but if it' only a 1.5 hr drive that would be about the same as going to Patoka Lake for me. I guess that's somewhere near the dam at Barkley as opposed to being at the headwaters somewhere.

I went to Prizer Point on Barkley years ago. But I camped out using a pop up camper when I did that.

Went to KY lake but went down to the KY/TN boarder area on Cypress Bay. Went to Paris TN area a few times but that's a long dive down there from my house.

Bluegrass's water has something in it that stains my aluminum boat really bad. But it's close by and if I get the urge to take the boat out and fish I can be there fast. But you are right as it's so crowded now days. Sometimes it's hard to find a parking spot. I have not tried the river much. I use to take my boat on the River when I was younger and it was ok if the water was calm. But my particular boat doesn't do well in choppy waters. It's designed for calm backwater mostly.

Mineral Mounds is in Katawa north of Eddie Creek. I usually would go to Blue Grass late in the year most weekend fishermen are gone and the lake is left to the die hards like myself. The river has been better then in the past. I wish the state of IN would develope the bass fishery better instead of using our lakes and rivers for just flood control. I know a lot guys who give KY a lot of money fishing their lakes.