McAlpine locks and ****

[Tyme2fish]

when you are down there fishing tht area do you have any lck or see anyone on shore havin luck

I've rarely been skunked at that spot. I believe the boat fishermen will out catch the bank fishermen.

[fisherman14]

I've rarely been skunked at that spot. I believe the boat fishermen will out catch the bank fishermen.

thanks just looking for a good spot to catch something of decent size this weekend if im feeling better

[jlawson435]

well I was going to give it a try this fri or sat now they are calling for rain th, fr, sa, sun then the cold front comes in boy this ***** Friday and Sat they say 80% chance

[fisherman14]

well I was going to give it a try this fri or sat now they are calling for rain th, fr, sa, sun then the cold front comes in boy this ***** Friday and Sat they say 80% chance

u have got to be kidding me. im going I don't care rain or shine

[Tyme2fish]

fisherman14, as Hurricanebob posted, don't go alone. I don't want to cast aspersions on anyone and I naively trust most fishermen, but there are some unsavored types there on occasion. BE SAFE

[HURRICANEBOB]

RE: skip livebaiting and don't go alone.

I'll tie the to together and I'm gonna be totally candid.

First off, with the current, and the stuff that is in the water there, rock ledges, old metal pipelines, normal sunken river debris, you probably will lose a bunch of bottom rig gear. Second reason. That part of the river sets just a couple blocks from a pretty rough section of Louisville. I'm being candid here and not pulling punches. While there are some great folks that live there, there are also so real thugs. When I went there it seemed like 1/2 the folks on teh bank were after fish, and the other 1/2 was after fishing gear.

When I went down there, I throw lures for 2 reasons. 1. Good chance of it netting some fish and some fun. 2. It allowed me to stay mobile, ready to hit the bricks, without having to try to retreive bottom lines.

Tyme is more of diplomat than me. As is the case when ever we are around water for fishing, be aware of your surroundings, know what you will do in advance, and just plain stay alert to have safe fun.

[BASSKING]

I know that access by foot was shut down for a while for security/construction issues for a while a few years back but since they opened it back up i have been down there many times. i have never had much luck with the Sauger but ive have whacked the white bass / hybrids and several nice catfish. ive caught a few sauger but not as many as i have at the upper dam. last year around the end of september i even caught a few smallmouth on jigs and swim baits.

as far as the area it can be a little rough at times but lately ive noticed you have to press the call button at the gate to get in and out and every now and then there will be a cop riding through there. ive never ran into anyone that made me feel uncomfortable down there ( YET ).

as far as the terrain , it is rough and there is tons of rebarb and huge chunk rocks down there. if you were to fall in and get swept away by the current , forget about it. they would be oulling you out around new albany or greenwood boat ramp. its swift and not a place to play around. i do know that the hydro plant has a few cameras overlooking the area as well. there was a guy who would come down there every day and walk out on the legde in the front of the hydro building and throw a couple lines out baited with shad / skipjack. he would do fairly well but the workers would come out with a loud speaker and tell him to get off the ledge or theyd call the authorities. if he were to fall in right there im sure hed a been fish bait as the turbines on those gates probably would have sucked him in and chopped him up. as with fishing anywhere on the river youve just got to be careful there and use common sense.

if youd ever like to go id be more than happy to meet up with you there and show you what i know about the fishing there it can be good and those hybrids will flat wear ya out if they are schooled up there.

[fisherman14]

I know that access by foot was shut down for a while for security/construction issues for a while a few years back but since they opened it back up i have been down there many times. i have never had much luck with the Sauger but ive have whacked the white bass / hybrids and several nice catfish. ive caught a few sauger but not as many as i have at the upper dam. last year around the end of september i even caught a few smallmouth on jigs and swim baits.

as far as the area it can be a little rough at times but lately ive noticed you have to press the call button at the gate to get in and out and every now and then there will be a cop riding through there. ive never ran into anyone that made me feel uncomfortable down there ( YET ).

as far as the terrain , it is rough and there is tons of rebarb and huge chunk rocks down there. if you were to fall in and get swept away by the current , forget about it. they would be oulling you out around new albany or greenwood boat ramp. its swift and not a place to play around. i do know that the hydro plant has a few cameras overlooking the area as well. there was a guy who would come down there every day and walk out on the legde in the front of the hydro building and throw a couple lines out baited with shad / skipjack. he would do fairly well but the workers would come out with a loud speaker and tell him to get off the ledge or theyd call the authorities. if he were to fall in right there im sure hed a been fish bait as the turbines on those gates probably would have sucked him in and chopped him up. as with fishing anywhere on the river youve just got to be careful there and use common sense.

if youd ever like to go id be more than happy to meet up with you there and show you what i know about the fishing there it can be good and those hybrids will flat wear ya out if they are schooled up there.

thanks for all helpmallmof you but looks like I should skip doesn't sound very pleasant but anyway how do you guys like the boat ramp right across from the hydrostatic I fish there sometimes. I'm just looking fir a spot to catch a cat and hybrids would be nice

[fisherman14]

Still idk if I should make the trip thanks for the help

[linedrager]

been fishin there for better than 20 years its hit or miss depending on if the river is rising or falling, how many tubines and which ones are running, when the whites are running I would use a 10 ft rod and tie a long deep diving crank bait on and carolina rig it with an egg sinker, about 2 ft of leader and make long cast accross the current and pull and reel fast and hard, caught 60 or better on occasion, we have caught a lot of fish from the bank, you just have to fish it a lot and learn it, I now fish it from a boat, the last 2 years and I am relearning to fish the whole area, the great thing is you can get a lot of good info from the forums, all the guys are great and very helpful, tyme and riverrat seem to be extremly knowledgeable, have learned a lot just reading their post, by the way thanks guys, and good luck.

[Tyme2fish]

"tyme and riverrat seem to be extremly knowledgeable"

Aw shucks,thank you. I just try to pass on what little knowledge I have about the river. Onemorecast56 really knows the river,he's just too bashful to post often.

I can't begin to thank the members here that have shared their knowledge with all of us.

[onemorecast56]

I don`t post cause nobody will go fishin with me anymore,,,guess the ugly got to everybody,,,and the smell ain`t got any better...LOL