jacobson park lexington ky

[Fishinkid50]

i have a little john boat and i wana test it at jacobson but also wanna fish. is there any crappie in there? what do they bite on? where at in the lake should i fish? on the bottom towards middle or closer to bank?http://www.fishin.com/forums2/images/icons/icon5.png thanks

[peter]

Moved this here from the announcements forum.

[crappiepappy]

i have a little john boat and i wana test it at jacobson but also wanna fish. is there any crappie in there? what do they bite on? where at in the lake should i fish? on the bottom towards middle or closer to bank? thanks

There were Crappie in Jacobson Park Lake ... in years past ... so I see no reason why there aren't some still there.
Minnows or jigs would be what I'd be using for the Crappie. There are several places that have some wood cover, close to the bank, that might be worth a try around spawning time (~ mid April) ... and they are scattered all around the lake.

You can launch your jonboat at the ramp for a $3 fee ... but it cannot have a gas powered motor on it.

Jacobson Park Lake is now a FINs lake : KDFWR - News Release ... and has already received a stocking of 8000 Rainbow Trout, and will receive another 4000 on Mar 25th. It is also due for a stocking of 2300 Channel Catfish on Mar 7th.

You will need a Trout Stamp (license) to KEEP any Trout that you catch ... but, no Trout Stamp is necessary if you release them. The creel limits, for the species involved, are posted around the lake. There are also some boxes with postage paid mailer envelopes & pliers ... for the removal & mailing in of tags (from tagged Trout or Catfish). In return for sending in those tags, you will receive a pewter pin (likeness of the species caught) & be entered into a monthly drawing for cash prizes.

(NOTE: some fish have two tags, but only one of the tags can be used ... KDFWR records will show when one of those tags has been submitted, and no pin or prize entry will be given out for the other one)

You can look back a few pages & find some threads about fishing at Jacobson (for Trout) ... and find more info, and what the Trout have been caught on.

... luck2ya !!

... pappy

[sglass]

There are 100000000 crappie in there but the problem is most are about 6 inches long. There are some good slabs in there just hard to catch. I have caught over 200 there bank fishing with a small hair tipped with a crappie nibble under a cork before in a 2 day period around Richmond road with the lake low but they were all about 6 inches long. If i had a boat I would go to the fallen tree right before the golf course pond and set up shop on the end of it with minnows. I would bet there are some hawgs there since the water is deeper there and there is a rock bottom.

Shawn

[Hershey102]

"You can launch your jonboat at the ramp for a $3 fee ... but it cannot have a gas powered motor on it."

Actually, it can have a gas powered motor on it . . . you just can't use it. No need to remove your outboard. You are limited to the use of an electric trolling motor.

[Luke512]

Are there bass in it?

[jcb]

Are there bass in it?

Yes.

[Colbyt]

It is connected via storm drain to Ellersie which is across the road. There hasn't been a mesh yet invented that won't allow some fish of some size through. I would image there is a little bit of everything in there.

[DJD]

It is connected via storm drain to Ellersie which is across the road. There hasn't been a mesh yet invented that won't allow some fish of some size through. I would image there is a little bit of everything in there.

Maybe some trout will go into Ellerslie.

[crappiepappy]

Maybe some trout will go into Ellerslie.

Not likely ... unless the mesh will allow a 8-9" Trout to pass through. (that's the size they're stocking with)

If you want Trout fed Bass ... Cedar Creek has been stocked with Rainbow Trout !! (though, I don't think it has been designated as a FINs lake)

... pappy

[Colbyt]

I bet the mesh is no tighter than a chain link fence. They gotta let the normal debris flow through.

[restornator]

There were Crappie in Jacobson Park Lake ... in years past ... so I see no reason why there aren't some still there.
Minnows or jigs would be what I'd be using for the Crappie. There are several places that have some wood cover, close to the bank, that might be worth a try around spawning time (~ mid April) ... and they are scattered all around the lake.

You can launch your jonboat at the ramp for a $3 fee ... but it cannot have a gas powered motor on it.

Jacobson Park Lake is now a FINs lake : KDFWR - News Release ... and has already received a stocking of 8000 Rainbow Trout, and will receive another 4000 on Mar 25th. It is also due for a stocking of 2300 Channel Catfish on Mar 7th.

You will need a Trout Stamp (license) to KEEP any Trout that you catch ... but, no Trout Stamp is necessary if you release them. The creel limits, for the species involved, are posted around the lake. There are also some boxes with postage paid mailer envelopes & pliers ... for the removal & mailing in of tags (from tagged Trout or Catfish). In return for sending in those tags, you will receive a pewter pin (likeness of the species caught) & be entered into a monthly drawing for cash prizes.

(NOTE: some fish have two tags, but only one of the tags can be used ... KDFWR records will show when one of those tags has been submitted, and no pin or prize entry will be given out for the other one)

You can look back a few pages & find some threads about fishing at Jacobson (for Trout) ... and find more info, and what the Trout have been caught on.

... luck2ya !!

... pappy

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