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Post by moray on Jul 16, 2012 11:54:58 GMT -5
The wife and I are going to Kenyucky Lake for the first time this weekend.We will be staying in Grand Rivers for the week.Anyone have any tips for catching bass in that area?I'm expecting the bass fishing to tough with heat but will make the best of it.
Thanks for any help! Ray
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Post by moray on Jul 16, 2012 18:15:13 GMT -5
Thanks K.L, we rented a place with a slip so I wouldn't have to keep loading the boat every day.My wife likes to sleep in and I'm an early riser,so I like to get up and fish for a few hours before she joins me.I will give Barkley a try at some point during the week.Have you fished KL around this area?Any tips on where to start to locate bass? thanks
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 17, 2012 10:23:50 GMT -5
Bass fishing is AWESOME now if you know where to find them. I fished with Dave Stewart yesterday for 5 hours. Fished 5 hours and put 17 keepers in the boat. Best 5 went 24 pounds. Fished one spot and never moved. I was hoping for 4 limits but it got too hot and water was calm. Catching them is easy if you know where the shad are. Everthing came off a Charmer Timber Pup on a C-rig. Fished very S-L-O-W. All fish were holding in 7 FOW on top of a ledge that dropped off to 25 feet. Did I mention fish SLOW?  We did see a lot of dead fish floating. They said the oxygen levels were at record lows and record fish kills could happen. If you're staying in Grand Rivers make sure you eat at Patti's and get the pork chop. Oh, and I-24 west bound was closed at Eddyville for construction. All traffic was detoured about 10 miles thru the town. If you got an extra $250 hire a guide like Dave Stewart or Randy Khuens. You will end up with a awesome fishing trip. I'm trying to put plans together for a August trip now. Been going down about once a month. Enjoy and have a great time. |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jul 17, 2012 11:01:25 GMT -5
I'll be in the area too this week end have fun shre your stories when you get back!
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Post by moray on Jul 17, 2012 13:37:21 GMT -5
H.H , thanks for the info.I would love to get a guide but not sure how my wife would feel about that.lol Thanks for the tip on slowing down.Hard for alot of people to do when trying to find fish on new water but I will take your advice.Looking forward to fishing a new lake and relaxing.Will let you know how I did when I get back.
Xmax,Good luck to you this weekend. I have a light blue older model Nitro,stop and say hi if you see me. Ray
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 17, 2012 14:56:36 GMT -5
If you have decent electronics and a GPS lake map you'll make finding fish much easier. I just did some googling looking at maps. The picture below has a classic style summer style ledge I would investigate if I knew where it was. lol If you look at the number 342 under the letter "c' in "section" that is a ledge and is in the form of a point. Closer the contour lines are the steeper the drop off. If on the top of that has some stumps and mussle beds that could be a hot spot. Bass have the security of the deeper water but feed on the upper shallow part. Keep the boat in deep water and cast shallow fishing the bait all the bait until it's under you.  |
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Post by moray on Jul 17, 2012 18:06:05 GMT -5
well my electronics are not much younger than my boat!lol I'm going to spend some time online looking at KL maps in the next few days. It will make it easier now that I know what to look for.I will pinpoint a few areas and fish them hard(and slow).I have a hand held gps I use to mark my stand locations,I will bring it along and mark areas that are holding fish.
Thanks for the info!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jul 18, 2012 5:50:31 GMT -5
Hoosier you have a PM
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 19, 2012 14:04:44 GMT -5
I'll be back 8/18-8/21. |
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 20, 2012 6:19:36 GMT -5
Are you going to fish with a guide next month ? And where will you be staying, at Kenlake ? They just finished paving Highway 68 from Aurora, KY up to Draffenville, near the Fishermans Headquarters. I'll be back 8/18-8/21. No guide....but I am coming down again at the end of September and taking Dave's Ledge Teaching Class and staying at the Moor's during both visits. Earlier this week they were still working on HWY 68 paving. Road was tore up in Draffenville on Monday where you turn to go to the Moor's. Only sections of 68 were re-paved, not the entire stretch. Aurora BBQ makes some good pulled pork.  If things go as planned I hope to have a second home down there in two years. |
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 20, 2012 8:14:24 GMT -5
5 fish 24lbs wow thats some great fish HH!
What does Dave charge for his class?
Does $250 get you a full or half day?
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 20, 2012 9:07:59 GMT -5
5 fish 24lbs wow thats some great fish HH! What does Dave charge for his class? Does $250 get you a full or half day? Mark, $250 gets you a 5 hour trip. To be honest I was ready to be done after 5 hours (11AM). It was already in the mid 90's and my thumb was bleeding LOL  . For $75 more ($325) he will take you for 8 hours. $325 is the cost of the class and you can split that with one other guy. I'm going down with a friend of mine. 6 hours of it is classroom reading maps, understanding ledges and what makes some ledges better than others. Also understanding shad and their seasonal migration. Then 3 hours of it is on the water. There you learn to locate the ledges, learn how to position on them and locate bait fish. All this knowledge can be used on any man made reservoir/lake. |
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 20, 2012 9:25:42 GMT -5
5 fish 24lbs wow thats some great fish HH! What does Dave charge for his class? Does $250 get you a full or half day? Mark, $250 gets you a 5 hour trip. To be honest I was ready to be done after 5 hours (11AM). It was already in the mid 90's and my thumb was bleeding LOL . For $75 more ($325) he will take you for 8 hours. $325 is the cost of the class and you can split that with one other guy. I'm going down with a friend of mine. 6 hours of it is classroom reading maps, understanding ledges and what makes some ledges better than others. Also understanding shad and their seasonal migration. Then 3 hours of it is on the water. There you learn to locate the ledges, learn how to position on them and locate bait fish. All this knowledge can be used on any man made reservoir/lake. Ya, 5 hrs of yanking 5lbers in the boat will take its toll. So you must have been really impressed with Dave and his knowledge? Does current enter into the fish catching equation at all on the ledges? |
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 20, 2012 9:50:31 GMT -5
They say current can play a big role on getting the fish actively feeding. No current during this day and didn’t seem to matter. Dave is very knowledgable. He has no problems with you saving the coordinates from the day either.
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 20, 2012 10:01:43 GMT -5
Good deal! This is something I very much want to learn / do sometime. Please keep me posted on how the class goes.
BTW, I'm now registered over on fishin.com as M-D
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 21, 2012 20:17:13 GMT -5
I wouldn't live down there until retirement and thats 11 years away. For now I'd be just a place to use during the summer. Likely in Gilbertsville.
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Post by raporter on Jul 22, 2012 8:54:47 GMT -5
5 fish 24lbs wow thats some great fish HH! What does Dave charge for his class? Does $250 get you a full or half day? Mark, $250 gets you a 5 hour trip. To be honest I was ready to be done after 5 hours (11AM). It was already in the mid 90's and my thumb was bleeding LOL . For $75 more ($325) he will take you for 8 hours. $325 is the cost of the class and you can split that with one other guy. I'm going down with a friend of mine. 6 hours of it is classroom reading maps, understanding ledges and what makes some ledges better than others. Also understanding shad and their seasonal migration. Then 3 hours of it is on the water. There you learn to locate the ledges, learn how to position on them and locate bait fish. All this knowledge can be used on any man made reservoir/lake. I don't bass fish much anymore but still think that is a heck of a deal. |
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 23, 2012 8:16:25 GMT -5
Mark, $250 gets you a 5 hour trip. To be honest I was ready to be done after 5 hours (11AM). It was already in the mid 90's and my thumb was bleeding LOL . For $75 more ($325) he will take you for 8 hours. $325 is the cost of the class and you can split that with one other guy. I'm going down with a friend of mine. 6 hours of it is classroom reading maps, understanding ledges and what makes some ledges better than others. Also understanding shad and their seasonal migration. Then 3 hours of it is on the water. There you learn to locate the ledges, learn how to position on them and locate bait fish. All this knowledge can be used on any man made reservoir/lake. I don't bass fish much anymore but still think that is a heck of a deal. I agree! |
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Jul 23, 2012 8:56:47 GMT -5
He does a lot of repeat business. 90% of his trips are people prepping for tournments that don't have time to practice. Everything from club people to FLW and Elite touring Pro's.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jul 23, 2012 10:03:48 GMT -5
Did anyone see that box looking thing on the side of the road on the WK on the way back through evansville? It looked like some sort of animal trap??? not sure on that one, I went out on a ledge on Friday morning we cought about a dozen no real size to them. Didn't go on Saturday, I had my wife and she really doesn't like that kind of fishing she likes cove fishing.
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If things go as planned I hope to have a second home down there in two years.
. For $75 more ($325) he will take you for 8 hours.