Out of State Spring Fishing Trips ?

Same as last year 3 trips to Lake Erie 1 for Perch 2 for Walleye.
Thinking of doing Lake Michigan for Salmon too.

Still thinking about coming down your way last week of March for crappie. It's kind of overwhelming though with such a large lake.

Me either.

Would like to go back to St. Claire too.

Flordia for spring break...not 100% fishing trip but setting my hopes high

Kentucky Lake is 180 miles long, and covers 160,000 acres of water, Barkley Lake is 57,000 acres of water. So both lakes combined cover about 220,000 acres of water.


There are plenty of good places to fish on both lakes.

I got your message, the area of KY Lake you will be fishing is really nice. Plenty of Bass and Crappie in that area of the lake. In fact a 4 pound Crappie was caught just south of that area in the Big Sandy Bay a few years ago, it may be the lake record Crappie.

Alabama, Florida, Texas and a lot of other southern states have been producing a good amount of trophy Bass and Crappie all winter. Most lakes there are ice free all or most of the winter. A lot of Lakes in Tennnesse have been producing a lot of giant Largmeouth Bass this winter also. Lake Chickamauga in southeast TN has already produced several largemouth Bass over 9 pounds this winter. There have been Tournaments won on the lake this winter with 30 pound 5 fish limits of Bass.



Here on Kentucky Lake there are local tournaments being won right now with 25 pound 5 fish limits of Bass. There are some good sized Crappie over 2 pounds being caught right now on KY Lake also.

Chatuge Lake here in the mountains of western NC has beautiful scenery, clear water, and great bass fishing.
Water temp is in the low 50's now and the bass are starting.
Local bass tournaments this past weekend saw 28.7# 5 fish limit to win with a 7.7# big fish. Another tournament on the other side of the lake saw 32# + to win with a 5 fish limit.
Bass are staging and the winning limits were caught on 6" swim baits around docks.
Saturday before last I caught a spotted bass that was 22" long, 6" wide, and 3 1/4" thick. TOAD !!!!

Erie in June. Hamlin Lake, MI for the last week of July. That's it for out of state I believe.

Lots of day and weekend trips in IN on Eagle Creek, Cataract, Raccoon, Brookville, Monroe, Summit, and Prairie Creek.

Headed to the Manistee in Mesick, MI the last week of May for smallies. I made that trip every Spring with my Dad for a dozen years until I went in the Navy. That's been over 20 years ago now, and I can't wait to go back!