Thread: Sportsmans Lodge Johnathan Creek

We have stayed there for the past 2 years. Under new ownership now. We are going back the first week they are open.

Provide feedback after the stay....please

I will we didn't have any issues last year

The new owners have done some work around the grounds and frankly I think it looks better than it did. As far as the fishing is concerned: I fished Jonathan last spring and again in the fall before I came home for the winter and did fine. I'll be back down there in a few weeks, and I'll be fishing in Jonathan again. Maybe I'll see you there!

Thanks for the responses! Like i said these were reviews I read online. Somebody probably stayed there expecting a Marriott and when they didnt get it they posted a bad review. All i need is a place to sleep with a short walk to the boat. haha.
Im really hoping we have good timing with the spawn this year. I only get to KY lake once a year and it sucks when you strike out. I mostly bass fish at Barren so if the crappie arent in the shallows my buddy and i usually struggle trying to spider rig.

Ifeel your pain trying to book the right week. Its a crap shoot. I aint got it right yet. Good luck.

Sportsman's Marina is now owned by the same folks who own the campground and the motel / lodge. That is the way it was years ago. This sale occured this past summer. I do not believe it has went down hill. Let the new owners run it for the next season before you judge them. I think they will do fine. As for as crappie fishing remember that there is a lot of excellent fishing in the bays adjacent and across from Jonathan Creek. In fact you will probably find these other areas a little less populated than Jonathan Creek.

Unfortunately I have a Bass Tracker Pro 17. Its not very much fun to cross the main lake in a flat bottom boat. So we are usually confined to the creek.