Everyone, my dad and I take a father-son fishing trip every year...have been for 9 years. We have gone to some smaller lakes that we know and catch plenty of fish, but we are going to try Shelbyville this year. We are going for 3 days (April 30th thru lunch time May 3rd...both of us have to preach Sunday). We don't want to spend all of our time trying to figure out the lake, so what i am asking for is any advice we can get on where to even start. What is a good camp ground (as dad is bringing his camper), and a good boat ramp. I have a 75 horse on the back of my boat, so we can get about anywhere quick enough, but we like to troll edges, cast and retrieve, and work coves (dad doesn't like being in the open water on the lakes). I do have GPS on my fishfinders, but no idea where to even start. We would hire a guide, but like I said we are ministers (lol...no money!), and I don't know if anyone would want to be with us for a day...our sense of humor would probably make you wanna jump off the boat!

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I might even head up a weekend early in order to buzz the lake and get a feel for it for a day. Fishing trips get more special, and you don't wanna waste time hunting for fish, but watching dad smile. He got nailed with breast cancer, and beat it, but lost both breasts, and every second is precious! That's why I want to be able to get somewhere, get him in a fishing seat on the back deck, and catch some fish, laugh alot and make more memories, rather than buzz around from spot to spot hoping and hunting.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone who would like to give a little advice with this lake. It might just become our yearly "spot"!

Thanks in advance...

mrwillis