Thread: Buckhorn Lake

I'm from Berea originally and I know where London, Manchester, and Hazard is. Even some old backroads through booneville and out through Jackson county. Then I've been some places I couldn't even begin to tell ya where they was lol. My father in law works for the parks dept on Buckhorn lake, He can take some roads gravel and blacktop, to trace branch, leatherwood, and a couple other sites around the lake, and be to them all within a few minutes of each other where I would have to take the long way around and still probabley get lost. The wifes parents live their in Buckhorn and I fish the lake and middle fork river every chance I get. Me and my brother in law caught a big ole teethy fish as long as my leg in the river a couple years ago behind the lake. We was in one of them plastic bass hunter midget boats. Man oh man now that was fun, it pulled us around pretty good, better than a trolling motor. lol

theirs a giant rock down by the dam, when its mostly under the water in the spring/summer/fall theirs bass all around that area above and below it. I just Texas rig the senko's and lizards. Theirs also a crop of christmas trees in a slew about 3/4 of a mile up from the dam that holds bass pretty good. The corp of engineers put them in their a few years back and I'd say their probabley visible right now.

I know you can find crappie on the depth finder, just drive above the ledges/drop offs and you'll find the fish I'm sure. Thats one thing about mountain lakes, theirs always ledges holding fish, and when you think you found a good ledge, just idle on out towards the middle and their will be another one just deeper. lol

Yeah, I'd say a big muskie in a john boat would be a wild ride. I'm not in to fishing for those things... teeth disturb me. If the snow isn't incredibly deep tomorrow, I might take a ride over to Leatherwood to check the lake out. See if I can get some evidence to make my Dad go fishing over there with me (even though it's freezing). I just don't know if I can hold out for the warm fronts. Fishing fever is hitting me... BAD.

Thanks again for all the tips and replies. Hopefully I'll be able to make good use of them.