blood river

[fatfish1]

Can somebody tell me how far blood river is from johnathon creek and if blood river area be better fishing than johnathon creek area around the first week of april. thanks

[rushcreekoutdoor]

It is about a 15 mile drive from the public ramp on hwy 68, jonathon creek to the wildcat ramp at Blood River. That should be a much easier trip than by water. As to which is best, sorr I can't help there as I am a rank beginner on kentucky.
RCO

[kyfishman]

I have fished both areas extensively for years. Both Jonathan Creek and Blood River are great for crappie fishing, and, as such, are two of the prime areas that attract springtime crappie fishermen on Ky Lake. In fact, you can just figure that either area will be packed with fishermen on any decent spring day. If I had to pick one area over the other, I'm not sure which it would be. Blood River is a bit larger and has more areas of deep water than Jonathan. Both have a lot of added fish attractors like stake beds and brushpiles, etc. Both have decent spawning banks and brush that gets flooded in the spring. So, for me, at least it's hard to say one is better than the other. I suppose I would pick Blood River simply because, as I said, it has a little bit more acreage than Jonathan. I think it would strictly be a fisherman's preference....and that you couldn't go wrong on either in the spring. That said, I would add that sometimes I pick Blood River over Jonathan depending on the direction of the wind and how hard it's blowing. I seem to be able to find more areas out of the wing (usually) in Blood River. But again, that's my opinion

[Old Guide]

I agree with KYfishman. I guide and they are both great places for sure. But like KY said, Blood can be better when it comes to windy days. Sometimes on Jonathan when the wind is cranking the only place out of the wind is along the US 68 causeway/bridge where Blood has more cuts to get away from it.

Lyndon

[Quackrstackr]

Everybody come on down to Blood. It'll just be a big ol' party.

Maybe we can all walk boat to boat and visit with one another. :D

It always boggles my mind how big these two lakes are and everybody wants to fish the same brush pile.

[rlduckhntr]

Everybody come on down to Blood. It'll just be a big ol' party.

Maybe we can all walk boat to boat and visit with one another. :D

It always boggles my mind how big these two lakes are and everybody wants to fish the same brush pile.

Sounds to me like you want the whole lake to yourself. I would imagine the guides and resort owners would sure hate that. Not like Blood is any big secret.

[fatfish1]

Thanks for the information kyfishman. quackstackr i am coming down with two of my brothers and i dont know about the economy there but im sure that the resort and bait shops would think differently about the roughly 1500 dollars we will spend
Between lodging bait and dinning out twice a day.

[kyfishman]

Come on down, fatfish1. We will be glad to have you and your brothers visit us in Kentucky. I fish in several states around this great country of ours and have always been treated with respect and courtesy. We in Kentucky can do no less. I have friends who work in the Tourism industry here around KY and Barkley Lakes, so I know how much it means to Kentucky to share our lakes with visitors.

[Quackrstackr]

I could care less where anyone fishes. I just find it funny with all of the surface acres of the two lakes that everyone wants to drown their minnows in the same 2 to 3 places.

I've got plenty of places to fish to get away from the crowd.

[Kentucky Lake]

Yeah, if you mention KY Lake in Indiana, or Illinois, people always think of Jonathan Creek.


But KY Lake is 180 miles long, and goes up to almost 3 miles wide at some points.


I like to stay far away from the famous coves/ bays, they are always packed with fisherman.


I also try to fish on weekdays if I can to avoid some of the crowds.


Jonathan Creek, Big Sandy, and Blood River are good, but they have a lot of people in them.


I fish many miles from those places in both the KY and the TN portions of KY Lake.