fall at ky lake

**M R Dux** · 06-10-2013, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by redearhoosier

Would the full moon of October be good for shellcracker and crappie?? Anyway, I'm booking a trip to Buzzard Rock sometime in Oct. and will pursue shellie's in about 12-13 foot of water on bottom and try my luck for crappie...I'm a poor crappie fisherman but hoping to get better. If I get on the crackers that time of year it's lights out though, no way I could ever turn my back on a cracker bite. We do have a really strong redear bite up here in Sept, Oct and early to mid Nov., they are gorging themselves for the winter to come.

Quackrstackr and I were talking about this very scenario yesterday. I have never tried for shellcrackers in the summer or fall on either of these lakes and figure those who do don't talk about it. Shellcracker fishermen as a rule are much more secretive than crappie fishermen ever thought about being. Stands to reason they would still be there and still bite if a bait is put in front of their nose. I would think the secondary drops in major coves would hold them also.

**redearhoosier** · 06-10-2013, 08:15 AM

MrDux, the fall has always been good to me and I'm about as serious a cracker fisherman you'll ever meet. It's the main reason I'm such a lousy crappie fisherman, the fall bite up here is to good to pass up. They typically like that 8-12foot range in the fall of course directly on bottom. The mouths of large bays or secondary creeks are a GREAT place to start, especially if the depth is correct. Rarely will I target them much deeper than 15-16 foot of water, 13 feet has always been a good depth for me in the fall. Bottom features are important too, if there's a small ditch or creek running through these areas then by all means camp over top of that spot. I need to invest in a better depth finder, reading the bottom is critical in the fall bite. A small mound or bottom uprising is a good feature to target too...headed to work now.

**justinp61** · 06-10-2013, 09:33 AM

I fish more in the fall/winter than I do in the spring. IMO the fish taste better and an added bonus is the fact that the idiot sightings are far less.

**Quackrstackr** · 06-10-2013, 10:00 AM

Between deer killin and duck killin, it's tough for me to make myself go fishing in the fall. I'm usually ready for a nap instead of fishing after a morning in the stand or blind.

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