Thread: Barkley Butt whoppin !!!

well talk about humbling went to Barkley yesterday trying to get on some Bullgills and redear. well caught a couple of smaller gills a few small cats,and a very nice crappie . could not find a sniff of a redear or any of the big gills. I tried shallow and deeper on pea gravel banks but couldnt find any of the mustard grass areas.was wondering if anyone had any other ideas or was i completly off base. thanks for any input

Originally Posted by preacherman316

well talk about humbling went to Barkley yesterday trying to get on some Bullgills and redear. well caught a couple of smaller gills a few small cats,and a very nice crappie . could not find a sniff of a redear or any of the big gills. I tried shallow and deeper on pea gravel banks but couldnt find any of the mustard grass areas.was wondering if anyone had any other ideas or was i completly off base. thanks for any input

Caught some nice crackers and a few big gills about 2 weeks ago and then the front from the middle of the week came in and I went out this Saturday with no luck. Went back last night and caught a few good ones but not enough to clean. I think if the weather stays warm for the rest of the week they should be back on the beds, thats my opinion anyway.

I don't think the redear have even spawned yet and that seems strange. Don't they usually spawn about now on Ky lake and Barkley? To anyone that knows, have the redear spawned yet?

The weather has them all jacked up! Every time they get ready to make a move a strong front moves in. I seriously doubt that they have spawned.

I sure picked a heck of a year to start a Guide Business!

Originally Posted by Wiskers

The weather has them all jacked up! Every time they get ready to make a move a strong front moves in. I seriously doubt that they have spawned.

I sure picked a heck of a year to start a Guide Business!

This should help showcase your tenacity and skill at finding them when they ain't where they s'posed to be. Any guide (not me) can follow the fish through their normal spawning cycle. It takes the best to find em this year.

Originally Posted by Wiskers

I sure picked a heck of a year to start a Guide Business!

... I hear ya ! ... kinda like me picking last year to retire so I could fish more than I normally could then the weather went all screwy and I ended up not fishing much more than normal ... and this year is starting out almost the same way

... cp

Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

... I hear ya ! ... kinda like me picking last year to retire so I could fish more than I normally could then the weather went all screwy and I ended up not fishing much more than normal ... and this year is starting out almost the same way

... cp

So we can now blame you along with Wiskers for these weather issues that are screwing up all of our fishing? There you go, Terry. I know bearing the weather phenomenon load alone was beggining to take it's toll on you.

Originally Posted by Quackrstackr

So we can now blame you along with Wiskers for these weather issues that are screwing up all of our fishing? There you go, Terry. I know bearing the weather phenomenon load alone was beggining to take it's toll on you.

Yep!!!

All the female ears I caught this weekend on KY were still swollen and full of eggs

You might have a point, Quackr .... I'm a "Terry", too, so there may be a connection.

I can't say I have any sway in whether the fish bite or not, but you can bet that if/when I'm on the water ... the wind is going to find me, and mess with me. And no sooner than I go to a bank/spot that is calm, the wind will start blowing there, too. Never fails !!

... cp