Thread: Barren 3-7-09

Had a buddy of mine fished across from the state marine on the bluff.He walked in from the public hunting area.He started about 7 this morning.Caught 14 big keepers.Said 11 of them were over 12inches!!Had one 14 inches!Man wish i could have been there.Going to float the river next weekend,2 day trip.Hope to catch some big slabs up there. Good luck fishing everyone!

Man that sounds like it was worth the walk in. It is a long way back there. I have walked it many many times. Would be the walk out that would be bad with all those slabs.

Thos bluffs have produced bunches of fish over the years. That is for sure!

I am going to get back at them in a couple of days...when this winter weather go away.

Fished both days this weekend at barren. Had to go at it from the bank as the boat motor is still sick.

Started Saturday at the walnut creek ramp. caught one little crappie bout 5-6 inches long. i was really up there just trying to get an idea how much water was in the lake and how fast the current was moving. Water had nice green color o it on Saturday. From there I went to the Peter Creek flat bridge and fished all the way downto the lake. Never caught a fish, never got a bite. From there went to south lucas fishing pier to check water. Water was a lot higher than I expected it to be. water there was a little stained. Went home.

Sunday went fishing with my dad. Started out by going over the dam to beaver creek just to see what it is like. I live in franklin so I have never used the ramp or really even been to that area of the lake. Fished where the steep bluff starts to flatten out. Caught a little LM on a slider grub. Water was muddy there. Went from there to the state park. Parked up at the golf course and walked down through the woods down to Peter creek. fished a lot of different pieces of cover that we could cast to never caught the first fish. Didn't waste any opportunity to straighten up any brushpiles or stakebeds we came across. Even used some of the old wire on some and drug up some more brush to add to others. Didn't catch the first crappie but the day wasn't wasted.

Also, last week when i was over there, they were really letting water go through the dam. Yesterday, there was hardly a trickle running out. Between saturday and sunday the lake looked to have come up anywhere from 8-12 inches. I hope that this decision doesn't bite COE in the arse and they end up with water up in the trees into june again this year.