Barkley 4/29-4/30-5/1

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05-06-2016, 01:00 PM
butlerrd

Barkley 4/29-4/30-5/1

My Dad and I fished Barkley this past weekend (Friday, Saturday and half day Sunday) and braved the storms and rain. We ended up cleaning nearly 100 gills and shell crackers for three days. It is still a little early for consistent action but we caught and released at least 400 gills. We only kept hand sized at a minimum. We did end up with several nice shell crackers, the biggest weighed 1.81lbs. and we had several others from 1.24 to 1.74lbs.

Most fish were caught on wax worm / jig combo under a cork.

Water temps. stayed in the 68-71 degree range.

Overall a great weekend spent with my Dad.

Give them 10 days or so and they should be in full force.

Good Luck!

Richard
05-06-2016, 01:30 PM
smashdn

How about a catfish report? I am bringing a dad and his boys over to KY on the 14th. Was thinking that cats ought to be on/near the rocks.
05-06-2016, 01:55 PM
Greenwing

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Originally Posted by smashdn

How about a catfish report? I am bringing a dad and his boys over to KY on the 14th. Was thinking that cats ought to be on/near the rocks.

Buddy and me caught several cats while trying to find some Bluegill last Friday on Ky. Caught them using nightcrawlers on a small hook with a split shot tipping with crickets, in 3-4 ft of water.