Going to Green River next moth for the first time. I will be staying in the Holmes Bend area. Any good crappie areas around there? Any help would be appreciated.
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Going to Green River next moth for the first time. I will be staying in the Holmes Bend area. Any good crappie areas around there? Any help would be appreciated.
Here's some help... DONT EVEN THINK about going in that "off limits" cove they have there. I ended up in there by fishin along bank and turning back into a cove. 1 freakin bouy in the middle of a 200yd wide cove says "no entry". Argued the limited marking on a huge cove, and his answer was its been off limits for years now!! First, and last time I fished bass tourney there. $115 fine if I remember. I paid like $10.00 to mail penny's to them.
Thats terrible sorry to hear that. But thumbs up to the pennies thats pretty funny. I'll make sure to stay away from there.
get a map and start on one of the 3 big flats close to the Holmes ramp.
Not sure what to expect in Sep. That is always a real tough month for me.
Good luck. You will like the area it is a very nice place.
Just got back from Holmes Bend this morning... We caught some keepers but most of them were 7-8".... Not sure what cove your talking about but would love to know! I've been all over that lake
I guessing it is the first cove on the right, just up river from ramp 1Quote:
Originally Posted by TRACKER MAN
Never have understood why that cove is "off limits"
It was polluted years ago from the pump station above it PCB's or somthing like that, I've not been there for years It use to say do not eat fish from that bay?
Rowdy
Thanks. I'll be sure to let you all know how my visit goes.
Well, this was 1999, or 2000 cant remember. Fished Renegade Bass tourney, left at State ramp I believe. Went south from there, and cove was on west side of the lake. Supposedly there were large amounts of mussles in this cove and they didnt want to "stir them up"? Anyway, could be open now. Like I said, I will never go back to find out.
This may sound stupid but what is a "Big Flat"? I've been all around Holmes Bend and not sure what you are talking about..Quote:
Originally Posted by colayn
I may be using the wrong term, Just always called them "flats".Quote:
Originally Posted by TRACKER MAN
I am talking about those long, gently sloping gravel points.
All within 2 miles of the ramp, one up river and two between the ramp and Butler creek.
Does that make sense?
what kind of depth should I try? and minnows or artificial?
I like casting jigs, but that is just me. Some of the guys are using minnows and doing well and a lot of folks are trolling.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeeeeee
The fish now are holding around 15 ft deep, in water up 32 feet
Thanks. I'll give it a try. I'll be there Sept. 24-26.
I'm sure things will be different by then.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeeeeee
Good luck
I'll post pictures after I visit.
Caught 50 Keepers today .............20 ft of water trolling .............find the shad find the fish.............Caught almost all of them between Butler and Holmes bend.
Awesome job man..... I'll be fishing with David Jones "Green River Lake Crappie Trips" next Saturday. Cannot wait, we tore them up back in April. Super classy guy with great rates. My favorite lake in KY... Wish us luck!
If you go up toward the 551 bridge there is alot of brush and channel drops. There was several 2lbers caught this spring Green has produced some good fish this year.
t.slabseeker
What kind of baits do you troll? Ive always fished live bait. I have never trolled for crappie, only muskie.
I don't troll, but most people will tell you Bandits, Bandits and Bandits.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeeeeee
OR ... jigs, jigs, & jigs :D ..... or even a combination of the two ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
Live bait - crankbaits - jigs - and combinations thereof can be trolled for Crappie. Various trolling methods are used, depending on the bait being used & the seasonal location of the fish.
... cp :cool:
I fished there yesterday with a friend. we fished the flats towards the dam from holmes bend. fished in 20 to 22 fow, fishing 18 feet deep with jigs tipped with minnows. we started at daylight and had our limit by 10:53 am.
dave
Dave was you straight lineing or long lineing or spiderrigging thanks Ed.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave the wave
sorrow to get back to you so late.[honey dos all day] we were straight lineing and kind of moving in large circles to try and stay on the schools.
How much weight were you having to use to stay down while straight lining? I was a member of the armada for about an hour and a half that morning but only managed 4 keepers. I'm new to the crappie thing and am looking for pointers or what I'm doing wrong. If you see a younger guy in a silver/blue bass boat out there during the week, that'd be me. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave the wave
Fellows, I am real curious how the tight line works as well. I like to cast but have been seeing a lot of boats tight lining.
I heard something like a minature carolina rig with a certain type jig tipped with a minnow.
Any details would be appreciated.
Thanks,
guys, the way I rig mine is I put a bobber stop on my line at 20 feet then I put on a 1/2 oz. sliding weight then a bead then tie a swivel then a 2 foot leader then a 32 oz. jig head with the color of the day and tip with a minnow. I rig six or eight different colors til I find witch one they want the most then I switch the rest. The bobber stop is so I can let down to the same depth every time.
Dave
I like the idea of the bobber stop. Thanks for the tip. What kind of rods do most of you use? I need to invest some more money in this expensive passion I have.
I use 7 foot and 10 foot b&m crappie rods and cardinal 102 spining reels with 8 lb. mr crappie yellow
dave
Dave, thanks for the help. I understand now.
My boat is broke down right now, but hopefully next weekend I'll be back after them.
Great tip on the bobber stop, never would have thought to use it as a depth indicator.
73 today ... pretty good day 3 of us should have had our limit....
hey rocketman,
where were you fishing and how
dave
I'll be on the water tomorrow morning bright and early. Gotta buy bait and then put in at Lone Valley. See you guys out there.
The fish were real scattered on the flats this morning. Managed 30 total , 8 keepers-but had to work for every one. Strong winds early made it hard to keep the boat in position, then it started getting warm.
When you say "Flats" are you talking about flat areas in the main lake? Are you fishing brush piles on the flats? Just trying to figure out what your saying I'm a NEWBIE:D
Hey Tracker Man--I was part of that flotilla this morning. Don't know how many fish I caught, maybe 45 and only had three fish over 10". Where's the BIG ones? Wind was a bit breezy early but when it quit it did get hot. Fished mostly in 23' of water dropping down to the bottom and 3-4 cranks up, minnows.
Water temp started out around 79 and was 82 when I left at 1:30. Did try my hand at long-lining for a bit.
If the gentlemen that gave me the baits and some advice on rigging are reading this~~THANKS! Did manage to catch two.
Looking forward to fishing with David Jones later this month and learning more about Green. Very nice lake.
I would say you were fishing too deep... We were only fishing 10-12' with Dave last week.. It was hard fishing also, we hit at least 20-25 spots. We caught alot of 8" fish........ Next Spring should be awesome! I already have him booked twice in April:)
The main lake bite was slow so I headed up past Homes Bend into the river to find some fish, almost all were in wood less than 15' deep.