Anticipating Ky Lake Trip and have questions

Looks like i'll be fishing Ky Lake 4th, 5th, and 6th of March at Fin-N-Feather Lodge. Gonna take rods to spider rig and rods to toss a jig. I'm considering buying minnows here and taking them with me as it seems the price of minnows here is considerably less and it won't be a problem transporting them. How much do minnows cost there? Around here I can buy them by the pound or 95 cnts a dozen. We plan to fish Jonathan Creek and Blood River. Do both areas have a defined creek channel? Yall do have bacon for breakfast don't ya? Haven't be this excited about anything since my wife grabed me by the arms and planted a big ole smooch on me 39 years ago...... and yep, she's glad ta rid of me for a couple a days too. Any help you might lend will be helpful.

Thanks
Russ

Russ, I was there back in October for the classic. I would suggest you take some minnows. Most of the bait shop carry shiner minners but hardly any carries a regular bull head minnow. Their shiner minnows are $13.50 lb. I get them from the bait shop next to the Willow pond restaurant which is about 50-60 yds away from fin-n-feathers. But i would also suggest getting some shiner minnows as well. I took 9 lbs of regular minnows but them crappie also loves them shiners as well. In blood , you'll find the channel for sure. One minute you are in 20-28 fow and bam, your in 6 fow. Jonathan is a little less but can still get on it. I would suggest getting a Hot map of the lake, can get them at walmart.

Good luck, Chuck

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Should ya see me over there, holler at me. We can fish ta see who picks up the check at the resturant.

It's good to see someone else getting excited about their fishing trip, we are going to eddy creek, on barkley, April 4th-7th and I cannot wait, I know the guys at work are getting tired of me talking about it lol

I'm coming down in April too, 2nd through the 7th. 4 or 5 days out of 365 just isn't enough. It's my favorite lake to fish.

Hi Seeker,

Jonathan has a decent channel from the 68 bridge east to the main lake. Blood has a decent channel from Wildcat out, making a turn at Sheep Ridge and heading out to the main lake. In either the further in you go the more silted in the old channels become. I think you'll find plenty of bacon. Bring new 80 west from Aurora to US 641 north of Murray. Turn south and drive a couple miles to Martha's at the north end of town on the west side of 641. Pretty decent food, including the bacon, and HOT coffee! Oh, and Kenlake right there close to your hotel use to throw down some pretty good meals. You might want to try them too. Here is a link to their menu. http://parks.ky.gov/%21userfiles/par...t-menu-xbl.pdf Enuff to make your tongue slap your brains out!LOL

slabseeker1 you have PM

How far is the closest boat ramp from Fin + Feathers. Im going in April, thinkin about stayin there,Is it nice , can you back boat up to room to charge?

Thanks Wilbur

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How far is the closest boat ramp from Fin + Feathers. Im going in April, thinkin about stayin there,Is it nice , can you back boat up to room to charge?

Thanks Wilbur

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They are good and clean, nice people. They have a large gazebo out front where you can park your truck and boat for hook up. About 20 yds from your room. Unless you get one of them on the far end and then you can back up to your room. 15 mins from Jonathan creek, 5 mins from state park, 30 mins from blood, 30 mins from big bear.

Marthas has very good food. The biscuits and gravy make a great way to start the day.

Sounds like you are about as excited about your trip as I am about ours. We will be at Eddy creek Mar 28,29,30 and part of 31. Never been there before. We have a friend that is going with us that has a son in law and daughter that live on Eddy creek. They have a couple of friends that are guides and say they should put us on fish. If anyone is in the area those dates and see a pro tracker 165 with red decals give us a yell. I enjoy meeting new people with the same passion we have. Its the only 165 in the country with red decals.

Hi Wilbur,

Cherokee Park Ramp is 1.5 miles, Kenlake is 1.75, and the state ramp on Jonathan Creek is 4 miles. Also it is about 15 or so miles to Blood or Big Bear depending on what ramp you use.

Good Luck!

Thanks Lyndon

Fenton ramp is just across the Hwy 68 bridge about a mile from Fins n Feathers. A good ramp choice if you're fishing the Land Between the Lakes (East) side.

Also, you might consider having breakfast at Kaylee's Restaurant just north on 68 next to the Baits n More bait shop. They have been closed for the season, but I think they reopen on March 1. Martha's is GREAT, but it's in Murray which is 15 or so miles away. ALSO .. there are several good "Dinner" restaurants to choose from there in Aurora.

Also the General Store which is across and just up the road from F n F is a good place to get a sandwich or two to take out in the boat for lunch. They get about $2.50 for a made to order ham, turkey, etc.. Good stuff and they open early.

Jees, I sound like I work for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce! I don't! :Rofl

With all this information, its gomma be a hit. I was able to talk to the fella at Fin-N-Feather and he sure sounds like they wil go out of their way to help us and make our trip a success. It sure seems like everything is handy. Now to trick some of those two pounders into our offerings.:notworthy Thanks guys!

Well after watching the weather for several days my buddy and I decided to wait until thursday the 7th to go and after all the cold windy weather we sure are glad we did. It was so cold here in Bowling Green yesterday that Starbucks was serving coffee on a stick. Anyway the wind has let up and the temps will be in the 50s and 60s for the next few days. Definitely taking minnows with us, as they seem alot less expensive $11.50 per pound, hope its not a mistake. We asked the Dept of Fish and Game and they said we'd be breaking no laws if we did. We will be spider rigging minnows and jiggin around brush piles and stumps and unless they fall out of the sky that's our game plan and we're sticken to it. I hope to be posting pictures of some big smiles and some big slobs, wish us luck!:fish

Save a few for me,and good luck.hope the weather cooperates for ya.

Good luck to ya all :ThumbsUp.