I hate to even be thinking about the fall, but I would like to start planning a trip to ky lake or Barkley for the fall but was wondering, on average, when does the bite start heating back up.
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I hate to even be thinking about the fall, but I would like to start planning a trip to ky lake or Barkley for the fall but was wondering, on average, when does the bite start heating back up.
Thanksgiving.
Yep, maybe even as early as opening week of gun season for deer. My favorite time of year to fish Kentucky, hardly anyone fishes, barely see any other boats even in popular areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdux
Yep... Every year it gets harder and harder to make the decision between the boat seat and the deer stand! It's a whole lot easier to drag a crappie over the side of the boat than it is to drag a deer up out of the woods!Quote:
Originally Posted by pab1981
Shoot the ones with spots----they're easier to drag and are tender.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiskers
Get them with a little milk on their lips and it called natures veal.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdux
And your not fighting the pleasure boaters wakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by pab1981
looks like the only time i might be able to go down is oct 26th-27th. is that going to be to early?
I would think not. I always used Thanksgiving as a target date due to other outdoor interests prior. The crappie should be staging in the major coves, following baitfish migration into the shallower areas. Turn on your electronics in the 10-15 foot areas in the coves, find the bait balls and find the crappie. If the weather has taken a serious turn to cold, try the secondary drops just inside the major coves.Quote:
Originally Posted by kissfan4
Would the full moon of October be good for shellcracker and crappie?? Anyway, I'm booking a trip to Buzzard Rock sometime in Oct. and will pursue shellie's in about 12-13 foot of water on bottom and try my luck for crappie...I'm a poor crappie fisherman but hoping to get better. If I get on the crackers that time of year it's lights out though, no way I could ever turn my back on a cracker bite. We do have a really strong redear bite up here in Sept, Oct and early to mid Nov., they are gorging themselves for the winter to come.
Quackrstackr and I were talking about this very scenario yesterday. I have never tried for shellcrackers in the summer or fall on either of these lakes and figure those who do don't talk about it. Shellcracker fishermen as a rule are much more secretive than crappie fishermen ever thought about being. Stands to reason they would still be there and still bite if a bait is put in front of their nose. I would think the secondary drops in major coves would hold them also.Quote:
Originally Posted by redearhoosier
MrDux, the fall has always been good to me and I'm about as serious a cracker fisherman you'll ever meet. It's the main reason I'm such a lousy crappie fisherman, the fall bite up here is to good to pass up. They typically like that 8-12foot range in the fall of course directly on bottom. The mouths of large bays or secondary creeks are a GREAT place to start, especially if the depth is correct. Rarely will I target them much deeper than 15-16 foot of water, 13 feet has always been a good depth for me in the fall. Bottom features are important too, if there's a small ditch or creek running through these areas then by all means camp over top of that spot. I need to invest in a better depth finder, reading the bottom is critical in the fall bite. A small mound or bottom uprising is a good feature to target too...headed to work now.
I fish more in the fall/winter than I do in the spring. IMO the fish taste better and an added bonus is the fact that the idiot sightings are far less.
Between deer killin and duck killin, it's tough for me to make myself go fishing in the fall. I'm usually ready for a nap instead of fishing after a morning in the stand or blind.