Howdy Fellas! and Taylorsville Lake Question?

Hello everyone, I have followed this site for years now but have never have created an account. Not bc I am just an "internet scouter" but b/c most of you all don't fish the same water as me. I primarily fish Taylorsville bc it is close to home and my time is limited btwn work and family time. My home lake fishes very different form some of the bigger bodies of water you all fish. I wish I lived closer to KY lak though, I am always envious of yalls crappie size and diverse methods as to how you catch them. I do fish Rough River on occasion but 9/10 I go to Taylorsville. Anyways, I just wanted to say hello and I appreciate everyone taking the time to post on this site. I have learned quite a bit about fishing just about following this group. l I am going to do my best to post pics and info after each trip.

I do have a question for the group, primarily Tville lake guys, is there a boat ramp that is accessible right now?:pray It is my understanding that even the state ramp is closed. I usually put in @ Settlers Trace. I haven't been able to get on the lake since Jan and Feb. We caught a few nice winter slabs over the winter but it was slow.

BB10 ... according to the COE Lake Report phone message, Possum Ridge is the only ramp that's currently open. But, at 27ft above Summer Pool and rising ... the water level would be "up in the trees" most everywhere on the lake. (1-502-477-8606) They're also holding the water ... discharge rate is <450cf/sec max today ... probably because of flooding conditions downstream.

I've fished the lake since it opened, back in the early 1980's ... and 30yrs later the Crappie seem to be getting bigger than ever before, that I can remember. They're just a bit harder to pattern, than years ago, probably because the cover they prefer is always changing locations from year to year. And by that I'm primarily talking about downed trees.

There's still plenty of time for the fishing at T-ville to get going, but it's going to take a couple of weeks to get the water back down & stable enough for them to consider spawning. Late April & early May have always been the prime times for me, when fishing for spawning Crappie at T-ville.
You might consider a trip to Cedar Creek Lake, or Barren Reservoir, while you wait for T-ville to settle down. But, of course, a weekday trip would have far less boats to contend with ... especially on the 784 acre Cedar Creek Lake.

Looking forward to some reports & pics from your Taylorsville Lake trips.

:welcome to Crappie.com

And don't forget to consider joining us at the Spring Fling at Green !!

... cp :kewl

:welcome to Crappie.com

"And don't forget to consider joining us at the Spring Fling at Green !!" quote crappiepappy
by all means if you can come to Green on the 25th
Maybe I'll see you sometime on T-ville. I fish there and Patoka in IN.

Welcome. I'm also fairly new to the site but man everyone is extra friendly, knowledgable , and generously open with info. I see you have found the thread I created for tville. I fish with a partner, Crappiehabits, and it is our home lake as well. Our reports so far have been scarce and less than successful this year. However we have had good fishin in the past there. The fish can be caught there pretty much year round. It's a good lake to fish for a smaller local lake. Any time you see us out there feel free to say hey. 2072 war eagle max 4 camo. And as soon as this water comes down I'll be givin reports every time we fish. Good luck.

I believe I have seen you on the water before Wareagle, ill make sure to introduce myself next time. Fingers crossed they start letting some water out and it stops raining every other day!

where do you guys put in most of the time? I usually go to Settlers Trace or Chouning

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I believe I have seen you on the water before Wareagle, ill make sure to introduce myself next time. Fingers crossed they start letting some water out and it stops raining every other day!

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By all means do. And I'm with ya on the rain. Tired of it.

And usually the marina wannabe unless we're fishin the river then chowning or van buren.

I put in at Settlers Trace usually.

the lake is rising again and they're not letting much out.

For my sanity I have to get out on the water soon, with rain in the forecast and Tville at 28ft above pool I reckon it leaves no choice but to try Rough River. I live in Louisville, any other lakes I should check out that are within an hour and a half?

Patoka maybe. I'm so tired of this rain I can't hardly stand it.

try Guist Creek right outside Shelbyville, nice small, 300 acres, lake. take second Shelbyville exit follow signs. Be careful not the best ramp in the world.

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Originally Posted by BouncingBobber10

For my sanity I have to get out on the water soon, with rain in the forecast and Tville at 28ft above pool I reckon it leaves no choice but to try Rough River. I live in Louisville, any other lakes I should check out that are within an hour and a half?

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None that I know of that wouldn't be flooded or muddy. I'd suggest Cedar Creek, as it can't flood ... but, it can get muddied up pretty good. Unfortunately, the last report was over 2wks ago, before all this heavy rain, and it being just a 784 acre lake ... conditions can change quickly.

According to this : Louisville District Daily Lake Report .... there aren't too many lakes that aren't being adversely affected by all this rain. I don't know much about a lot of those lakes listed, but of the ones I do know ... only Carr Creek & Barren are up less than 5ft (as of today) ... and Barren is the only one of those two that's 1.5hrs drive from L-ville. And I'd take BadBrad's word as gospel on what's going on there ( http://www.crappie.com/crappie/kentu...report-barren/ ) since that's his home lake & he's a LEO for that area.

... cp :kewl