Rocky Fork Lake

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01-30-2018, 04:29 PM
243RICK

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Rocky Fork Lake

Still got a ways to go yet.

North Shore Ramp
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North Shore Point
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North Shore Beach
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01-31-2018, 06:11 AM
crappiemax

I was wondering what the lake looked like.
Thanks for the update.
01-31-2018, 12:50 PM
243RICK

You're welcome. Needed to get rid of some cabin fever so took a ride to check out the local lakes.
03-19-2018, 05:17 PM
243RICK

Got the first launch of the season done here today.:biggrin Water temp was 42-46. The seven crappie that we caught were in 20-25 fow near the bottom.
04-11-2018, 03:14 PM
243RICK

Today's water temp was 46-48 degrees. Muddy from North Beach to the campground area. Stained water from North Beach to the dam area. Plenty of wind. Saw seven deer, one groundhog, two eagles, & a half-dozen squirrels. No crappie.
04-11-2018, 09:26 PM
crappiemax

That sounds tough. I'm supposed to go there tomorrow but maybe we need a plan B.
04-11-2018, 09:51 PM
243RICK

We were planning on going to Rocky Fork tomorrow until we listened to the weather forecast. Too much wind for us. Our plan B was Paint Creek (more places to get out of the wind) but a friend of ours went by there this evening and the ramps were still closed.
04-11-2018, 10:25 PM
crappiemax

Thanks for the heads up.
I'm going to check out the weather forecast in the morning for the wind.
Not really many options down here. I went up to Cowan yesterday walked around a bit, it was pretty stained. EF is dropping about 2' per day and still up about 6' and looks pretty stained too. CC is up and falling and Ohio River is still up and falling quick. Only thing about Rocky & Cowan is they have spillways so they can't flood too bad.
04-12-2018, 07:55 AM
crappiemax

That wind forecast for today is brutal....I feel a change in plans coming our way.
04-12-2018, 08:58 AM
Y-SLABS

NO CRAPPIE IN ROCKY ---MAX
04-12-2018, 05:40 PM
crappiemax

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Originally Posted by Y-SLABS

NO CRAPPIE IN ROCKY ---MAX

Thanks for the heads up...we ended up going to EF today. With EF dropping 2' per day AND this crazy wind it was slow to say the least.
I can't wait to get up there to Rocky Fork...that's where those big slabs are just hiding and waiting for me to come get them.
04-16-2018, 04:46 PM
GatorBait

head south fast nothing happening but wasting time on lake
05-03-2018, 04:48 AM
GatorBait

heading out today should be great with warmer water temps
05-03-2018, 08:24 PM
243RICK

Had a buddy fish RF yesterday & he didn't do any good casting but did catch 17 keepers trolling.
05-04-2018, 04:42 PM
mbk

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Originally Posted by 243RICK

Had a buddy fish RF yesterday & he didn't do any good casting but did catch 17 keepers trolling.

Awesome. As someone who rarely fishes in Ohio anymore, I was curious if they ever changed the pole limit? It was 2 and I had heard they might increase it to 3 but wasn't sure if it ever happened.

mbk
05-04-2018, 07:11 PM
crappiemax

Still a 2 pole limit. It would surprise me if it ever changed but ya never know.
We caught plenty of fish shallow last week and we even had a few decent ones in the mix. Seemed like a bunch of fish are still holding out a little deeper.
05-08-2018, 04:59 PM
243RICK

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Lots of folks out enjoying RF today. Water temp went from 63 deg. to 67 on the dam end & to 70 on the campground end of the lake. Caught 38 & kept 22 to eat.

Attachment 301743
05-30-2018, 07:12 AM
243RICK

Got out for a couple hours yesterday afternoon. Caught a mixed bag of crappie, bluegill, perch, white bass, largemouth, & a few small saugeye. Hot & windy with an 80 degree water temp. Kept 12 nice crappie to eat.
05-30-2018, 09:20 PM
crappiemax

I've been trying to get back to RF they last few weeks but the physical therapy from the knee surgery is eating up way too much time. I was hoping to make it next week but it's not looking good.
I want to try for some perch one day at least for a little while.
Thanks for the report
05-31-2018, 07:23 AM
kycreek

Hope you are doing ok Cmax.
05-31-2018, 10:04 AM
243RICK

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Originally Posted by crappiemax

I've been trying to get back to RF they last few weeks but the physical therapy from the knee surgery is eating up way too much time. I was hoping to make it next week but it's not looking good.
I want to try for some perch one day at least for a little while.
Thanks for the report

Hang in there. Been going through a few health issues myself that's kept me from doing as much fishing as I usually do. All the running around for various tests & appointments takes up way too much time imo.
06-01-2018, 05:19 AM
crappiemax

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Originally Posted by 243RICK

Hang in there. Been going through a few health issues myself that's kept me from doing as much fishing as I usually do. All the running around for various tests & appointments takes up way too much time imo.

Thanks, I think (hope) next week is my last week. My issues weren't that bad and I'm glad I got them fixed but the timing was terrible.
Hopefully all goes well with you.
12-11-2018, 06:13 PM
243RICK

Drove over to Rocky Fork this afternoon. North Shore boat ramp was iced over. The entire cove was iced up.
12-11-2018, 08:42 PM
mbk

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Originally Posted by 243RICK

Drove over to Rocky Fork this afternoon. North Shore boat ramp was iced over. The entire cove was iced up.

Thanks. I was wondering about area lakes and creeks. I am planning on fishing this weekend. I thought I would be dealing with some ice. But with temps in high 40s and some rain later this week, I'm hopeful any ice will be manageable.

mbk
12-27-2018, 02:07 PM
JKeeney20

Barely any ice at all on rocky yesterday, north shore cove had just a tad and it was prolly 1/8 and easily broken