Was thinking about going. Wondered if any of ya'll have had any luck.....?
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Was thinking about going. Wondered if any of ya'll have had any luck.....?
another tread on here said that the name says it all BARREN. Hope you have better luck that those guys did.
We caught 9-10 but had to work most of the day to get them.
Water temps are getting warm enough that something HAS to happen soon.
I went to the Spillway Sunday to see if anything was hitting. Nothing going on there but every now and then someone would land a striper (small). We then went on around to some of the creeks and channels to see if we could do any good. No luck, everyone we talked to said it was tough. Fished the Barren River here in BG and landed a few small gills and a small LM Bass. but current was strong and everything was in hiding. I still have the rest of the week to do some good, maybe if the weather cooperates.
We caught several nice gill Monday. Also caught some small crappie but we also caught 12 keepers..
We need some more of these sunny days!!
went yesterday afternoon. wind had the lake whipped to a froth. I was fsihing right when the small cold front came through. The wind started out of the south and during the day swung hard out of the north west. Managed one keeper crappie on a minnow, lost one right at the boat on a jig, and caught a small largemouth on a minnow.
Water seemed warm. I don't have temp on my fish finder. Water was cloudy on mainlake and main creeks. Water was clearer with a green cast back farther back in creeks. Visibility 2 foot on main lake and main creeks. Visibilty 2.5 to 3 foot farther back in creeks to downright clear where they just enter the lake.
Is time to try again. Will probably get to go tomorrow.
Anyone else been??
Went Saturday. Lake was high. That may be an understatement. I think it was ten or more feet above summer pool. Water clarity was different everywhere I went. Midway up peter creek it was muddy, vis 1 foot. All the way to the flat bridge, yes the flat bridge I went all the way no problems, it was a touch clearer, vis 1.5 to 2 foot. On bluff by the golf course there was a vein of very very muddy water, like track a deer across it muddy. I caught one white bass up by the peter creek flat bridge. Three bites total all day. Was too windy for me to fish my normal spots.
I put in a the state park. Water was all the way up to where the concrete of the ramp stops and the pavement of the road begins. The turn around on the ramp was completly under water. Was too windy for me to fish my normal spots.
Unfortunatley I've not heard anything promising about Barren. The Corp will be pulling it hard over the next couple of weeks. That will make for tough fishing. I haven't heard of the bass guys doing much either.
Wonder how much money the area economy will lose over the conditions this spring.
It's got to hurt these small towns. I know alot of people who have cancelled trips and stayed home on day trips on many lakes becouse of the high water and weather as well as gas prices. It's not very often you hear guys telling people to cancel trips becouse of poor conditions and reports. Even on Kentucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by badbrad
went yesterday, friday, lake was still way up. Color has improved significantly the fishing, however, has not. I could not even get a bite fihsing in the lake. I tried back in the trees, out in deeper water where I have stuff sunk, on points, on the "old" back break line and got nothing, not even a bite. I fished jigs and I fished minnows.
Heard a bass guy at the ramp say that they cuaght a short fish right off the bat and then a keeper and then nothing the rest of the day out there. Fishing is terrible right now.
I finally decided to put in down in the tailwater to see what I could get into down there. they were letting go quite a bit of water but was still fishable. I tried to find some slack water. Pulled one largemouth out of an old oxbow that had fresh water moving into it. Managed a 13-14 inch smallmouth out of some slack water just off the main current. Only two fish of the day. I even tried to catch a catfish thinking that surely they would bite and still nothing. I may just have to start back turkey hunting to keep me occupied till the fishing improves.
That sure sounded like a tough day. I've left that lake on more than one occasion scratching my head.
I guess until the water level gets right things are going to continue to be tough. The Crappie fishing for me hasn't been good in a couple of years. I don't know whether it's been due to poor spawns or from the crazy up and down fluctuation of that lake. I've never seen a lake stay so messed up. It either doesn't have enough water (like all last year) or to much.
Being that it's the closest lake to my house I sure hate that the fishing isn't better.
going today and into the night will get back a report ASAP... First time and body got a good place to put in?
dropped in at Walnut creek ... Got skunked...
It is just about summer pool... I guess it is time to try something. I was going to day but got off working here at the house and didn't make it. I hate high blue skies too. I wonder if we have missed the crappie bite? The dogwoods are already done ad that usually coincides twith he slabs around here at Barren.
Guess I will try the crappie and if I can't get any action that way I may switch off and try my luck with the gills or the shell crackers. I have gotten into them at times in the past and caught the fire out of them.
A few years ago when the water was like this my bro in law and I caught 93 over 10" {gills}in the parking lot at Peninsula Ramp. We caughr lots more but that is what we kept. We went to catch a few small gills to use for tomato plant fertilizer.
So....Anyone been fishing Barren in the llast little bit?
No real word on the crappie. I hear a few Hybrid are hitting at night chasing the shad.
I'm planning on taking my son Friday night and trying them myself.
I have a friend that has been doing pretty good on the hybrid. He fishes below the dam and way up the river. Now sure but I think he uses shad as bait. He called the other day and had been catching some.
Have another friend that has been catching hybrid, largemouth and small mouth in the area right at the dam. All the fish are caught within sight of the dam. He caught a 7lb 8 oz largemouth and several nice small mouth and hybrid. He doesn't keep any just takes pics and throws them back..They have been catching all those fish on BIG faintail minnows. They fish for them on the bottom with medium to light spinning outfits. It is FUN when you hook a nice smallie that way! What a fight. You never know what you got till you see it.
We wore that cats out limb-lining when the water was at it's peak a few weeks ago. Caught like 93 in 2 and a half days on 50 lines. We could have hit them a lot harder but took what we needed and quit. Also turned a friend on to how we do it so he could put it in his bag of tricks.
NOW if I could put a few crappie in the freezer I would be happy. Heck some NICE shell crackers and or some NICE gills would make me happy.
My daughter and I went yesterday afternoon. We tried minnows, jigs, redworms...Deep, shallow etc. and caught 1 keeper crappie and 1 keeper gill. The bass were biting the best. I caught several of them on whatever i had on at the time. Dam trash fish!
Mush??
Been catching any?
No I Havent Been At All Sickness In Family It Will Be Awhile. The Lake As Of This Morning Was 05. Above Pool We Have Got One And A Tenth Of Rain In The Last Couple Of Days. Hpoe You Guys Start Catching Them Soon.
Crappie are starting to bite at night on minnows slow trolled or tightlined around channel bluffs, not really relating to wood right now, or the ones I am catching are not. They are suspended and relating to baitfish. Water temperature has really warmed up. It was 66 degrees first of last week and 73 degrees Monday night. This has helped the bite to. Pick a main lake channel bluff, use flourescent line, put multiple poles out at different depths and watch your line very,very, closely. This will be probably be one of the slowest bites you have ever seen. They are really finicky and slow at times. Then the next one will make you think its a hybrid. They will put slack in your line and your pole will never move. Don't hesitate to put a few poles out deep right now20-25ft. deep. Watch your graph more than anytime right now. If it shows an abundance of baitfish you may need to give it a few minutes. I usually run one light that I put down in the water. Good luck.
Sounds to me like I missed the spawn. It is in more of a summer pattern now. I don't have a boat with any electronics anymore. Just a jon boat. I ussually catfish in the winter and crappie in the pre-spawn and into the spawn then give it up due to the bugs carrying me off at night.