Here is the situation.....

everettvet · 05-09-10, 04:01 PM

I am looking for advice on what approach to take next weekend when I go to the lake. Conditions are that the water is about 8 foot above normal (at this point), water is muddy and they are dropping the water to get it back to where it should be. It will probably still be 5 feet or so high by next Friday. Water temps are around 70 degrees. When the flooding started the spawn was happening. I am talking about Kentucky lake. I am open to your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks in advance.

TN_Bassin · 05-09-10, 04:26 PM

If the spawn is still on I would go as far back into a clearing creek as you could and look for some toads. But man to tell you the truth I'm just as stumped as you are. I also have a tournament this weekend and after a flood like this I can't even think of what the fish would be doing. I'm also interested to find out what long term ramifications this flood will have on the fish population. I know they have already put a ban on the Cumberland in Nashville for any fish taken for eating.

The weekend the flooding was taking place a buddy of mine was fishing KY lake and he was on a shallow flat pattern using cranks. Dunno if any of that helps.

walkeraviator · 05-09-10, 10:00 PM

If its still in teh timbers and muddy, I would pitch a Jig (black blue or PB&J) in the heart of the thickest cover. And maybe a chatter bait. If it is clearing up, i would move a little deeper but still at the edge of teh flooded timber with spinners and chatterbaits. In the morning i would give topwater a try... frogs and buzzers...

txriebe · 05-16-10, 11:03 PM

flippin the shallows is a good idea. if that current gets going i'd throw a football head jig out a little deeper

walkeraviator · 05-17-10, 07:07 AM

Ya know, I tried this approach on Taylorsville Lake in Ky last week. water was 15 above summer pool. Heavy stain but not muddy. I pitched Black/Blue and PBJ Jogs with and without rattles. I pitched different size and color plastics. Not a sniff. So maybe I was wrong...

Bassboss · 05-17-10, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by walkeraviator

If its still in teh timbers and muddy, I would pitch a Jig (black blue or PB&J) in the heart of the thickest cover. And maybe a chatter bait. If it is clearing up, i would move a little deeper but still at the edge of teh flooded timber with spinners and chatterbaits. In the morning i would give topwater a try... frogs and buzzers...

That's kinda what I was think. Also may wanna try a wide wobble crank.

But maybe find current, fish a jig there.

nofearengineer · 05-17-10, 09:24 AM

At this point, I would suggest dynamite.

bassfisher · 05-22-10, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by walkeraviator

Ya know, I tried this approach on Taylorsville Lake in Ky last week. water was 15 above summer pool. Heavy stain but not muddy. I pitched Black/Blue and PBJ Jogs with and without rattles. I pitched different size and color plastics. Not a sniff. So maybe I was wrong...

I tryed my lizards, creature baits also, even live minnows, nada here also. Well I one hook up, but it got off 5 feet from the few the banks I found. (I've heard the lake is down enough to fish now though, and plan on going Sat evening Sunday day.)

walkeraviator · 05-22-10, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bassfisher

I tryed my lizards, creature baits also, even live minnows, nada here also. Well I one hook up, but it got off 5 feet from the few the banks I found. (I've heard the lake is down enough to fish now though, and plan on going Sat evening Sunday day.)

I have a feeling it wont be fishable until they get it to summer pull and stop pulling water so hard. Then giv eit a week for the watre to stabilize and the silt to settle... THEN it will be fishable...

bassfisher · 05-22-10, 01:50 PM

Well the marina said they were about 2' high still. (which the parking lot was 15 to 18' deep) So who knows, we might just head to Cedar Creek then, and give it a few more weeks to recover on Taylorsville. Thanks for the heads up!! That's a long haul for us here in Nicholasville Ky.

walkeraviator · 05-22-10, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bassfisher

Well the marina said they were about 2' high still. (which the parking lot was 15 to 18' deep) So who knows, we might just head to Cedar Creek then, and give it a few more weeks to recover on Taylorsville. Thanks for the heads up!! That's a long haul for us here in Nicholasville Ky.

corps website says taylorsville is 5.8ft above summer pool.

joessmokin · 05-24-10, 08:25 PM

I fished KY lake both saturday and sunday out of Parris landing and they had tournaments both days with Sat. winners with over 19LBS and Sundays with over 29LBS. I did not do well either day, lots of short fish but did manage to get my first small mouth that weight 2.8.
With that said I became a spong around weigh in and found the top boat were using deep crankbaits.

05-09-10, 04:01 PM	#1
everettvet BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 730	Here is the situation..... I am looking for advice on what approach to take next weekend when I go to the lake. Conditions are that the water is about 8 foot above normal (at this point), water is muddy and they are dropping the water to get it back to where it should be. It will probably still be 5 feet or so high by next Friday. Water temps are around 70 degrees. When the flooding started the spawn was happening. I am talking about Kentucky lake. I am open to your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks in advance.

05-09-10, 04:26 PM	#2
TN_Bassin BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bon Aqua,TN Posts: 1,013	If the spawn is still on I would go as far back into a clearing creek as you could and look for some toads. But man to tell you the truth I'm just as stumped as you are. I also have a tournament this weekend and after a flood like this I can't even think of what the fish would be doing. I'm also interested to find out what long term ramifications this flood will have on the fish population. I know they have already put a ban on the Cumberland in Nashville for any fish taken for eating. The weekend the flooding was taking place a buddy of mine was fishing KY lake and he was on a shallow flat pattern using cranks. Dunno if any of that helps. __________________ Other anglers are tough, but the fish are the real competition.

05-16-10, 11:03 PM	#4
txriebe BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 21	flippin the shallows is a good idea. if that current gets going i'd throw a football head jig out a little deeper __________________ pond hopper delux

05-17-10, 09:24 AM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	At this point, I would suggest dynamite. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-09-10, 10:00 PM	#3
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	If its still in teh timbers and muddy, I would pitch a Jig (black blue or PB&J) in the heart of the thickest cover. And maybe a chatter bait. If it is clearing up, i would move a little deeper but still at the edge of teh flooded timber with spinners and chatterbaits. In the morning i would give topwater a try... frogs and buzzers...

05-17-10, 07:07 AM	#5
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	Ya know, I tried this approach on Taylorsville Lake in Ky last week. water was 15 above summer pool. Heavy stain but not muddy. I pitched Black/Blue and PBJ Jogs with and without rattles. I pitched different size and color plastics. Not a sniff. So maybe I was wrong...

05-22-10, 01:50 PM	#10
bassfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nicholasville Ky Posts: 275	Well the marina said they were about 2' high still. (which the parking lot was 15 to 18' deep) So who knows, we might just head to Cedar Creek then, and give it a few more weeks to recover on Taylorsville. Thanks for the heads up!! That's a long haul for us here in Nicholasville Ky.

05-24-10, 08:25 PM	#12
joessmokin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3	I fished KY lake both saturday and sunday out of Parris landing and they had tournaments both days with Sat. winners with over 19LBS and Sundays with over 29LBS. I did not do well either day, lots of short fish but did manage to get my first small mouth that weight 2.8. With that said I became a spong around weigh in and found the top boat were using deep crankbaits.

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