Elevation at twin lakes is going down slowly
Monday, April 21, 2008
Written By: Jerry
Maupin, Kentucky Lake Professional Fishing Guide
http://www.jerrymaupin.com
You can believe it, the elevation of our twin
lakes is surely going down slowly! What a relief, we can now fish areas in which
we can maneuver our boats safely. Also, the lowering of the waters has helped to
position the bass, crappie, bluegill, yellow stripes and yellow perch in areas
where we can harvest them.
It sure makes the visitor anglers happy also. They have an investment in several
faucets of our recreation areas and would enjoy catching fish and taking some
home with them!
I had the pleasure of again fishing with the Wisdom family on a very windy day.
The rains had stopped finally so we took our chances and they paid off. Tim,
Kathleen, daughter Bridget and son, Sean, joined me at the Kenlake Marina and we
took off looking for action!
Both Bridget and Sean were wired and the competition was heavy. I don't remember
which one caught the first fish but I think Sean did. Bridget wasn't going to be
out fished by anyone and quickly began counting score for her fish! Both Tim and
Kathleen were doing a great job and catching their share of very good sized
bass. I don't think we kept a score of the mom and dad fish but Bridget and Sean
were really catching some good fun bass and having a great time doing it!
I know for sure the next time we fish they will catch more and larger ones! They
are such nice people to be with, we look forward to our next trip. We had to
return to the marina because the weather had become terrible for fishing! We run
a 21 foot Triton with a 225 h.p. Mercury engine so there were no worries about
safety. It was just spray from the waves keeping us alert and we were having fun
when a rogue wave dropped out of nowhere and failed to synchronize with the
other waves!
It left an eight foot hole straight down and we entered it without a choice! The
next wave coming was then a super wave and it went completely over the boat and
our heads! Wow, was it a soaker, completely covering all of us and filling my
Triton to the brim. I had to quickly turn on all bilge pumps and live well pumps
to empty the boat of water! It was an experience they will not forget because we
all had wet rumps!
There were a couple of days when we canceled our trips because the weather was
not fit to be out in!
Finally, I was able to meet with a great group of men who wanted to catch fish!
I took Wayne Miller and Gregg Broady with me and Darrell Batts and Evan Jones
had their boat. We cast for bass and crappie back in the bays as the water
elevation was dropping slowly and allowing the fish to gather in some areas.
We caught some really good bass which weighed six pounds and others were two and
three pounds. The bass were really socking it then!
Our first day was tougher because the crappie didn't respond where we were
looking for them to be. Next day action was better and every one caught some
good slab crappie, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, big bluegill, yellow
stripes, drum and one large grass pickerel! That is quite an assortment of fish
and the guys did have a good time. They knew the lake conditions were tough but
everyone still caught fish! I think that they will come back when the condition
of the lake improves!
Thanks to these guys as well as the rest of the group for coming and getting
tough on Kentucky Lake! You guys have a lot of talent so come back!
Jerry Maupin
http://www.jerrymaupin.com
