Dale Hollow Lake (Kentucky)

scooterpop · 02-21-2007, 08:22 AM

taking my father age 71 and my son age 18 to Dale Hollow Lake in early June and would sure like to have them catch some fish. Anybody have any experience on this lake? Got any recommendations for bait, lures, or techniques? Deep or shallow? Should we try for smallmouth, crappie, trout, walleye? Got any secret honey-holes you might want to share (maybe some GPS coordinates)? Maybe a topo map you could e-mail me? Any info at all would sure be helpful. You know how difficult it can be fishing a body of water you have never seen before. We are staying at the state park lodge which I believe is on the north side of the lake.

childers · 02-21-2007, 02:43 PM

jerkbait, crank bait, chatter biat, jigs, spinnerbait, and buzzbait. depends on what fish and your style

m.t.hands · 02-21-2007, 04:05 PM

welcome scooterpop, check here, ask some of these folks on this board

http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/reports/index.html

scooterpop · 02-28-2007, 07:59 PM

bump

childers · 03-01-2007, 03:34 PM

i just told you what you need to know. besides colors!

JIGS:
cloudy day with clear water - black and blue
partly cloudy day w/ clear water - pumpkinseed
sunny day - match the color of the bottom

you can use most color that look like baitfish and other creatures found in the area. and use bait that resemble wierd creatures (monsters) around 4-7 inches. use lots of jigs and suspending jerkbaits. dont make your lure move fast, because in the winter the fish move a lot slower and wont bite becuase they will think something up. fish about 5-10 feet off the bottom or in submerged trees, grass, rocks, drop offs, ridges, and other underwater structures. it all depends on the conditions.

any more questions. feel free to ask me.

childers