Wired2Fish article on KY Lake...

[Lkmbjb502]

If you haven't seen it already interesting read - Wired2Fish article on KY Lake...

https://scout.com/outdoors/bass-fish...Lake-117254525

Good Luck.

-Jonathan

[chefdave]

Great article. Such a shame... I love Kentucky and Barkley. I only get to fish there maybe twice a year, but I have noticed a lot of the same things Jason mentioned in his article.

[JHenry]

Does Barkley have just as many carp in it as Kentucky or are there less? I would imagine the northern part is just as bad.

[ss]

Does Barkley have just as many carp in it as Kentucky or are there less? I would imagine the northern part is just as bad.

More. At least I see more jumpers on Barkley.

[artcarney_agr]

More. At least I see more jumpers on Barkley.

I've seen more jumps on Barkley, though I think it has more to do with it having a lot more shallow flats/shallow areas that encourages the jumping. Anytime I've had them jumping all around me I was in 5 ft or less.

[dstep0]

I've seen more jumps on Barkley, though I think it has more to do with it having a lot more shallow flats/shallow areas that encourages the jumping. Anytime I've had them jumping all around me I was in 5 ft or less.

Same and agree.

Really great article and echos what I've seen happen over the last few years. The lack of threadfin shad is really concerning and explains why there hasn't been any schooling activity to speak of over last few years. I guess I never put two and two together but I haven't seen the shad and I haven't seen the schooling activity. Sad state the lakes are in. Hopefully it cycles through and balances back out.

[Whitaker201]

Good read! I hope the lakes can rebound in the near future.

[mjkoutdoors]

The "officials" refuse to believe that the carp are eating shad yet most KY lake fishermen I know have caught them on bass lures. Will someone please cut the next ones you catch open to see if shad, crawfish, etc are in their bellies? Pull your phone out and video it. This is a very important piece of information that could be proven quickly. I plan to do this if I catch one. thanks

[ss]

Gonna be messy

[Roddy]

For you guys information, they have been in KY lake since the mid 90's. I saw one myself that was caught on a trotline. I had no clue what it was back then.

[woppercatcher]

Have been on Kentucky lake and Barkley the last few days. If you turn on your side scan all you see are carp! My graph screen is almost white out with them.

[sdbrison]

And they are on to Pickwick, Wheeler, wilson, Guntersville, the Chick, .... no one seems to be able to figure out how to stop them

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/an...h-in-southeast

[Greenwing1]

The carp problem is going to get worse if it doesn't quit raining. According to the biologist for KDFW the conditions are favorable for the Asian Carp to successfully spawn due to the heavy current on the lakes.

[artcarney_agr]

The "officials" refuse to believe that the carp are eating shad yet most KY lake fishermen I know have caught them on bass lures. Will someone please cut the next ones you catch open to see if shad, crawfish, etc are in their bellies? Pull your phone out and video it. This is a very important piece of information that could be proven quickly. I plan to do this if I catch one. thanks

Asian carp are filter feeders. You aren't going to find shad, crawfish, or anything like that in their bellies. The ones I've cut open have that green sludge in them, much like paddlefish and shad who eat the same stuff (phytoplankton and zoo plankton).

You see less shad out there because there is less food available for them with the Asian carp consuming so much of their food source now.

[artcarney_agr]

For you guys information, they have been in KY lake since the mid 90's. I saw one myself that was caught on a trotline. I had no clue what it was back then.

Silver or Bighead? I've seen the Bigheads too since the mid 90's, I remember seeing signs posted by KDFWR at marinas asking people to report encounters with the Bighead. It was 2008 when I saw the first Silver jump on Ky.

[Ranger482V]

Asian carp are filter feeders. You aren't going to find shad, crawfish, or anything like that in their bellies. The ones I've cut open have that green sludge in them, much like paddlefish and shad who eat the same stuff (phytoplankton and zoo plankton).

You see less shad out there because there is less food available for them with the Asian carp consuming so much of their food source now.

Nailed it!

[Roddy]

Silver or Bighead? I've seen the Bigheads too since the mid 90's, I remember seeing signs posted by KDFWR at marinas asking people to report encounters with the Bighead. It was 2008 when I saw the first Silver jump on Ky.

Not sure I have slept since then.

[Sokyangler]

Question to everyone: How much would it be worth to you personally to save KY Lake?

Many in our community have based their lives around Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River system. No offense to anyone, but we can't wait on the government to save it. This could be a "Ducks Unlimited" opportunity to save something very valuable to fishermen across the country. I don't have the answers, but if we could do a big fundraiser and form a non-profit to pay for research, commission boats to harvest carp daily regardless of market value, and do experimental tactics in partnership with F&W, it would be a worthy cause. We can't afford to sit on the sidelines any longer. Many of us won't hesitate to spend $10,000 on power poles, fish finders and trolling motors, now let's all invest in the future of the passion we all share for fishing.

[indiana01]

Why do the bass not eat the small Asian carp? Not that I think the bass can eat them all but I would think that would be a good food source for the bass.

[Team do work]

They do eat them there is just to many asians