Since most of the ky lakes are flooded out. Thinking about trying lake murray late March. Where are some good places to stay close to the lake. Any tips on a first time fishing murray?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Since most of the ky lakes are flooded out. Thinking about trying lake murray late March. Where are some good places to stay close to the lake. Any tips on a first time fishing murray?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Check VRBO. A few nice places to stay near Dreher Island. Dreher also rents cabins. Ill be down quite a bit in March myself. But i just do day trips from NC. Its filling back up now. About 5 feet low and rising daily.
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What about water clarity. We have never fished it before. Any tips or insight on what usually works around the end of March. Any navigation hazard to look for. We usually go to Alabama on our spring trip but everything is flooded out.
Thanks for any help
200 boat tx at the end of march , you may want to come a week earlier or later. You wont have trouble finding cleaner water at murray. Up the rivers will be stained or muddy, down lake really clear with Hydrilla. I personally dont like to fish around the grass. However, it makes for a great fishery! Murray is not a dangerous lake to run on. Its deep all over for the most part. Lots and lots of docks on the lake. Just most any standard spawn type technique will produce. Spinnerbaits in the upper lake is usually my choice.
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The lake was drawn down ~12' this winter for grass management. The lake has gotten a lot of water back and should be close to full pool by then. USGS has a station on lake you can check.
What grass?
Looks like the lake is rising pretty fast.
Dayum! Lake Murray sucks!! LOL. Me and my son fished our butts off yesterday all day. NOT ONE FISH boated. Stayed in Hollow Creek all day. That place has baffled me lately. 25-28lbs in last few tx's and we cant even catch one bass. I need to fish somewhere else for a while til i remember how to catch one. Anybody else hit murray over the weekend?
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Is there a ramp at Hollow Creek?
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Nothing against Murray, but you may want to toss Hartwell into the mix too you've got 4 great lakes all within an hours travel if you stay at Hartwell,,Jocassee (trout, LM, SM) Keowee big spots and LM, Hartwell mixed bag of everything and Russell LM and Spots.
So where is the ramp at Hollow Creek.
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Absolutely......I know a lot of guys like that in SC. Wanted to get there later this week but don't know for sure now. When I go & if I have any luck, will surely let you know.
Thanks! I am going again this Sunday. Prob fish down lake this trip.
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It was 58 weekend before last in the afternoon. I found ZERO shallow fish. Hopefully this weekend they have moved up.
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