I've got a trip planned for august 2-5 to Clarkville area but will be my first time fishing Kerr. Just wondering if anyone might have some advice they would lend. Don't have much experience with blues either so anything would be appreciated.
Yeah I've wanted to for quite awhile finally decided to just do it. Can't catch em if ya don't go. I've only fished for blues a handful of time so it should be a learning experience.
Your best odds will probably be drift fishing. Blues will be found everywhere in the lake...literally. Watch the thermocline and keep your baits around it's zone. You will probably do better at night. Do you have a boat and have you drift fished before? Do you have a map of the place? Buggs is a big place and humbles even the veteran cat fishermen at times. Personally I'd focus my efforts from Goat Island to the split of the rivers
We'll be on a pontoon and we typically drift fish so that shouldn't be an issue. Don't have a map yet but gonna try and pick on up. We'd actually planned to fish the stretch goat island up, any tips on finding bait in that area?
Harry -
Are you familiar with the GMCO maps? They have both a chart and a chart book for Kerr/Buggs Island. www.gmcomaps.com. Don't know where you are - but Green Top Sporting Goods carries a good assortment. Don't know if they have Kerr or not. They are right off IH95, just north of Richmond. If you would be going by there it's worth a stop anyway. Let us know how you do.
The green lights around the old bridge in Clarksville will be loaded with white perch, shad and crappie at night. Remember the crappie caught in a net aren't legal to use for bait though. My buddy got a $175 ticket a while back for it. Two weeks ago...one throw...and I literally struggled to get my net back in the boat if was so full...and I'm not a little feller. During the daytime shad will be much tougher to catch...will probably do best up in the back of coves and near the willows way up lake. If the wind doesn't allow you to drift, you can be in some great flathead fishing up lake anchored, with live bait too.
Also you could go here and download this for free to your smart phone or tablet and have a great map to go by. I know the lake really well, but still spend countless hours looking and studying the maps...open this link and keep zooming in on the lake... http://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#@6&key=keqcFjfsbN
I'll check that app out definitely need a map of some sorts. Appreciate all the info man you've probably saved us alot of time and frustration. I'll be sure to let ya'll know how we do. Thanks again!
For August I would find main lake points and large coves with Red Clay points, and anything with a red clay point and drift baits over them. We have had some unbelievable days following this pattern along with the thermocline pattern as well.
The channels and smaller blues will be in the backs of the larger coves. Drifting smaller baits will produce plenty of eaters, bring some sabiki rigs, in the same area you will find large schools of white perch in 8 to 25 fow. They make great bait!
Ivy hill, eagle point, Longwood, bluestone and Buffalo will be very good ramps to be close to very productive water.
I'll be going to Kerr on August 5th, 6th, and 7th. I'll be camping at the State Park with my wife, her daughter, Carol, and her husband, Kenny, from Pungo. Come on out and join us if you can.
I'll be going to Kerr on August 5th, 6th, and 7th. I'll be camping at the State Park with my wife, her daughter, Carol, and her husband, Kenny, from Pungo. Come on out and join us if you can.
Best thing I've read on here in a while!!!! Give me a shout and let's go get a line!!!!!
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