Fishing - Getting ready for the Mid-Tenn Classic 2006!

Ya what are the dates and can we signup yet
--
Chris S
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"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Sounds nice, what are the dates of this thing?

Warren

wrote in message
ups.com...
Let me add to the info. Charles was so nice to list. The size limit was
changed
to 15" sometime back. On a typical day you will be kept busy catching
Large and
smallmouth bass all day, and night.

The area we will be launching from (EddyCreek)and most of the lake also
has many RipRap/Chunk rock banks. There are many docks, stumps,
laydowns, brushpiles,
and Buck bushes. If you like to fish off shore; you'll find many good
humps to
fish. Just about any and every bank has good fishing. There are very
few banks
that I have not found fish.

From our launch site you will be able to go directly
into a big creek, fish Eddycreek lake side. Drive 3 miles out of
Eddycreek
into the main lake of Barkley. It is around 16 miles from launch to the
cannal
to KY Lake.

As far as types of techniques, and lures to use: I have found just
about anything and everything works. The best color choices are, Green
pumpkin, Watermelon, Redshad, Black, Rootbeer green, and cotton candy.
Also, anything
in those colors with Red flake are very good. The fish there like some
kind
of red on the bait.

Here is a website to checkout more details including lake levels, and
fishing
reports:www.kentuckylake.com

Also, from what I hear Jack Dalzell is the pro on this lake. Hey, Jack
maybe
you can give us some of your insites about the lake?

I know it is early to be planning this but, lodging books quickly down
there.

We are looking into staying at the www.Palisades-resort.com I have
stayed in
their motel rooms before. Their rooms are very nice! This place is
directly
across from the launch ramp. They offer private dock/slips included in
the room
rate.

Here are the details of the rooms:

The Terrace Level is a 3 bedroom unit, two bath, large living area with
bar, pool table, seating for 21 people, two color cable televisions
(one with VCR/DVD) & full modern kitchen,for up to 14 people. He will
give us a deal of $187.00 for this
per night.

Each large motel room has two Queen beds, full modern bath, TV/VCR/DVD
color cable television, refrigerator, microwave & coffee pot. The rooms
open through a sliding door to a deck that overlooks the pool, lake &
grounds. He will give us Motel room rates of $58.00 per night. If
anyone would rather stay in a private room.

Also, if we get enough people, and/or a number that will stay 3 nights,
he will
give us a even better deal. Like including the Palisades House that is
large in
size and offers 8 beds included in the $187.00 price.

I am currently on his list. If someone else asks for the same dates, he
will call me to make a decision. So, we don't have long to book.

We need to get a number who will be going, and if possible let us know
how many
nights you plan to stay.

Any questions for me post here or you can email me at

-Justin Hires

Charles B. Summers, HOF. wrote:
I guess it's always a good idea to plan early, so here's what we're
working
on for the 2006 Mid-Tenn Classic!

Justin Hires, Joe Haubenreich, and I put our heads together recently to
pick
a new lake to host the next Classic. Of all of the great places to fish
in
Tennessee this was a hard decision. We had kicked around thoughts of
hosting
a tournament on this lake for a while, but the eastern lakes were hard
to
resist. What sealed this deal on hosting on this new lake was the fact
that
there is just about any kind of water that you'd want to fish, given
the
will to make some runs. But don't think that you'll need a fast boat to
fish
here... Justin and I have spent nights in this one cove catching good
numbers and sizes of fish. As a matter of fact, I've personally not
been
outside of a 5 mile run from our proposed launch site.

I guess I can go ahead and let the cat out of the bag now and tell you
that
the new location (very centrally located, I might add) will be Lake
Barkley!
The launch site will actually be in Kentucky waters, so be sure to have
a
Kentucky license. It will be a long run to fish Tennessee waters, so
you
can
probably do without buying a license for Tennessee. Launch site
(proposed)
will be from the Eddy Creek area which is toward the northern end of
the
lake, and just a short ride to the canal that connects Lake Barkley to
Kentucky Lake!

We'll be posting more information as we get it and will be updating the
Mid-Tenn Classic web-site as well.

Below is information from Fishing Hotspots on Lake Barkley.

LAKE PROFILE
SIZE AND DEPTH - ABOUT 57,900 ACRES WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF ABOUT 68
FEET.
THE AVERAGE DEPTH IS ABOUT 12 FEET.

WATER SOURCE - AN IMPOUNDMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. MAJOR
TRIBUTARIES
INCLUDE LITTLE RIVER AND EDDY CREEK. COMPLETED IN 1966, THE DAM
PROVIDES
NAVIGATIONAL ACCESS TO THE RIVER AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER. SURFACE
ELEVATION
DURING SUMMER IS MAINTAINED AT ABOUT 359 FEET ABOVE MEAN SE LEVEL
(MSL).
WINTER ELEVATION IS KEPT AT ABOUT 354 FEET MSL. ANNUAL FLUCTUATIONS CAN
VARY
FROM ABOUT 370 TO DRAWDOWN IN ADVANCE OF FLOOD LEVELS OF 346 FEET MSL.
AN
OPEN CANAL TO KENTUCKY LAKE ALLOWS A FLOW TO OR FROM EACH LAKE
DEPENDING
UPON RAINFALL WITHIN EACH DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND HYDROELECTRIC ACTIVITY AT
EITHER DAM.

SHORELINE - VERY IRREGULAR AND ABOUT 1,004 MILES IN LENGTH. MOSTLY HIGH
CLAY
BANKS , BUT SOME SANDSTONE CLIFFS EXIST. THERE ARE ALSO LIMITED AREAS
OF
LIMESTONE AND CHERT. DEVELOPMENT IS CONFINED TO THE EASTERN SIDE. THE
WESTERN SIDE FORMS A BOUNDARY OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA.

BOTTOM - 70% CLAY AND GRAVEL, 10% MUCK (LOCATED IN THE BACKS OF BAYS)
AND
15% BROKEN OR LAYERED BEDROCK. THE REMAINING 5% INCLUDES STUMPS AND
MANMADE
FEATURES LIKE OLD ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES.
WATER - MODERATE TO VERY FERTILE WITH A LIGHT BROWNISH COLOR. A
THERMOCLINE
CAN DEVELOP DURING LATE SUMMER, ESPECIALLY DURING DROUGHT YEARS, AT 12
TO 15
FEET. DEPLETION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN OCCURS ONLY IN CREEK CHANNELS AND
BAYS.
DEPENDING UPON ANNUAL RAINFALL, SECCHI DISK READINGS (A MEASURE OF
TRANSPARENCY) CAN RANGE FROM 2 TO 3.5 FEET.

COVER - IN RECENT YEARS, SUBMERGENT SPECIES INCLUDING EURASIAN MILFOIL,
DRAMATICALLY DECLINED AS NORMAL ANNUAL HIGH WATER EVENTS INCREASED
TURBIDITY
AND REDUCED SUNLIGHT PENETRATION. THE SPREAD OF THE EXOTIC EURASIAN
MILFOIL
PEAKED IN THE MID-1990'S AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF REDUCED RAINFALL AND
INCREASED WATER CLARITY. ALTHOUGH CHEMICAL SPRAYING WAS USED BY THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AROUND DOCKS, RESORTS AND SWIMMING AREAS,
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BIOLOGISTS AGREE THAT VEGETATION DEPLETION,
ESPECIALLY THE MAIN LAKE MILFOIL BEDS, OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE RETURN
OF
AVERAGE POOL LEVELS AND HIGHER, MORE TURBID WATER CONDITIONS. OTHER
SPECIES
PRESENT IN VERY MINOR AMOUNTS INCLUDE COONTAIL, SOUTHERN NAIAD,
SPINEYLEAF
NAIAD AND AMERICAN PONDWEED. EMERGENT WATERWILLOW IS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT
THE
LAKE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUTTON BUSH, IN THE BACKS OF COVES. BRUSH
PILES
AND STAKE BEDS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE BACKS OF COVES BY PRIVATE
PARTIES
AND
THE STATES.

FEATURED SPECIES - LARGEMOUTH BASS, CHANNEL CATFISH, WHITE CRAPPIE,
WHITE
BASS, BLUEGILL, LONGEAR SUNFISH.

COMMENT - LARGEMOUTH BASS NUMBERS HAVE STABILIZED. RELATIVE WEIGHTS (AN
INDEX OF CONDITION) SHOW THEY ARE VERY HEALTHY. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
THE
POPULATION IS OVER THE MINIMUM LENGTH LIMIT OF 14-INCHES. BASS OVER
8-POUNDS
AND MANY IN THE 3-TO 6-POUND RANGE ARE AVAILABLE. SMALLMOUTH BASS
POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF BARKLEY LAKE ARE OF MINOR
IMPORTANCE.

FORAGE - IN TERMS OF ABUNDANCE, GIZZARD SHAD COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE
FORAGE
BASE, BUT THREADFIN SHAD ARE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THEY ONLY
GROW TO
ABOUT 4-INCHES IN LENGTH. OTHER SPECIES INCLUDE EMERALD SHINER, GOLDEN
SHINER, BROOK SILVERSIDE, BULLHEAD MINNOW AND SILVER CHUB.
YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR
OF ALL SPECIES, ESPECIALLY BLUEGILL, ARE HEAVILY UTILIZED. CRAYFISH,
SNAILS,
SMALL MUSSELS AND INSECTS ARE ALL PART OF THE FOOD CHAIN.