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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I have some business in Kentucky and Tennessee Late Feb.
just wondering what to expect as far as the Bite goes, this time of the year.
Will defiantly have the Boat in Tow.
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| Unless it warms up sooner this year I would go to melton in late feb. Once it starts to warm definatley cave run as multiple fish days are the norm in the spring.
Edited by cave run legend 2/2/2015 2:22 PM
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Anybody else want to weigh in ?
I may be there in the next week or two..... what would you do??
We have 32" of Ice here in Northern Minnesota,..... I gota SMOKE a Muskie or two, before I go Postal !
Edited by Top H2O 2/11/2015 7:57 PM
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | Melton Hill is an amazing fishery with a very steep learning curve. If you just want to catch a musky, MH is not a numbers fishery at all. That being said, the size class of fish is comparable to any of the best lakes in North America. |
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| He is a vermilion guy, he can catch on quick. If you do Melton hill you should hit below the dam to, I saw a hunt for big fish, ol larry was catching some insane huge stripers. Always wanted to go there to get a multi species trip in. in Melton for muskies and below for trout and stripers. Stripers that big hit shadzillas and Muskie gear looked about right.
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Location: Cave Run Lake KY. | Iv lived on Cave Run for 15 years and keep my boat at long Bow Marina and guided full time for T. Grant for 6 of them. Cave Run is a Great fishing lake, but in Feb. Id go South, Milton Hill got the action now that's where Id. go for a weeks vacation. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Well, I was going to head down there this week but the extended forecast is calling for REALLY cold temps for the next 10 days or so.
You guys on Cave may see ICE on the lake the next few days...-1 for one night.
Melton Hill doesn't seem to be much warmer.
Maybe the first of March. |
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Location: Cave Run Lake KY. | Cave Run can turn on fast in March, and stay good all spring right into June. SO many Lakes and so little time. Come on down!!!! I like Cave Run when the lake floods and we sight fish musky in the trees . It's a blast to see and catch big fish that just blow up right by the boat. Marv. |
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Location: Northern IL | Tagged along with Cory Allen and Matt on Sat. Had a great time, Cory is defiantly on them! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Sooooo, is there Ice on the lake ? (Cave Run) May go next week.
Melton Hill should be good near the Hot Hole, I assume. |
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Location: E. Tenn | 4 degrees this morning at Oak Ridge, the same tonight, and a winter storm warning through Saturday, the steam plant wasn't running last trip out, but that was a couple of weeks ago.
Keep in mind an inch or two of snow shuts down EVERYTHING around here.. and apparently so do near zero temps.. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I called one of the Marina's today @ Cave Run, and they said there is Ice on the Lake.... Thanks for the reports Fella's.
I guess i'll do MH....For now
Edited by Top H2O 2/23/2015 8:06 PM
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | DP.
Edited by Top H2O 2/23/2015 8:09 PM
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| The winters in the east are pretty darn unpredictable. There really is no normal. |
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Location: E. Tenn | Drove by there today on my way to W. Tenn., power plant is offline, and the ramps are in decent shape..
Good luck!
Edited by miket55 2/23/2015 10:33 PM
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Location: Tennessee | Don't let the plant offline deter you though, some of my better seasons were the years it was mostly shut down. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I may be on the water by Saturday...Ye Ha ! |
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| Watch out for a silver fox guys! |
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| Guys, I need your help. Please try to convince Jerome to stay in TN through Wednesday so I can go fish with him! |
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Cave Run Late Febuary or Melton Hill ?