Kentucky Chat and check (Soupy gets serious)

[Soupy_1us]

The name is "Soupy" I live in Western KY (Dekoven) right on the Ohio River.. I fish the holes between the Shawneetown,Ill Bridge down to Cave-In- Rock,Ill , which includes Caseyville,KY TradeWater River and that other river on Ill side ( Saline)...
Most of the time I'm after the BIG'UNS ... Blues ,Flats and sometimes Channels.. Pole fish , mostly but, sometimes a little trotlinein'....
My biggest fish so far on pole and line is 67.5 lbs and I have pictures of my smallest.. () .. Bait used mostly is cut Shad, SkipJacks and some stink baits.....
Equipment used: Penn reels (209s, 309s and one 220) mostly 50 to 80 lb line ,treble hooks 1 up to 3/0 s.
On the water I'm in my G3 2072 boat pushed with a Yamaha 90hp 4 stroker..
If you ever see me , you won't forget me.... Cabin on the boat and "The RedNeck Yacht Club" down both sides ...
Come go fishin' with me or just tell us about your trips.:D

[Soupy_1us]

Ohio River update.......
Dekoven,KY...... water lookin' better ... Seen 4........yes I said 4 Blue cats caught today... about 2 lbs each....That means they're comin' in boys... I'm going Monday.

[wewamohawk]

i wish you lots of luck soupy and hope you get the BIG!UNS;;maurice

[Soupy_1us]

Thanks Maurice:...
Well, I guess it's time....
I sold that boat the other day and now the man that I sold it too wants to take me fishing Sunday...in my big boat?? Well, anyhow, I said yes.. So Sunday morning I'll be letting somebody else pull my boat for the first time ('cause I ain't got my truck back yet)..
I hope to have some good pictures and maybe a couple of fish to show off.. The weather is holding off for now but, not looking good for Sunday but, with the new cabin on it I think we are gonna still go try it. I'll let ya know.

[Timotha7]

Lotta times you get out there right ahead of (or at start of) a front moving in you can really nail em

Good luck !

[wewamohawk]

iam sure glad that you are getting to go out soupy and have fun if you can and lots of luck i hope you have some pictures to post;;;maurice

[Stump Bumper]

Go get'm Soupy! I know how it feel's to have to wait and wait before you finally get the chance to go....Ray

[Soupy_1us]

Lotta times you get out there right ahead of (or at start of) a front moving in you can really nail em

Good luck !


The way it's looking, this front isn't gonna to "Pass" thru for a while.. Looks like it's gonna sit on us for a while....Not gonna stop my "PIT" cookin' tho.. Getting ready to go fire her up now.

[capt.kirk]

Soupy Didnt you just love that Catfish picture i sent to you,got your blood running again didnt it.:p Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

Yes I did... and they were KY catfish too... But, now the weather has changed and so has our fishing plans........Guess I'll just have to watch NASCAR today.

[capt.kirk]

Soupy,what is the weather? Rain or Ice or both??hope it clears up for you
your friend #20.:D

[Tee]

Kirk,
WIth friends like that, Soupy sure don't need any enenies...... :cool:

[yellowcat]

Nascar for me as well. May go next weekend though.

[Soupy_1us]

Weather sucks .............again in KY....
Almost two inches of rain yesterday and last night and now today 30 mph winds and back in the low 40's or upper 30's..... No fishin' for this Hill-billy.

[Tee]

Bout the same here Soupy. Lightening, hail, LOTS of rain, and 50 mph winds last night. This morning it is so much better.......... winds down to 25 mph with gusts only to 40 :D
Nascar Hot Pass here I come!

[capt.kirk]

Thank you all for your support in my win today,your good buddy #20:p

[Tee]

Dear Tony,
Too bad you ain't "good enough" to get on Hot Pass..... then Kirk could listen to you whine......:cool:

[Soupy_1us]

I'll say thanks for your support for anybody that beats: #20, #8 , #24.......Go Army ! (#01):D


Thank you all for your support in my win today,your good buddy #20:p

[capt.kirk]

Aint no cure for STUPID in the pits 1 strike on ZIPPY 1 strike on Tony.
Good job to the ARMY car.Good job for Toyota. Gordon dont have a clue
as to how he ended up with that finish,Handed to him on a Platter,
Thats Racin Folks:rolleyes: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

I got bored with the whole damn race.....went to sleep. I think they need to make some rule changes on that track. How can you be leading the race and on a re-start (after a caution) , be in 30th place.????? Why didn't they let the slower cars come back around the track to the back of the pack????


Aint no cure for STUPID in the pits 1 strike on ZIPPY 1 strike on Tony.
Good job to the ARMY car.Good job for Toyota. Gordon dont have a clue
as to how he ended up with that finish,Handed to him on a Platter,
Thats Racin Folks:rolleyes: Kirk

[capt.kirk]

It was not a good race or a fair race,they sure did some strange things
with the Rules,if thats what they are calling Rules,im begining to think
they make them up as they go,Whats good for the Goose,dont apply
to the Gander?????????:confused: Kirk

[wewamohawk]

Capt Kirk I Had To Miss The Race I Had To Do Some Work With The Nasonsand Missed It All Maurice

[wewamohawk]

I Should Have Hit The Right Keys It Should Have Said Work Whit The Masons;;;maurice

[capt.kirk]

You didnt miss a thing by not watching that 3 ring circus.Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

I went down to check on the river this afternoon (Ohio River on KY side).. Damn where have I been... I thought I saw Gofish's dog house go by me while I was there... River has got to be around 30 ft and swift... I saw a catfish with his fins stuck to a log so the water wouldn't wash him away. No fishing for me yet... Maybe next week.:D

[capt.kirk]

Maybe you will have a truck next week,and maybe you will get to launch
the Red Neck Yacht,and maybe it wont tip over,and maybe you will
catch a fish.4 mabyes= Nuttin till we see some pictures:rolleyes: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

Maybe you need to find something to do..besides pickin' on me...'cause I ain't seen no fish pictures from you either........That you caught !


Maybe you will have a truck next week,and maybe you will get to launch
the Red Neck Yacht,and maybe it wont tip over,and maybe you will
catch a fish.4 mabyes= Nuttin till we see some pictures:rolleyes: Kirk

[Tee]

Don't worry Soupy (like you would anyway) Let me know when the river gets right, I'll come take you fishin......

Your "real friend",
T
:cool:

[capt.kirk]

They done covered them up in the Gallery,I got something to do,im going
to go catch some bait,I will stop with #20.:D Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

Don't worry Soupy (like you would anyway) Let me know when the river gets right, I'll come take you fishin......

Your "real friend",
T
:cool:


I HOPE EVERYTHING GETS BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Stories%20and%20Tales/bd5b621b.gif I want my truck back or a new one don't matter... I just want everything to get back to normal !

OR I'M GONNA POP A CORK !

[capt.kirk]

Soupy,define NORMAL,dont know if i am:confused: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

At least you're fishing......I ain't even doing that.......

[capt.kirk]

I would have been ahead to fish in that bucket,woulda caught the
same amount.;)

[Soupy_1us]

If you're talking about that minnow bucket....Leave enuff room for me too.

[capt.kirk]

Thats the bucket that i mentioned,went to catch some gills for bait
and left the house and forgot the bait to catch the bait,member what
Fred Sanford would call that boy of his, BIG DUMMY:rolleyes: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

Thats the bucket that i mentioned,went to catch some gills for bait
and left the house and forgot the bait to catch the bait,member what
Fred Sanford would call that boy of his, BIG DUMMY:rolleyes: Kirk


Age................gotta be... It's the age that's doing it to us..... I went to the county court house today.........................................when I got there , I had forgotten why I was there. Age...................I know these drugs are better than that. ( you've got email ..email me if you have any questions)

[Soupy_1us]

Well, the Ohio River is up to 31.84 ft at Shawneetown,Ill this afternoon and is runnin' like all get out... So muddy you could dang near walk on it.... But, I saw two of my ole buddies puttin' in this afternoon ( in that jon boat I sold them the other day) Said they were going out to the woods to set some trotlines.... Using chunks of carp for bait.... I'll let ya know tomorrow what they caught if anything.....Me... I'll be in the court house all day again tomorrow...(checking land records)

[capt.kirk]

Dont want to know bout no Court House,last time i was there cost
much Wampum,and lost 135lbs.Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

Well..... it's still comin' up.... Keeps on I won't need a truck to put my boat in the river...Ohio River is 33.5 today and it looks like it's goin' to go off the scales next week.....
Gofish.......Throw me one of them life savers with a long rope on it.
I know that was your dog house that went by me today.....

[gofish]

warned ya i dun flushed again,least it sounds like the bergs melted fore they got there lol......rivers oughtta its banks here too but sposed to drop bout 10 feet by sun........hope so gotta couple new cat rods today to try out

[Soupy_1us]

Didn't make 40 ft... Going 37 + this week and maybe start droppin' . Still don't look good , lots of trash.....

Great news for ole Soups though.... Going to pick up my Old truck today and goin' tomorrow to trade it off... Can you say new Chevy? Be back on river next week if the weather holds.

[capt.kirk]

Can you say Chevy with a #20 sticker on it,keep an eye on your
rear end,an thats all i got to say about that:rolleyes:

[Soupy_1us]

Well, CRAP ! The Ohio River is droppin',no wait...it's comin' back up.... never mind, it's droppin' again.......here it comes... back up again......
And y'all want me to go fishin'..............................I'm starin' to feel like them dang yoyo things' I won a whiles back.

[wewamohawk]

soupy the water is falling here and we have not had much rain around here we are hpoeing for some rain maurice

[gofish]

whats the temp? wabash was 58 last time i went an its only 45 now.......an its droppin like a rock too.fish were flyin though,around,over and in the dang boat.check out my new thread soupy:mad:

[Soupy_1us]

Ohio River is COLD ! Swift, up and it sucks!

[Soupy_1us]

check out my new thread soupy

Where's it at? Don't make me hunt for this one.

[gofish]

im on dial up now....pics take a while ta load.sorry

[Soupy_1us]

{quote}whats the temp? wabash was 58 last time i went an its only 45 now.......an its droppin like a rock too.fish were flyin though,around,over and in the dang boat.check out my new thread soupy

You said It I Didn't ...Where's your new thread????

[Soupy_1us]

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Thursday April 26 2007
Guess ya can tell by lookin', I've been playin' in the backwater.
Had to get some bait some place, dang shad are runnin' so fast right now a man gotta have a jet boat to keep up with 'em...
We haven't had enuff rain to speak of but, they are still callin' for it today..
The Ohio River is still up but, it's goin' down slowly.. They're sayin' it's gonna get down in the 20s (ft) and stay there for a while.... Maybe we can find some of the big blues feedin' in the ditches now.....
Goin' down this mornin' (AM) to rake up some of them night crawlers that are still tryin' to get across the road.
Good luck ifin' y'all goin' fishin' today.

[Soupy_1us]

But it's shor nice to be home... Eat your heart out 'giller (if you every see these pictures)

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Fishing/IMG_22741.jpg

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Nope Tim... IMG don't work.

[Timotha7]

Great pics Soupy!

Think the img code must be working or the pics would not be showing up
inline like that unless you know a magic trick I don't

[Soupy_1us]

Just using the URL BAR in photobucket....When I use the IMG as Sharon told me too (and I listen) Nuttin' happens. So, I got rid of some Trojans that showed up on my 'puter this weekend and went back to my old ways.. and there you are... Pictures...!!!

[Timotha7]

I know what you're talking bout now, I never had used those little
command things up top to post so I was not for sure of what you
meant


The software was updated last week, I tend to think that the feature
probably was changed then
Looks like all you got to do is click the "insert img" button an then put in the url to the picture at whereever it is stored and it will "bracket" it automatic for you now

[bank fishergal]

Hey Soupy, I'll make sure that giller gets to see those pictures.
We've been having cold rainy days up here this week. :mad: It's finally on the way out & will warm up into the 60's today & 80's by Sunday & Monday. :cool: Maybe I'll get to go fishing next week.

[gofish]

soupys sure puttin up a lot of pictures of "bait" lately. i wanna see a pic of big blues darn it

[Soupy_1us]

Well, after bein' with you guys for a weekend, that's all I thought you wanted to see....BAIT !
I didn't see anything else down there.....The biggest catch I saw while I was down there was the bucket full of "Shad" me and the wife caught.
Now I gotta go back and retrain myself on how to fish !:rolleyes:

bank fishergal (http://www.whereifish.com/thepond/member.php?u=455): Make sure you show 'giller those pitures I posted....and I'm goin' after s'more today....

soupys sure puttin up a lot of pictures of "bait" lately. i wanna see a pic of big blues darn it

[Soupy_1us]

Steady at 21.9 ft... ( and suppose to be that way for a few days)....
Temp.. unknown ( right now)..
current : lookin' good!
Fish: Will let you know when I get back this morning.:rolleyes:

[Soupy_1us]

Hey Yellow Cat.... Where'd ya go.. Ya didn't fall in or something? Update us on what you're catchin'..
Don't worry 'bout me, I ain't catchin' yet. Did find some shad the other day but, no fish to go with it......
Going after some Panfish this AM, at another "pit" I've found, just to have something to do 'til the river settles down.

[gofish]

hey soupy.....i AINT flushin ........least for now.lol didnt git the rain they called fer,but in the forcast for 4 outta 5 days this week :mad:

[bank fishergal]

:cool: Hey Soupy, Those look like nice ones. Don't be messing up and sticking hooks through your supper.lol
Golden brown deep fried bait is the way to go. :cool:
ATTABOY SOUPY!!!

[Soupy_1us]

Leavin' out in a few... Goin' after s'more of these here "Bait" 'gills... I'll have some pics when I get back...Lyndell is goin' with me, he's always good for a couple of pictures...
See if I can get some Ole Lyndell and a Snake picture.. I think you'll like that one.

[Timotha7]

Lyndell and the snake huh?? Get a bunch of them an we will make us a
moving picture!

Go get you a mess of fish!

[yellowcat]

fished above and below dam 50 saturday and only caught one little flathead and 3 channels. Tough day for big fish, fished good spots. have you been down around cedar point soupy, that area has filled in since I fished it a few years back. bottom is totally different.

[Soupy_1us]

I fished from Caseyville to Up above Dekoven yesterday, caught one little fiddler after about 5 hours.......
Was down your way a while back(Cedar Point) haven't caught anything down there either.... Maybe the "Net Boys" are doing more than we think they are.

[yellowcat]

Cedar point has silted in SOupy. I doubt I fish there much anymore. Those netters had better hide there nets really good now. My fillet knife will be need sharpening if not. LOL. Need to find some of those nice yellowcats.

[Soupy_1us]

Cedar point has silted in SOupy. I doubt I fish there much anymore. Those netters had better hide there nets really good now. My fillet knife will be need sharpening if not. LOL. Need to find some of those nice yellowcats.

Been watchin' one ole guy from the Ill side... He's been hittin' across from and above Dekoven on ILL side and gettin' some nice Flats on bank lines.

[yellowcat]

what are you calling nice soupy. 20-30lbs?

[Timotha7]

what are you calling nice soupy. 20-30lbs?

I gotta go fishing down your way one of these days!
BIG for me is anything over 20 ;) with fish over 50 (like that one you are
holding in your avatar:D) being something that will make the papers

[gofish]

yellowcat ....ya fish fer the flats in the main river or gainst the banks?fishin the wabash here...big river fer us but probably a crick ta you an soupy.always caught my flats shore fishin,caught my first outta my boat on purpose at ky(caught a few bass fishin lol) tryin ta figure where they might be hangin out

[Soupy_1us]

what are you calling nice soupy. 20-30lbs?

The ones I saw in his boat would prob. go 15 to 25 easy...he had about 4 or 5 off of a doz lines... The ole guy knows what he's doin'.

[yellowcat]

mostly shallower water around logs and trees this time of year, need decent current as well, not a whole lot but enough.

[gofish]

got jus the place,thats bout where i figured too. think im gonna need a winch though an bout 300 lb test lol

[Soupy_1us]

Hey yellowcat: Tells about that tournament I heard about around here ... You know... the one where two guys come in with 100 lbs of fish and didn't make the money, what was it 7th place.....I've just heard bits and pieces of it. I like that story.
Your little buddy is still telling me about it..... :) He kinda just mumbles when I ask him what place did you all get.

[capt.kirk]

Sure would like to hear all about that tournament,bring it on Yellow Cat
Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

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June 30 2007 will be the First Open (that I know of) Catfish Tournament held at Caseyville, Ky..
Here in this photo is two of the Best Catfishermen in KY..... ( well, that's what they told me anyhow) .
They were Pre-fishing the area...
The one with the hat is "Dago" ( the feller I posted a picture of a few months ago with his 80 blue he caught... The other guy , I didn't know but, the first name he brought up when I stopped to talk to them was Yellow Cat.... One of our KY members on WIF.... Reckon he must know him 'cause he shore talked bad about him....
I just wanted to get some pictures of his boat and the way he had it set up... Nice !
These guys were trying to talk me into fishin' that tournament with them.... I think they just wanted my money....
Ifin' some of you have a chance.... stop in next Sat. the 30th and watch or join in on the fun. I'll be there for sure....If nuttin' else , just to watch.

[gofish]

that rod holder sure looks heavy built on the sides......is it removable?

[Soupy_1us]

Couldn't tell you.........After we got to talkin' I forgot about the boat and the rod holder.
By the way , that tournament will be held by Duracats June 30th- "Western Kentucky Open" Caseyville, Ky (7am-4pm local time) ...I fogot to add that.

[Soupy_1us]

Probably be seein' one of them holders on my boat before long, then I'll tell you if you can remove it or not. :)

[gofish]

ya ever take the cabin off,or jus put in central air?.....gonna run the river tommorrow early,let ya know what me an the boy do.might even post a pic or two

[Soupy_1us]

Cabin's off for now.. Gotta add a couple more windows...(blind spots) but, will be back on soon.
Good luck in the morn.

[capt.kirk]

Well if the rodholder is putonable it outta be removable:confused0024:Kirk

[gofish]

question is how easy?......got a couple good uns soupy....pics in nuther new post

[Soupy_1us]

Sat. June 30 2007....
River is Steady (up a little) at 15.7 at Shawneetown,Ill
Weather will be nice. Partly Cloudy ...temp high around 85...wind NorthEast 3 to 7 mph........Barometer steady at 30.7... Some of the creeks around here are running muddy with the last rain we've had... So I'd say the feeding conditions will be Moderate at the mouths of these creeks....Crooked Creek, Camp Creek, Trade Water River, O'nan Ditch,Warden Slough and Saline River.
Live bait has been hard to find but, have been seen early in the mornings (4 AM) around the boat ramps and other rocky areas.
Big Cats have been spotted going back to their summer holes....Spawn is just about over.
Time to go get 'em boys... Good Luck Sat. ifin' you're fishin' in this tournament.

[Soupy_1us]

As always they are still screwing with the Ohio River.... It dropped to 14 + yesterday (Thurs) and now it's up again to 15.0 ft and is suppose to stay there thru Sat.

Barometer is at 30.07 and steady...Creeks have settled down a little...Still no live bait running yet.

Saturday...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Again, good luck to those who are going to fish in the Duracat Catfish Tournament Sat. at Caseyville,KY

[Soupy_1us]

Saturday...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
River Stage 15.1 ft and steady... Water Clear , Very little current..
Barometer 30.07 and steady
No Live Bait running yet.... I did find some shad and craws in a ditch earlier today.
Sorry to say.... My wife will have this weekend off from Wally-World and she says that I am taking her fishing Sat.... Don't look like I'll be in the tournament....You boys lucked out this time... See you in the AM Sat.... Good luck to all....

And I did hear that "Dago" was Pre-fishing and that he has got a couple tied to a tree above Dekoven,KY...If I can get there about 3 in the AM , I will go get them for myself.:party0045:
Did hear also too, that they are having another fishing tournament in Union County KY area same day.. (Morganfield,KY ..Moffit Lake) So, this should cut the crowd down a little.

[Soupy_1us]

As we all know now ...I didn't make it to this Caseyville,KY tournament....Good thing I didn't... Heard the other day some 400 pounds of fish was caught and it took over 200 lbs to when the tournament... I haven't heard all the numbers yet but, this was enuff to scare me off.I ain't caught 200 lbs of fish this year.

[Soupy_1us]

In my last post I said:" to when the tournament" Now who would right sumthin like dat.. Sorry folks.. It was s'ppose to be "WIN" the tournament.

Ain't heard no more about that Caseyville,KY tournament... and didn't hear much about it (locally) before it happened.. But did hear a lot of guys asking why I didn't tell them about it.. Some even said they would've like to had fished in it... I just said "I dunno" guess 'cause I don't belong to that club...But, they had some good questions about that tournament.. Who put it on?, How much did it pay....Are they going to do it again? and Why didn't we know about it??? and again I said "I dunno".
It's none of my business but, seems to me ifin, you're gonna do a tournament and it's gonna to be an "Open Tournament" to the public.. The public should've have been told about it... Just my two cents....

Anyhow...I reckon fishin' in my neighborhood still ain't up to par yet...I couldn't tell you for sure ('cause I ain't been) Just going by what some of the locals are tellin' me. Most of the guys that have stopped by to talk to Ole Soups are Bass fishermen and have been hittin' he small farm ponds and lakes.. Some have been lucky enuff to catch a couple of nice Large Mouth Bass from them... Did hear of one 5lb 6oz Bass caught in the old PM lake (called Horse Shoe Lake) down here close to home.... Not bad for a hot day.
Ain't heard of any "Big" cats bein' caught lately....Guess they waitin' for me to git back to fishin'...
Well, things are startin' to come together around the house here and maybe one day this week me and the RedNeck Yacht will be back on the river.....Reckon I'll even go do the J.T. Myers Dam see ifin' I can git the nack of fishin' around that thing....I guess ifin' I weren't so skeered of dams ,I would enjoy fishin' them a little more...Those guys that fish up there close to that dam , skeer me just watchin' them....
Well, might artta git for now...Oh, by the way, Ole Lyndell (with two L s) told me to say "Hey" to all you guys... So HEY ! and he hopes he can git off from that ole mines for a couple of days and git back to fishin'...But, somebody has got to make us a livin'. Later gang...... I got fishin' to do.

[capt.kirk]

Soupy you are correct about the tournament notice to the public,you and i both know who put it on,and we got 1 of there members here,and your
right its there business,but if they were to speak to THE BOSS perhaps
they might get better exposure,then again they may not want any. there
is my 2 cents,now we got 4 cents :confused0024: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

IT'S HOT !
Not the fishin' but , the weather.... It's just too dang hot to be on the river.

[capt.kirk]

Same here Soupy,heat index for the past 3 weeks has ranged from
105 to 116 degrees and now the weatherman says it is going to start
getting HOT,was thinking of fishing the Tournament on the 17th 18th,
bout decided against it,dont want no Boiled Fish,the night temps are
getting down under 90,no rains that amount to much,just enough to make
the grass grow an its to dang hot to mow,may have to get some goats:evilgrin0039: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

I got me one....But, she won't go outside either.

[Soupy_1us]

Rain ! We got Rain !
Just enuff to get the grass wet so I'll have to put off mowin' one more day...
Did just get word that one of my fishin' buddies (Dago) was fishin' Sunday (or Saturday) up by Shawneetown Bridge and caught three fish the weighed in over 100lbs... (2 at 48lbs and 1 at 20 lbs) Maybe, just maybe this is the start of something down our way.....

Or he's found a fish market that is sellin' cheap fish.

[gofish]

hope so,need somebody ta write bout catchin sumptin...so daggone busy i aint got time ta go,least i can hear bout it

[Soupy_1us]

Boys ! Get your boats ready the Ohio River is comin' up. !

[Soupy_1us]

Yep....Blues were running this past weekend...........at least for these two old river rats....First blue we've caught in a month or two.....Sat we took in 5 or 6 from 5 to 15 lbs and Sunday the bigger ones 24lbs and 28lbs run for a short time.... Several channels were caught also.... Now the weather is on the change and the river has started dropping again...... Maybe next week we'll have something better to report.... I think it's getting close to trotline time.:confused0024:

[Soupy_1us]

Ok...............Sept 19th 2007 and I ain't found no "Big'uns" yet.........Hell, I hardly found anything this year...Have heard my buddy "Dago" has been catchin' a few (nice ones) But, he's a lot better fisherman than I am...
The "NET BOYS" are back already.. I reckon these guys are comin' from down around Salem or Smithland area ( wonder why they don't stay down there) Been told the fishin' is better down there than up here...Guess it would be....'cause they up here screwin' up our fishin' with their nets !
Anyhow... Me and the wife are gonna try to get up to Clinton,Ill (on the 5 th OCT) for a couple of days of fishin' on that big pond they have up there....Some of the WIF boys are gonna be there too also....So, ifin' there's anybody else in KY that wants to go.. Just holler at me and we can all drive up that way together ( and get lost)

[Soupy_1us]

Welp...it's time for another fishin' update for the Ohio River in my area.....
Some are catchin' and some ain't..... I just happened to be one of them "Ain't" guys.....
O I'm catchin' a few but, nuttin' to brag about......couple of Blues up around 15 lbs and one Ole Flat at 39.5 lbs... The wife bettered her personal best with an 11 lb Blue the other day.... Have heard some of those stories about one guy catchin' 300 lbs in one day on rod and reel and I talked to one of the "netter" boys that had 2000 + lbs in his boat at the time I was talkin' to him.....He had some nice ones that day but, no 100 lbders.....And that's what I'm lookin' for. (don't know what I'd do with it ifin' I caught it) ... That's my goal for this year.... 100 lb Blue.... ( would be nice)..
Me and the wife did make it up to Clinton,Ill to fish with the WIF gang up there.. That Clinton Lake was beautiful, if you like to boat ride and jet ski but, for this ole country boy ....give me a river !
Gofish... came thru for us again... He got in a pretty good mess of fish everytime he was on the water.....Couple of the other WIF members (names I'd rather not mention like Kenny, Schoe and 'giller) was there like me , just for the fun of it.
Did meet some nice people campin' next to the WIF camp.... Jeff and his gang (family) They all seem to be pretty good bunch of people...Matter of fact Jeff signed on to the WIF group after we all got home, glad to have him... Now maybe he can teach me how to catch them scale fish (bait to me) ...
Well, all and all it was a fun time at Clinton,Ill... Can't wait 'till KY Lake party comes around...
Me and the boss lady are goin' out to check on a RV this week.... Might have me another home on wheels soon....Least we'll have somethin' to lay our heads down in when we are watchin' gofish catchin' all them tadpoles.
Weather really sucks in our area this week (10/19/2007) It's been hot and tornados everywheres around us.... Hope to be back on the river this week.
I got Fishin' to do !

[capt.kirk]

Well Soupy thats a pretty good report,an your right about Clinton, Its
a nice place to visit but i dont want to go there anymore.Wouldnt mind
to get one of them RVs like we was talking about,but they sell pretty
high,iffn you get one first i can just put my pictture on it:evilgrin0039: Kirk

PS,Wonder how that Yankee Ranger would act iffn 3 WIF RVs showed up
:confused0068:

[GOT_A_Fish]

Oh Clinton ain't so bad Kirk We hit it on an unusual weather weekend for October. I was there last year same weekend highs were around 60 deg lows in the 40's at night. Campground was empty sept for a few hunters and fisherman little to no boat traffic and the fishin was great. Wow what a difference a year and 30 degrees makes.

Good report Soupy thanks for the compliment. I too am looking foward to Ky in the spring hope I can make it down. maybe show ya how to catch some of them scaley beasts (bait) and you could show me how to catch some of the big kitties. biggest one i ever got was a 35 lb flat over 10 years ago. since then i think 10lbs in the channel variety has been my biggest.

[Soupy_1us]

Jeff, don't look to me to teach you anything about catchin' them cats... I think I've forgot how to do it myself.. Hope you can make it down in the spring....Might make my stay down there a little better... ( Beats lookin' at the Capt. all the time)....
Capt. got another one of them "Home on Wheels" up here... Nice one too... well there's two more I've found... One is 34 foot and the other is like the one I'm going to look at... The 34 footer is 8 grand and the other is 4500 (what I call a "Cabover")... Both are in GREAT SHAPE !
You need to get one of them and put my picture on it. .... I'll send you the pic. :)

[Soupy_1us]

And as far as that Park Ranger goes................Hope he gets some schoolin' before I go up there again. Him usin' words like "We'ALL" and "Y'all"... I bet he can't even spell "WE'ALL"

[Schoe]

I seriously think we should do this one again in 08 as the weather is sure to be different. I would give the lake (and Rangers and hosts) time to heal from our first visit.

I think it would be fun to have a 4 hr. White Bass tournament on Sat. A.M. and have a 4 hr. Catfish tournament that evening or wait untill Sun. A.M.

By the way those White Bass were very good. Schoe

[Soupy_1us]

I'm in....!! Maybe wait 'till cooler weather (less play toys on water) The place looks nice and I believe there might be some "real" fish in that lake.

[capt.kirk]

Put us down,I wouldnt mind to do it again,the Lake is nice and has great
structure,it was just unusual that it turned out like it did,sides that
ole Soupy would miss me iffn i didnt show up.:evilgrin0039: Kirk

[wewamohawk]

Go Get Um Soupy I Hope The Guy You Are Goins With Knows Some Good Holes To Take You And I Hope Youtwo Get Lots Of Ky Cats Maurice And Lucy

[gofish]

still a lil early ifn yall are after eyes but water was jus a tad warm lol.....soupy...fair warnin...gotta work (side job) tommorrow but boats already loaded an waitin fer sun. am.......feel a big un comin soon! my river runnin partners down in ky right now,jus didnt have the money ta go ta this one goin back n forth ta rileys an all darn it.

[Timotha7]

UH OH, Gofish is gonna get on them

I am thinking bout time for this old man to toddle out an hit some of my favorite spots
too
Lot of rain, water is up and stable the fish should be moving in an feeding up shallow
Mess of crappie might be kinda nice

[Soupy_1us]

still a lil early ifn yall are after eyes but water was jus a tad warm lol.....soupy...fair warnin...gotta work (side job) tommorrow but boats already loaded an waitin fer sun. am.......feel a big un comin soon! my river runnin partners down in ky right now,jus didnt have the money ta go ta this one goin back n forth ta rileys an all darn it.



Was going tonite but, just couldn't bring myself to it... Looks like an AM trip for me....Bait's runnin' strong and the boat is loaded....River's runnin' but, a little muddy....I know where a couple of nice little holes are for that type of fishin'... Should have a couple of big'uns to show tomorrow.... If not, I think tomorrow nite will be another trip. Weather has really helped this weekend. Water temp is droppin' and the sky is clear for a couple of days.... I got fishin' to do.

[Soupy_1us]

For those in KY that don't read the other threads.....

Fishing has picked up a little in this part of the Smithland pool (upper end, Dekoven,KY area)..
Seems like I've been chasing these things (Blues) all summer and the only place I could find them was up around the Shawneetown,Ill Bridge .. Well, good news.. they are starting to move down river...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Fishing/IMG_26711.jpg Still a little on the small side but, they're biting..
Using cut shad... (shad about 4 inches long, just cut the head and tails off) I was throwing out (from the bank) as far as I could and letting the swift water carry my 8 oz of lead down river 'til it was almost back to the bank.... About 5 to 7 foot of water just out of the grass..
River is up to 19.8 ft and the temp. is down here at Dekoven and lots of grass just at the edge of the water..
This 66 lbs were caught in about 3 hours Thursday afternoon...
The fun part was ... When you hook a 10 lb-der... In this current and in the grass , it felt like you were dragging a 50 lb-der in.....Wore my butt out.
As we all know , Blues run in "Waves" seems like today they will be 5 lbs and tomorrow they will be 10 lbs.... Well, I hit the ten lb-ders Thursday... :) I'm going back this Friday morning to see if the 50 lb-ders are running.
River looks like it's going on stand or starting to drop today, that's when we , for the most part, catch the "Big'uns"... We'll see today.

(Note): Wind and weather was out of the East Thursday.. Nasty ,windy with rain....Temp in the Mid 50's...A Few Clouds

52°F
(11°C)Humidity:82 %Wind Speed:E 5 MPHBarometer:30.03"Dewpoint:46°F (8°C)Wind Chill:51°F (11°C)Visibility:7.00 mi.This is for Friday Oct 26 2007, the only difference from Thursday is the wind....It's dropped...

[Soupy_1us]

Well, we've all said it "Boy we need a good Rain" ...Ok...now what, we're getting it !
Two inches so far and they're calling for that or more this week.. Ohio River at Shawneetown,ILL says it's going up to 27 ft this week....I reckon it's time to break out the trotlines and head for the bean fields !

[Soupy_1us]

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OHIO RIVER AT SHAWNEETOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:36 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 49.6 FEET BY
THURSDAY EVENING...MARCH 27...THEN BEGIN FALLING.

[Catbird]

Good Luck and be safe down there Soupy. You may want to go ahead and roll them bibs up a few more inches. In all seriousness you all will be in our thoughts.

[Soupy_1us]

Good Luck and be safe down there Soupy. You may want to go ahead and roll them bibs up a few more inches. In all seriousness you all will be in our thoughts.




Thanks Catbird for worrin' 'bout us.... But, I'm ready.... Got my Bibs Rolled up and my "Waterwings" on !

[Soupy_1us]

River's up ! River's down, River up......down.....up...down..... Go figure!

Most of the ponds and small lakes around my area are out of the banks and muddy..... I hope somebody is catchin' something.

I can't even catch a cold right now.

[Illinoisgiller]

Soupy, If that gas wasn't so high, you could do some catchin up here. A cold that is. lol Waters high and muddy here too. 44 degrees and wet 18 mph west breeze makes it a good day for inside for this ole feller. The tempature forcast looks like a mountain range. I'll try to get on some gills on one of the temp peaks.:confused0024: Mike

[Soupy_1us]

'giller, I reckon I'll try to jig some crappie tomorrow... I had to hang around here today so I could get my "new" puter fixed... And I did.

[gofish]

go git em soupy!......ya aint the only one with puter problems though....laid new carpet in the livin room fer my wife yesterday,went ta sign on the puter an couldnt git nuttin.aint had no phone calls all day iether........got my phone line runnin behind my baseboard an cut it somehow trimmin up the carpet lol

[Soupy_1us]

LOL ... gofish you posted this message in the wrong thread..... Should've been in my Adventures (mis-adventures) thread....
That sounds zactly like someting' I'd do.

BY the way.............didn't go crappie fishin'.. went to see ifin' the blues were runnin' yet........ Nope they're not. Going this AM ... right now.

[gofish]

they got lockjaw here too .....least last weekend anyway.....aint goin this weekend,big annual mothers day shindig at my house

[Soupy_1us]

Yep, you readin' right !

Stink Bait !... After all the trouble we (J.Y. Jim and me) went through to get them big ole night crawlers and some few shad... All we could get them fish to bite on was STINK BAIT !..
Sonny's Blood Bait ! That's the stinkie stuff I gets from Catfish Connection up there in Pana, Ill... Some kinda cheese bait with blood in it I reckon...and ya gotta use them rubber tubes thingies to put it on your line... It works !... I went after the Big Blues and caught a boat load of fiddlers.. Them fish weren't bitin' on nuttin' else... Hell, we even had a hand full of craw daddys too...Nuttin'... just Stink bait... The Misses was a might happy 'cause she likes them little fillets I get offin them little fiddlers. Ended up with a gallon freezer bag full of fillets.. Not bad for one day.
Did catch one ole blue..... Boys.. start lookin' for some rocks.. 'cause this here Blue was full of eggs.

[cattracker16]

Say soupy what's the water temp looking at down there? Them fiddlers are good eatin, just takes a few more of emm to make a gallon bag full.

[Soupy_1us]

Well, it ain't warm enuff for me to swim in yet but, she's almost warm enuff for them big fish to go to spawn.......(low to mid 50s)


Say soupy what's the water temp looking at down there? Them fiddlers are good eatin, just takes a few more of emm to make a gallon bag full.

[Soupy_1us]

River is comin' up again... Over 26 feet on this day.. One of the old timers stopped by and ask if I would like to go fishing with him...
Well, most of you guys know that if I ain't in my boat , I get a little nervous..
We took his boat...:confused0018:

Been fishing off the bank for the last four or five days.. Not doing too bad.... Figured about a gal. freezer bag full of fillets per day.
Today was a little different... Two fish.....We got the gal. freezer bag full of fiddler fillets but I just caught two fish......All day ! Two dang fish is all I caught, That old fart put it to me big time yesterday.......But, now I have about 6 bags of fiddler fillets in the freezer now... Still waiin' for the big'uns to start runnin'.

The year is still early yet !

[Timotha7]

once the water settles down they should really put on the feed bag Soups, will be looking forward to seeing some of those SERIOUS sized blues on your tailgate

Tim

[Soupy_1us]

Seems like these people that take care of our rivers down this way decides that we didn't get enuff back water this winter so now they gonna get us s'more......
Hell. I ain't seen the river since OCT last year. I'm still fishin' in the cornfields and road beds down here !!!! Dang fish are gettin' fat offin' eatin' the gravel from the roadbeds down in the bottoms.

[gofish]

every time i start thinkin bout runnin the river its at flood stage again here too soupy......look at the bright side...be a heck of a spawn ifn it stays up long nuff for that ta happen

[Soupy_1us]

Bottom dropped plumb out of the Ohio River this week... Last I heard it was headed for 16 ft. this week... I know right now , you have to cast your lines 30 yds before your sinker is over water.
Time to start looking for them Big'uns......

[gofish]

git r dun quick like...i just flushed like you wouldnt believe...2 1/2 inches here last night...wabash jumped 2 ft in 24 hours an still goin up.......good luck buddy

[Soupy_1us]

Saline is a jumpin' and now you're gonna dump the Wabash down on us again...Man....won't be no fishin' down here this summer.
Did find what made my winch burn up..........Low batt. If you remember I had to change one batt. at Clinton last year.......Dummy me... Should've changed both batts. at the same time... Anyhow... She is ready............now ifin' I just had time to go.. Gotta git out and try that brand new rod them boys sent me... Dang it, I ain't even got it outta that pretty round box yet.. Might go out to one of the local lakes this afternoon to give her a try, Might even go down to the Trade Water River try it out on some fiddlers.

[Soupy_1us]

Just to show you guy up North what gofish has done to our fishin' holes down here in Kentucky on the Ohio River..


http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Stories%20and%20Tales/FishStory004.jpg The Ohio River just West of my house (about a mile) is all but closed due to the fact that gofish has been flushin' his Wabash way too much this year.
This is at Caseyville,KY just off the Sturgeon Island in the main stream of the Ohio River.. Yep, the channel was down to one lane and it was almost closed.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Stories%20and%20Tales/FishStory003.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Stories%20and%20Tales/FishStory001.jpg These guys have been pumpin' sand and crap out of the main channel for about two weeks now.
A BIG THANKS goes out to gofish for screwin' up our fishin' down here this summer.....:confused0018:
But, ifin' it weren't for this.... these guys on them boats ,pumpin' that sand might be outta work....
ATTA BOY gofish for keepin' out guys workin'. :confused0024:

[gofish]

least im good fer sumptin!!!lol.....gonna have ta git back on the river soon,havin withdrawals:evilgrin0039:

[Soupy_1us]

I didn't go today... (Thunder storms all around us...) But, headed out in the AM to try s'more

[dipper69_2000]

tare em up soupy,one of these days i will have the money ta go n catch one of them big blues. fer now just have ta settle with channels and a few flat heads

[Soupy_1us]

Always a day late and a dollar short...Yep, I did go fishin' yesterday... More like huntin'.....Couldn't find any dang Blues no place...Did get into some nice channels though... 7 all together before it got just too hot to stay on the river.....
I reckon the smallest was about a 2 pounder and the biggest probably went about 6... Just a good mess of fish....( but,it took me a half a day to find them)
Them boys pumpin' that sand ( ya know, that mess gofish sent down to us) Well, I reckon their done for now... Didn't see 'em no place on the river that day... All them big boats are just gone !.. Might had something to do with me not catchin' nuttin', weren't nuttin' keepin' them fish stired up...
Got some honey dos to keep me busy for a couple of days and the weather ain't workin' for me right now...
After I git this stuff done , I'll head back for the river.

[Soupy_1us]

'cause I just ain't had no good news.
Well, now maybe this could be some good news.
Seems like our county leaders have decided to fix up our old boat ramp in Caseyville,KY, that's just down the road from me 'bout 2 miles...
They'er gonna be cleanin' er up and puttin' in some of them fancy floatin' boat docks ,so you guys with them high priced fancy boats won't be scratchin' up your bottoms on them big rocks they got all around the ramp....
Even talkin' 'bout puttin in some lights and a walkin' trail and some eatin' tables....
When and ifin' they git all this done, I'll post some picture...
We might even invite some of you down for a "fish off" or something. You'll just have to bring your campers 'cause we don't have any of them fancy motels to stay in for at least ten miles from the ramp.....
Reckon I could show y'all where all the fishermen and gals stay at another nice lake and camp grounds we have here but, then ya won't wanna fish at the new boat ramp.

[Timotha7]

That would be a Trip I would definitely have to save my pennies for!
Chance to come down and hang out by the BBQ with BD and do some catfishing
on the Ohio??

Can't be beat!

[jason454ci]

Dang gone Soupy sounds like they are gonna get all sophisticated on ya down there.

[dipper69_2000]

Dang gone Soupy sounds like they are gonna get all sophisticated on ya down there.
lol jason that there is a big word sophisticated is that how it is really spelt?:confused0018::confused0018: anyways lol i would love ta make it that way buttttttt i already have florida i know i am going to make if i have ta sell my home.....n it sounds as tho that may not be real funny....matter a fact if i could find a warm shower down there i may just have ta stay there..... but i tell ya what if money things take a turn i would be there in a heart beat ta fish that stretch of the country.

[Schoe]

Well Soup, we've been waiten a long time for an incle of an invite down your way for fishin.

What I would like to see is a date when you think this could take place and we will go from there.

Schoe

[gofish]

soupy ya kow id be there fer sure buddy,specially ifn ya had a mason jar or 2 fer me ta sample some squeezins from lol........shoot way things are goin i reckon id jus sleep in the ole bobber boat lol

[Soupy_1us]

Well Soup, we've been waiten a long time for an incle of an invite down your way for fishin.

What I would like to see is a date when you think this could take place and we will go from there.

Schoe

Well, to start with ....It's a matter of politics right now....
I went down to see what or ifin' anywork has been started and it looks like they bushhogged the weeds a little.... Might be a long winter for this ramp repair...
I will try and keep everybody posted ...
Would like to get a bunch down here for a Grand Openin' just show this county what they could have if they'd spend a little money.
Did hear that there will be a big BBQ after it's done.... Might be a good weekend to be here.

[gofish]

ill bring ya some bait sos ya can fish with me soupy lol