Peabody?

[stripmine1]

Anyone know anything about a place near central city called Peabody? i was told u have to buy a permit to fish there and i wandered if there was any decent fishing there

[CrappiePappy]

Anyone know anything about a place near central city called Peabody? i was told u have to buy a permit to fish there and i wandered if there was any decent fishing there

Yes, the Peabody Coal Company dug mines in that area, and some of the strip pits were converted to small lakes. You do need to purchase a "permit" and sign a "liability waiver". Anything you need to know about the lakes in the Peabody Wildlife Management Area, you can find out by calling the KDFWR Help Desk ... 1-800-858-1549 (for regulations info) or contacting the Conservation Officer of the county where a specific lake is located. You can find the county Conservation Officer's names and ph#'s at this website - www.ky.audubonregion.com/hunt_fish.html (about half way down the page you will find the "Fishing" section, and some info on some of the lakes, as well as the names and numbers).
As I understand it, there are around 200 lakes in that region (WMA area) that range from pothole ponds to 100 acre lakes. It's a primitive, back country style of area for the most part ... but there are supposed to be some ramps, campgrounds, and marinas on some of the lakes.
Sorry that's about all I can tell you ....... any time I've been that far West in the state - I've always gone on down to KY Lake or Lake Barkley ...luck2ya ...cp

[stripmine1]

Thanks again ur the coolest thats a big help !!!!

[rileyj14]

Yes I have fished the peabody strip pits. Lived in the county ajoining Ohio county where they start. Old strip pits from 1-2 acre up to 100 + lakes. Fishing is real good if you know the right ones to go to. Need a permit + license.
Good luck at them
Mike

[stripmine1]

Well this could be an interesting spring I got my permit and went exploring lol with three thousand acres of water, there must be something to find. The place is nothing short of wilderness laced with gravel roads. From tiny mud holes to 100 acre lakes are visable as you drive the roads used to haul the coal away. No big boats here, but lots of places to drop a jon boat or a good pound pounder into most lakes. Sadly some areas look abit trashy, C'mon guys we can do better. so i plan to take some trash bags and make each place i stop at look better than it did when i got there. The big lakes like Ken, south and island lakes are fished the most, but I like the narrow, long lakes that twist and turn. The first drive down was a scouting trip back in Feb. My brother and I wandering all over the map but mostly the T.V.A and Ken Hopewell areas. So finally the day arrives i get up , oh , about 3 am after loading the boat and stuff into the truck the night before , ready to roll. After making coffee, filling the thrmos and travel mug, I race off into the darkness of the county roads for the 30 mile trip. Feeling kinda rednecky, I hit a pot hole in my ole ratting ford truck and spill hot coffee on my ....errrr ...leg and find myself whistling " momma's don't let you babies grow up to be cowboy's" geeess, i don't even like country music lol. You know? , it's funny but i felt we looked that place over good in the daylight... but just before sunrise it all seemed to change and all i see are pot holes and possums. ( really, i never saw so many possums in my whole dang live hehe) Finally i see a nice place to drop my boat in , the fog rising off the water, a very pretty mine , lots of weeds on the edges and downed trees laying in places. i fished around it till the sun came up good and got to thinking about all the lakes out there , after not having got a bite( it was kinda cool yet) i loaded up and went a huntin'. About 8 am i unloaded and put in on a nice spot and as i floated out from the edge, before i had even started the trolling motor , i glanced over the edge of the boat and was shocked. wow these mines can get deep quick. the water was clear as gin and i could see 25 0r 30 feet as the rocks fell off into a greyness i almost expected to see some little chinese guy in a little boat with a fishin' pole , looking back at me. at the other end of the lake was three small islands surrounded by a maze of showwlows with lots of cover , big enough to get my boat in and around , by the end of the day i had caught several nice bass errr ...... but i haven't found the crappie ...yet , ...but i will hehe