Thread: Taylorsville trip 4/22/2020

Originally Posted by kercha83

Nice! Is the lake stained and are they closing all ramps at 7:00 pm now?

The lake did have a few areas where the water was still a bit dirty, but a lot of that could have come from heavy boat traffic every day over the last few weeks. We fished one stretch of bank that was muddied up from crashing waves and still caught fish in the dirty water. According to the looks of some of the eggs, they won't be holding off much longer. Several of the fish we caught looked like they'd swallowed a golf ball their egg sacs were so big.

The parking lot at Settler's Trace was still pretty full and people were still putting boats in and taking boats out when we passed by on our way to Possum Ridge ... and Possum Ridge's parking lot was empty other than maybe 4 or 5 vehicles (2 of which were pulling out their boats ahead of us) ... so I doubt "all" ramps are only open 7AM-7PM. I'm of the notion that some "gatherings" had been taking place at Possum Ridge, and this was in response to that.
I did notice a sign at the campground that it's "Day Use" only (no overnight stays) ... so that may be a factor as well. I did not notice any sign stating anything about gate closure times on my way in, but then I wasn't really looking for one. But I could have been distracted by the blue truck/boat trailer that I followed out of Settler's (who it would appear had launched his boat at Settler's, then drove around to Possum Ridge & parked). I say "distracted" because as we both were coming up on the park office I noticed his retractable transom straps were bouncing around ... and just as we passed the park office, one of them came off. The other one appeared to soon be doing the same thing. Once he parked I watched for anyone coming down to the launch ramp, thinking he'd launched his boat at Settler's and couldn't find a parking spot, so he drove around to Possum Ridge and would meet the boat there. I did see one person & asked them, but they were not the driver. We looked for the transom strap when we left, but did not see it ... so hopefully they noticed it missing and found it on their way out.

Good report and catch Pappy

Nice job CP

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Now I know why Possum Ridge ramp is only open 7AM-7PM : It's a State Park ramp

(copied from KDFWR email)

Boat Ramps:
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources intends to keep boat ramps open for public use and avoid a complete shutdown due to overcrowding. Compliance with current guidance about mass gatherings and proper social distancing is essential.
Please be advised: Not all ramps are owned or operated by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. Therefore, it is recommended that you check the signage at the ramp for hours of operation before launching your boat.

• Operating hours for Kentucky State Parks are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. These hours of operation also apply to boat ramps on state park grounds. For more information about Kentucky State Parks and COVID-19, please visit parks.ky.gov/covid-19-information.
• Some boat ramps operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may be closed. Also some bank access on Corps property may have limited access.