Barbie chain of lakes

[High Flags]

Got out yesterday on the chain

http://lakes.grace.edu/files/uploads/lakes/BigBarbee-GrassyCreek.jpg

My bud Jimmy and I had never fished it before from open water, we were fishing Kuhn and doing OK for gills and he got and idea to challenge ourselves to see if we could catch at least one each fish each from every lake in the chain.

I thought we did it but I see now we missed Shoe and Heron lake??   never seen the entrance to it.  Oh well we got to visit and fish all the other lakes and we did catch fish from all of them, a  great group of lakes to fish.

We caught gills and redears on crickets and beemoths and wigglers in 12ft of water using ice ice jigs. forgot my camera sorry no pics,  oh I also hooked  soft shell  turtle that was fun to get off the hook.

 Next time we are going to hit the Shoe and Heron and ...LOL     

[icecleate]

Glad to see you had a good trip!

[gilldan]

Sounds like a good trip.  I have fished there many times.  I have never been able to get to the other two lakes.  Did you fish the little lake that is connected to the west end of Irish.  I can't recall the name but it starts with a W.  It mostly has small gills in it.

[wallydiven]

Sounds like a good trip.  I have fished there many times.  I have never been able to get to the other two lakes.  Did you fish the little lake that is connected to the west end of Irish.  I can't recall the name but it starts with a W.  It mostly has small gills in it.

That would be Banning.

[Blueultra2]

Banning lake is to the north of Irish. I don't think Shoe lake has public access and I would assume that Heron is the same.  It sounds like you guys had a great day chasing those gills.

[wallydiven]

Got out yesterday on the chain

http://lakes.grace.edu/files/uploads/lakes/BigBarbee-GrassyCreek.jpg

My bud Jimmy and I had never fished it before from open water, we were fishing Kuhn and doing OK for gills and he got and idea to challenge ourselves to see if we could catch at least one each fish each from every lake in the chain.

I thought we did it but I see now we missed Shoe and Heron lake??   never seen the entrance to it.  Oh well we got to visit and fish all the other lakes and we did catch fish from all of them, a  great group of lakes to fish.

We caught gills and redears on crickets and beemoths and wigglers in 12ft of water using ice ice jigs. forgot my camera sorry no pics,  oh I also hooked  soft shell  turtle that was fun to get off the hook.

 Next time we are going to hit the Shoe and Heron and ...LOL     

Glad you guys were able to make it out there and had a good time. The Barbee chain consists of 7 lakes. Kuhn starts the chain and runs into big Barbee then into little Barbee and then Irish and Banning. Then you have Secrest which is the clearest. All 6 of those lakes drain into Sawmill which drains into grassycreek. You can then take the creek down to the tippicanoue chain of lakes (which consists of 3 lakes) but you will have to go through a lock first. I can't say ive caught a fish out of every lake in one day but I have been to all 10 lakes in the same day. That area is certainly an adventure!!

[wallydiven]

Banning lake is to the north of Irish. I don't think Shoe lake has public access and I would assume that Heron is the same.  It sounds like you guys had a great day chasing those gills.

Far northwest corner of Irish.

[Blueultra2]

Far northwest corner of Irish.

My bad WD.....   

[rico]

And just what were you "yaaahooos" doing in my neck of the woods?

[stinkybaits]

Dink dinky dinks. Not worth the gas money.

[crappiehunter]

Glad you guys got out on the chain. It is fun to move from lake to lake

[Felix]

And just what were you "yaaahooos" doing in my neck of the woods?

BASHIN !!!! Lol

[PEARCHEYES]

Hit big barbee today target was bluegill the deep water pattern was still intact kept 38 most were 8to9 had one almost 10 but all good heathy and fat 20 ft of water 14 ft down red wigglers the bait sorry no pics my phone is on the fritz

[High Flags]

Nice to hear they are still hitting , sounds like you had a great day