01-09-2014, 07:04 PM
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Duck river at hopkins bridge road
My wife and I took a side trip on the way back from Lewisburg today. Hopkins Bridge Road is just past Duck River Speedway and we ended up taking a loop that follows the Duck. There is a campground and river access at the bridge over the Duck. The river looked so inviting. Rock bluffs, etc. Has anyone fished there or on the Duck near Halls Mill?
BTW. It was $5 per car to fish and $2 to launch (canoe or kayak). The area was manicured and looked nice.
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01-09-2014, 07:23 PM
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rookie
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I have been meaning to check this place out for some time now, I think I need to carve out some time to check this place out, I have not heard of any good fishing here other than blue gill some red eye bass and the ocassional kentucky and LM, water warms up too much for small mouth on this section of the river I was told, but sure is a pretty place!
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01-09-2014, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Transplanted Sportsman
I have been meaning to check this place out for some time now, I think I need to carve out some time to check this place out, I have not heard of any good fishing here other than blue gill some red eye bass and the ocassional kentucky and LM, water warms up too much for small mouth on this section of the river I was told, but sure is a pretty place!
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TS, what part of Bedford do you live in.
You definitely need to check this spot out. If I caught 2 limits of anything no one would believe it.
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01-09-2014, 09:26 PM
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I need to check that out. There is decent fishing at Henry Horton so should be pretty good Smallie action there in spring.
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01-09-2014, 09:28 PM
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No smallmouth? Bad info there! The Duck is an awesome smallmouth fishery and also holds some good walleye.
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01-09-2014, 10:12 PM
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Hopkin's bridge road is Riverview Primitive Camp. Ms Marie Cooper is a super nice lady and runs the place. (931) 294-5633 is her home phone number (and business number).
A couple years back there was an outfitter running trips from Halls Mill to Ms. Cooper's place, which is an all day fishing trip. Fishing is usually better the further you get from the access sites. Downstream float to Henry Horton is much shorter.
Duck is about 60% spot, 30% smallmouth, 10% largemouth.
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01-09-2014, 10:17 PM
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Thanks for the info on this area. I just got landowner permission to access the river at Halls Mill. Is this a good river for a 15' Jon boat?
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01-09-2014, 10:20 PM
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I know the Duck is known as a Smallie fishery. But I'm with bfish on those numbers breakdown in that area. I have fished the Duck a lot the first few miles below Normandy and it has been very rare for me to get into Smallies. I have gotten into the Spots big time. Yet over towards Centerville the Smallie fishing is really good.
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01-10-2014, 07:40 AM
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01-10-2014, 08:29 AM
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Thats seems to be a long way from the Duck River, or am I missing something?
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01-10-2014, 08:31 AM
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Zoom out on that map. Where is the launch point?
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01-10-2014, 08:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammy
Thats seems to be a long way from the Duck River, or am I missing something?
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You are missing something. 
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Originally Posted by Hammy
Zoom out on that map. Where is the launch point?
Hammy
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I only saw it from the bridge/road. Not sure you could launch more than a canoe or yak. If you call the phone listed above please let us know about a ramp.
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01-10-2014, 10:05 AM
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rookie
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Originally Posted by SAMBOLIE
TS, what part of Bedford do you live in.
You definitely need to check this spot out. If I caught 2 limits of anything no one would believe it.
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Sambolie, I live in Shelbyville, not far at all from this place!
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01-10-2014, 10:09 AM
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On the map that you linked Ms. Coopers is west of there where Hopkins Bridge Road crosses the river. She owns the land along the river and where North Fork Creek joins in. You can access the with a kayak or canoe north or south of the Hopkins Road Bridge, you can access a small boat just south of the bridge. Summer water levels it would be tough to go up river in a boat, but down river would be ok.
I've accessed from the Duck River Raceway and fished from there to Ms. Coopers, and from Halls Mill to Ms. Coopers (a long day in a kayak).
Bfish was spot on about the species. One of the days I fished it I saw two guys in a bass buggy with a stringer full of smallmouth with some nice ones, but I haven't done to well myself.
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01-10-2014, 10:13 AM
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rookie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryD
No smallmouth? Bad info there! The Duck is an awesome smallmouth fishery and also holds some good walleye.
TerryD
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Terry, the info that got was second hand, this guy used to fish heavily trough Bedford county but has not done so in the last 10 years, I guess he is trying to keep me out of this place now that he knows I got into fishing lol!!!.
I have tried for 3 years now to find some Walleyes and have tried Normandy, tims, Center hill, even Dale Hollow, I asked several people, all have graciously given me info on the what, where and such and so far I have caught 2 Walleyes in three years, man have I been skunked!!! maybe you can also give me some pointers, pm me if you care, thank you!!
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