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Bass Get Spooked When Spawning - Stealth Fishing is Key

Scott McGlinchey

For April 29, 2024

April has come and is almost gone. April is a big spawning month. The smallmouth should be done with spawning and the largemouth bass and crappie started their spawning cycles two weeks ago. On Kentucky and Barkley Lakes when fish spawn that activity can come in waves, meaning there will be fish on shallow flats spawning and other fish will be staged out in deeper water. You can catch crappie in 14 feet and as shallow as two feet and that ... Continue Reading...

Majority of Crappie Continue to Spawn

Doug Wynn

For April 29, 2024

Hey folks from the Excel 230 Elite. Better weather is making for great fishing for my clients. Wind is still a factor some days but the bad days seem to be getting fewer. The surface temps have been slow to gain back what they lost last week. Most sunny days are seeing late afternoon temperatures in the high sixties after starting 3-4 degrees cooler in the morning. The lake levels are right at summer pool with the water color being slightly ... Continue Reading...

Bluegill/Redear Bite Underway... Catfish on the Way

Steve McCadams

For April 25, 2024

When a full moon in April coincides with warming surface temperatures and rising lake levels the battle with bluegill and shellcracker begins. That’s what’s been happening the last week or two along shallow pockets and shorelines of Kentucky Lake where weedbeds attracted early spawning panfish in big numbers. Actually the third week of April is a bit early for active spawning phases to kick in for bluegill but the redear sunfish ... Continue Reading...

Spring Time Fun at Kentucky Lake

Brandon Hunter

For April 10, 2024

The spring months have set in, dogwoods have bloomed and everything is starting to green up. We have had some great weather days here on Kentucky Lake recently. The typical spring winds have made some days tougher, but overall the weather has been really good up until the last couple of days with rain moving in. Air temperatures have been warm and warming up the water temps rather quick, making those fish move quick and staying active ... Continue Reading...

Best Crappie Bite In Years

John Morgan

For February 19, 2024

After a long cold spell with below freezing temperatures for almost 9 days in January, things are really looking up here on Kentucky Lake. This past year was a great improvement from the prior two years. This year looks to be even better than last. I'm seeing more bait fish for this time of year than I've seen in the last 20 years. With exception of largemouth bass, which are making a good comeback, I believe that our other game fish numbers are ... Continue Reading...