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High Lake/Dingy Water Keep Fishing Scene Off Balance

Steve McCadams

For April 10, 2025

Too much water best sums up the fishing scene lately across Kentucky Lake and the entire region. It’s going to get better but this past week has thrown a real curve to the overall fishing scene as the reservoir is more than four feet above normal for mid-April. As this report was formulated elevation at Kentucky Dam was around 362. Normal summer pool is 359 so the lake has been high and muddy for most fishermen. Lots of floating debris ... Continue Reading...

Heavy Rains & Bass Fishing!

Brandon Hunter

For April 4, 2025

Here we are again with another fishing season kicking off here on Kentucky Lake. Bass and Crappie Fishing both are heating up with the spring temperatures finally making way to our area. Everything seems to be greening up and the pollen is flying around everywhere. When those water temperatures start heating up, fish will start flooding the banks and spawning areas. Some of the best fishing of the year is during the pre-spawn and spawn ... Continue Reading...

Excellent Crappie Bite; Heavy Rains Ahead

Doug Wynn

For April 2, 2025

Hey y'all. You're probably watching it rain like I am. That rain and the amounts forecast don’t bode well for fishing our lakes in the next several days. This has been an amazing spring so far with big numbers of crappie along with a number of trophy fish. We are now approaching the start of the spawn as the scheduled lake level rise begins. Surface temperatures Tuesday afternoon were just above 63 degrees. My tactic so far has been ... Continue Reading...

Crappie Bite Great Despite Water Color

John Morgan

For March 14, 2025

Starting spring off with warm temperatures and fairly stable water levels has got several fisherman out on the water. Most have been greeted with a better than expected bite for our conditions. Several rounds of heavy rain have a big portion of the lakes heavily stained. This is usually not good for the crappie bite. This spring seems to be an exception. For the last two weeks the crappie bite has been great on fire. I've never seen crappie ... Continue Reading...