Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley Fishing Reports
Welcome to KentuckyLake.com, featuring regularly updated Kentucky Lake fishing reports as well as Lake Barkley fishing reports.
Whether you are heading out for a brisk February afternoon of fishing for crappie and black bass or enjoying a late-summer evening of bluegill fishing, our Kentucky Lake fishing reports give you what you need to know.
Find out what's biting and even a few tips and tricks from fishing guides who have grown up fishing the waters of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.
It's all about the thrill and experience.
Weather Roller Coaster Returns
Steve McCadams
For November 21, 2024
Kentucky Lake’s fishing scene will receive a visit from the weather roller coaster in the days and week ahead. A windy cold front is in progress, sending temps down into the low 30’s at night with daytime highs projected to only make the upper 40’s for a few days. While that will curtail what has been a pretty good week for both crappie and catfishing it appears anglers will get a rebound by early next week as the weatherman says a ... Continue Reading...
Fall Colors Enhance the Crappie Fishing Experience
Doug Wynn
For October 28, 2024
Hey y’all from the Excel 230 Elite. As we move toward November and cooler weather, I recently took the time just before a soaking cloudburst to admire, then photograph, God’s colorful tree creations. We were watching the radar as a red blob approached our fishing location. I looked up from digging out rain gear to a beautiful early morning rainbow. Just as I started clicking my phone camera, the clouds opened up! As much as the rain put a ... Continue Reading...
Top Water Bite Happening Now
Scott McGlinchey
For August 26, 2024
I can’t believe it is almost September. With fall approaching, the migration of shad moving shallow starts to scatter the bass all over the lake. You can catch them on top water, in shallow water, or you can get them on the river and creek channel ledges. Some of the great ledges from early summer that got hammered everyday come back to life when fishing pressure slows down. So you can do really well fishing shallow, medium, and deep ... Continue Reading...
Note: The fishing reports shown on this site are provided to you as an insight from our top fishing guides around Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. These fishing reports are posted when our contributors send them. KentuckyLake.com and its parent company, Explorations Media Group, LLC, does not neccessarily endorse these fishing reports, the author of these fishing reports, and any patterns, bait and tackle, and techniques mentioned in these reports. This site will not be held liable for the content of these fishing reports.
