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Dave Stewart's Fishing Report
May 9th,
2008 - By Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley Guide Dave Stewart
Both lakes are a few
inches over summer pool. As reported last week we still have Largemouth
being taken on a myriad of patterns. We still have prespawn fish moving
in, late prespawn and spawning bass shallow and post spawn bass on the
lead out banks and some are showing up on the ledges around the mouths
of the creeks and bays. With the lower water temperatures being lower
than normal this spring, the Largemouth spawn is being drawn out longer
than usual. The Crappie spawn is essentially over for the most part but
a few reports indicate that some Crappie are still being taken shallow
early and late in the day. The hot panfish bite right now is on the
Bluegill and Shell Crackers (Red Eared Sun Fish). These fish are in
spawning mode and good catches of quality fish are being taken. The
Channel Catfish are moving up for spawn also and should be very good
very soon. The weekend weather outlook is for scattered thunderstorms
late Friday afternoon and again on Sunday.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass are being taken primarily on the lead
in banks and near the buck brush. The fish on the lead in banks are both
prespawn fish and post spawn fish. These fish are being taken on
crankbaits, Texas and Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. The
shallow fish are being taken on lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits,
floating worms, Texas rigged creature baits and lizards and jigs. Some
Largemouth are being taken on the ledges in the creeks and bays on
Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on the main lake
primary and secondary points on crankbaits, tube jigs and jigs. Rocky
points seem to be doing better than the gravel.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Hook Some Bass
spinnerbaits in blue glimmer and blue/chartreuse, Bandit crankbaits in
rootbeer/chartreuse, Strike King crankbaits in sexy shad, Strike King
Red Eye Shad in sexy shad, Lewis rattletraps in black/chrome, Hook Some
Bass baby brush hogs and Charmer Timber pups in green pumpkin and
watermelon purple, Zoom lizards in green pumpkin, Zoom trick worms in
watermelon/purple and Last Cast wooly bug jigs in green pumpkin with
matching baby paca craw trailer.
Crappie: Crappie are being reported as somewhat scattered with Crappie
being taken over brush piles in 8-12 ft of water along the creek
channels as well as some Crappie being taken near shallow brush in 4-6
ft of water. The deeper Crappie are being taken on minnows and small
jigs fished vertically over the deep brush piles. The shallow Crappie
are being taken on small jigs and minnows fished under bobbers.
Bluegill and Shell Crackers: These fish are being taken on gravel banks
and secondary points as well as on the flats in 4-6 ft of water. These
fish are taking crickets and worms fished under bobbers as well as worms
fished on split shot rigs fished on bottom.
Catfish: Channel Catfish are being taken on rocky shorelines on the main
lake and in the creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on
nightcrawlers fished under bobbers and on bottom rigs.
If you are in need of a bass guide for some fun bass fishing, tournament
preparation, lake familiarization or technique instruction don't
hesitate to give me a call or drop me an email. I have the following
dates available for booking in May, June and July:
May: Sorry I am booked up.
June: 29, 30
July: I have a number of dates still available..call me.
Captain Dave Stewart
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
"Fish With a Professional"
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Captain Kirk's Fishing Report
May 8th, 2007
- By Captain Kirk's
Guide Service - Kentucky Lake
 Here
we are…the 8th day of probably the prettiest weather-month on
Kentucky Lake and the fish are biting! Just the other day I came in
from a very successful day of fishing and met several familiar faces
at the cleaning station, including my clients for the next day’s
planned bass fishing trip. It was good to see these other fishermen
as I only get to see them a couple times a year and I had a good
catch to show them. The other fishermen had that "just swallowed a
mouse" grin on their faces. I soon found out why…not only did I have
a cooler full of big brim, 3 other boats did as well. My bass
clients saw this and asked me if I could do this again tomorrow and
my reply was…"most likely". We went Bluegill and Red Ear fishing the
next day and everyone had a blast!
Don’t get me
wrong…I LOVE bass fishing. This month, one of the hardest things for
me is to decide what to fish for. I can catch a good number of
Crappie, Bass, White Bass, or Catfish, but I can catch a gob of big
Bluegill.
If good weather,
pretty scenery, lots of scrappy fish on the end of your line, and a
great meal of fresh fish is your idea of a good time, then…get
Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, the kids, your cousins and anyone you
know and come to KY Lake and enjoy our bounty of Brim.
LARGEMOUTH BASS:
Bass fishing is
good! Putting together a specific pattern can be a little
frustrating at times though. Bass can be caught from top water to
23’ deep right now. Some are finished spawning while others are yet
to spawn. I’ve caught fish this past week on spinner baits, tubes,
trick worms, Senkos, lizards, 10" worms, 4" worms, deep crank baits,
and shallow crank baits. From the mouths of bays, out in the main
lake, main lake points, and in the bushes in the backs of bays. Bass
are EVERYWHERE! The most consistent pattern for me has been a
Carolina rigged lizard, worm, or baby brush hog fished 8’ to 15’
deep on main lake points, or 5’ to 10’ deep on secondary gravel
points in the bays (but near the main lake), OR 8’ to 12’ deep on
flats with grass in the back 2/3 of bays. Watermelon with chartreuse
tail has been effective. I hear some big bags are coming on crank
baits on deeper banks.
SMALLMOUTH BASS:
Carolina Rigs on
bars at the mouths of bays and pea gravel points on the main lake
are producing good fish. The fish seem to be mostly 4’ to 12’ deep,
although I’ve caught some as deep as 18’. Tubes are also catching
fish on deeper rocky points. Pumpkin-chartreuse is productive.
CRAPPIE:
Still good sized
and fair numbers being caught. I’ve done best when fishing brush on
12’ to 16’ flats in bays. Minnows or chartreuse curly tails are
productive.
BLUEGILL / RED
EARS:
Right now (and
for the next week) will probably be the best Bluegill / Red Ear
fishing of the entire year. Fish small jigs, crickets, wax worms, or
earth worms in 3’ to 8’ of water on pea gravel points from the mouth
of bays to 2/3 back for fast action on nice gills and red-eared
Sunfish. Catching big numbers of Bluegill and a fair number of big
Red Ears.
CATFISH:
Channel cats are
starting to show up on the rocks along shore. Fish night crawlers or
leeches in 4’ to 10’ of water for good action. Fish large minnows or
leeches 20’ to 30’ deep on main lake for Bluecats.
WHITE BASS:
Fish small spoons
or minnows 10' to 20' deep on main lake gravel points for good
action.
Check out my web
site at
www.captainkirksguideservice.com for pictures and plenty of past
reports.
Hope you catch a bunch!
Capt Kirk, out!
Photo:
Mitch from Lexington, KY
Captain Kirk's Guide Service
270-354-6017
Captkirk@vci.net
www.captainkirksguideservice.com
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Hook, Line & Sinker Fishing Report
April 9th,
2008
- By Kentucky
Lake/Lake Barkley Guide Malcolm Lane
Largemouth fishing is
still very good. Small crank baits and soft plastics fished along the
normal shoreline had been catching good numbers and good size. The lake
levels are 4' above summer pool and the fish are holding in the cover
where the summer pool would normally be.
There isn't much
activity for bluegill and catfish yet, the water temps are still in the
mid to upper 50's and not warm enough for the blue gill to move shallow
yet. Crappie are scattered and the number have been low.
A few crappie have
been caught shallow as well as some white crappie coming from 20'. The
size has been good but the big stringers have not been seen. The gates
on both dams are open and no activity in the tail waters. The rivers
below the dams are over the normal banks and still rising some.
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John Morgan's Southern Ky Lake Fishing Report
April 1st,
2008
- By Southern
Kentucky Lake Guide John Morgan
High water, rain and
plenty of wind pretty much sum up the month of March. Crappie fishing
was pretty good for the first part of the month but really has slowed
down the last two weeks. The water is 362.8 today and that's down about
a foot from the highest. This high water has really scattered the fish
and made them tough to catch. My best catches have come in Blood River
in 18 to 24 feet of water. Mostly I am casting tubes and slider grubs
over brush piles in these depths. Crappie should start to move up some
with the warming weather. As the lake level falls, I think the bite will
improve. This should pull the fish closer to cover and the ledges.
Bass fishing has been
great. They love the high water conditions. We caught nine keepers today
and they all came pitching a sweet beaver in green pumpkin color. These
fish are not spawning yet but they are very close. Fishing for all
species will improve if the water will continue to fall.
Good fishing,
John Morgan
Angling Adventures Guide Service
Murray, KY 270-436-2810
johndm@wk.net
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Captain Kirk's Fishing Report
May 8th, 2007
- By Captain Kirk's
Guide Service - Kentucky Lake
Here we are…the
8th day of probably the prettiest weather-month on Kentucky Lake and
the fish are biting! Just the other day I came in from a very
successful day of fishing and met several familiar faces at the
cleaning station, including my clients for the next day’s planned
bass fishing trip. It was good to see these other fishermen as I
only get to see them a couple times a year and I had a good catch to
show them. The other fishermen had that "just swallowed a mouse"
grin on their faces. I soon found out why…not only did I have a
cooler full of big brim, 3 other boats did as well. My bass clients
saw this and asked me if I could do this again tomorrow and my reply
was…"most likely". We went Bluegill and Red Ear fishing the next day
and everyone had a blast!
Don’t get me
wrong…I LOVE bass fishing. This month, one of the hardest things for
me is to decide what to fish for. I can catch a good number of
Crappie, Bass, White Bass, or Catfish, but I can catch a gob of big
Bluegill.
If good weather,
pretty scenery, lots of scrappy fish on the end of your line, and a
great meal of fresh fish is your idea of a good time, then…get
Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, the kids, your cousins and anyone you
know and come to KY Lake and enjoy our bounty of Brim.
LARGEMOUTH BASS:
Bass fishing is
good! Putting together a specific pattern can be a little
frustrating at times though. Bass can be caught from top water to
23’ deep right now. Some are finished spawning while others are yet
to spawn. I’ve caught fish this past week on spinner baits, tubes,
trick worms, Senkos, lizards, 10" worms, 4" worms, deep crank baits,
and shallow crank baits. From the mouths of bays, out in the main
lake, main lake points, and in the bushes in the backs of bays. Bass
are EVERYWHERE! The most consistent pattern for me has been a
Carolina rigged lizard, worm, or baby brush hog fished 8’ to 15’
deep on main lake points, or 5’ to 10’ deep on secondary gravel
points in the bays (but near the main lake), OR 8’ to 12’ deep on
flats with grass in the back 2/3 of bays. Watermelon with chartreuse
tail has been effective. I hear some big bags are coming on crank
baits on deeper banks.
SMALLMOUTH BASS:
Carolina Rigs on
bars at the mouths of bays and pea gravel points on the main lake
are producing good fish. The fish seem to be mostly 4’ to 12’ deep,
although I’ve caught some as deep as 18’. Tubes are also catching
fish on deeper rocky points. Pumpkin-chartreuse is productive.
CRAPPIE:
Still good sized
and fair numbers being caught. I’ve done best when fishing brush on
12’ to 16’ flats in bays. Minnows or chartreuse curly tails are
productive.
BLUEGILL / RED
EARS:
Right now (and
for the next week) will probably be the best Bluegill / Red Ear
fishing of the entire year. Fish small jigs, crickets, wax worms, or
earth worms in 3’ to 8’ of water on pea gravel points from the mouth
of bays to 2/3 back for fast action on nice gills and red-eared
Sunfish. Catching big numbers of Bluegill and a fair number of big
Red Ears.
CATFISH:
Channel cats are
starting to show up on the rocks along shore. Fish night crawlers or
leeches in 4’ to 10’ of water for good action. Fish large minnows or
leeches 20’ to 30’ deep on main lake for Bluecats.
WHITE BASS:
Fish small spoons
or minnows 10' to 20' deep on main lake gravel points for good
action.
Check out my web site at
www.captainkirksguideservice.com for pictures and plenty of past
reports.
Hope you catch a bunch!
Capt Kirk, out!
Captain Kirk's Guide Service
270-354-6017
Captkirk@vci.net
www.captainkirksguideservice.com
Out On A Ledge: An article written by Dave Stewart
Kentucky Lake Water/Weather Conditions
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