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Kentucky Lake Crappie Fishing
"1 pole jig fishing"
Crappie Action
Guide Service
AUTUMN ANGLERS EMBRACE COOLER DAYS
Time to dig out the sweaters, long sleeve shirts and jackets. A bit
overdue but autumn weather has finally arrived, putting a chill in the
air pushed by light north breezes.
Kentucky Lake’s fishing scene has been yearning for a change and finally
it has arrived. Temps are expected to sleep around the 60-degree mark at
night and rise only to the upper 70’s for a day or two before creeping
back to the low 80’s by the weekend or early next week.
Jane and Tom TN Crew
Kentucky Lake Crappie Fishing
"1 pole jig fishing"
Crappie Action
Guide Service
That will lower surface temperatures by this weekend and help the
disposition of both fish and fishermen. Surface temps this week have
lingered in the 79 to 79 degree range. Watch for a decline into the low
70’s by early next week if not sooner.
Lake levels have uncharacteristic for fall with some fluctuation as of
late. Last week the reservoir rose several inches but quickly receded,
falling several inches each day as TVA pulled it back to the normal
curve of annual drawdown only to see heavy rains enter the region for
several consecutive days.
June 2018
Joe, Judy, and Ryan TN Crew
Kentucky Lake Crappie Fishing
"1 pole jig fishing"
Crappie Action
Guide Service
Some areas have recorded 7 to 8 inches of rain earlier this week and
that sent a lot of runoff into the Tennessee River. At midweek lake
levels began to rise and were forecast to be up slightly to an elevation
of 356.4 this weekend at Kentucky Dam.
The slight rise in lake levels should work in favor of shallow water
crappie anglers searching bays or flats in depths of 4 to 8 feet in the
days ahead. Rising water usually pushes bait fish up toward backs of big
bays or out in flats, pulling the crappie with them.
Although heavy rains earlier this week had most anglers staying ashore,
activity should increase with the arrival of nice cool days that will
lure boaters out of hiding. It appears the weatherman is on the side of
anglers these next several days.
Some crappie have been taken in the 8 to 13 foot depth range lately but
most anglers continue to report tough times as to catching big numbers
of keeper size fish. Up Big Sandy and in West Sandy dingy water was
entering the picture but water color was good around the power lines and
Paris Landing sector.
Watch for the fall bite to improve these next few days in the midrange
depths as anglers stalk stakebeds and brushpiles with jigs and jigs
tipped with minnows. Some boats will be casting jigs as well over
manmade fish attractors while other techniques of trolling Road Runners
and crankbaits our over main lake ledges might fare well too.
Bass fishing continues to lag behind its traditional fall bite. Several
buddy tournaments up and down the reservoir are reporting lighter
stringers compared to times past. A few good fish are being taken but
most anglers report catching low numbers of smaller fish.
Some reports credited a few good bites from both largemouth and
smallmouth recently while using topwater along gravel banks. From
buzzbaits to jerk baits, the topwater bite has been rewarding at times
but not a lot of numbers have been taken.
Watch for an increase in activity this upcoming week along gravel banks
and around exposed crappie beds as bass transition toward shallow
venues. Crankbaits and spinnerbaits should produce around boat docks,
piers, roadbeds and the abundant gravel banks.
Watch for shad working main lake flats too as the gulls will help you
find the baitfish if any schooling activity has taken place.
Catfishing benefitted from the current lately along the Tennessee River.
When TVA was pulling water the bite improved for anglers bottom bumping
nightcrawlers and chicken livers around the 30 to 35 foot depth range.
The catfish bite should resume this weekend and well into next week once
TVA begins pulling water and lowering the reservoir in the aftermath of
this week’s heavy rains.
Hopefully the cool spell now underway will stimulate activity for what
has been a sluggish start to fall fishing on Kentucky Lake. Seems
activity always improves once a cooling trend kick starts fall fishing
scene.
Also check out our past:
Kentucky Lake Fishing Reports
Steve McCadams is one of the nation's best known Crappie Fishermen
and a full time resident of Paris, Tennessee. Steve is also a
professional hunting and fishing guide here in the Paris Landing area.
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