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Steve Hale and John Wainscott from TN December 2016
Kentucky Lake Crappie Fishing
Crappie Action
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FISHING SCENE FALLS PREY TO COLD SNAP
By Steve McCadams
Kentucky Lake anglers have enjoyed a long honeymoon of fall fishing. It
came to a close, however, on Thursday when bone chilling north winds and
frigid temperatures descended.
Night time temps were forecast to dip into the upper teens as the
weekend approached with a slight moderation in the days ahead. Yet the
weatherman predicts chilly conditions will linger into next week with
yet another cold front expected by midweek.
It appears the Kentucky Lake fishing scene will take a back seat to the
winter weather that will deliver below average temps for a spell. The
National Weather Service said December temperatures had not dipped into
the teens since 2013.
Crappie anglers had been chalking up some pretty good catches this past
week prior to the cold front. Good reports were coming in from anglers
fishing a variety of depths ranging from 4 feet deep to 24 feet deep out
in the main lake area.
Nice stringers have been taken these last few weeks by anglers targeting
the floating docks within the Paris Landing State Park harbor. Casting
jigs worked slowly beneath slip bobbers have paid dividends as jigs have
been the bait of choice.
At the same time anglers working midrange stakebeds and brushpiles in
the 10 to 12 foot depth range scored well as they vertical fished jigs
down around the submerged structure. Others have chosen to concentrate
their efforts on deep brushpiles located off the deep sides of main lake
ledges in the 18 to 24 foot depth range.
Seems all depth ranges have paid off at times. Even Jim “no fish” Perry
and Commodore Joe Hill have managed to land decent stringers of crappie
lately!
Bass anglers in the recent B.A.S.S. Toyota Team Challenge tournament did
pretty good, although weights of stringers diminished after three and
four days of competition.
Tournament officials and anglers dodged a bullet this week as they
missed the dramatic cold front by a week. Had the event been this week
odds are it may have been more like a survival contest!
Lake levels this week have been falling slowly after a slight rise that
occurred last week in the aftermath of some overdue rains. Elevation at
Kentucky Dam and New Johnsonville was expected to be in the 355 range
this weekend.
Surface temperatures had been in the 47 to 49 degree range but will no
doubt plummet with the influence of the cold front. Water color has been
clear across the reservoir.
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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