Kentucky Lake Fishing report — Dave Stewart — July 23
July 23, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
July 23, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 358.36 Surface Temperature – 80
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 358.25 Surface Temperature – 80
Both lakes are nearing one foot below summer pool. The cold front that passed through the lakes area last weekend combined with another cold front that moved through the area on Tuesday cooled the water temperatures by 4-5 degrees. We are now have water temperatures that are about 6 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year. The Largemouth Bass bite on the ledges slowed somewhat this week with the frontal passages but some good fish are still being taken, just not as many. As mentioned in last week’s report, the better ledge bite has been in late morning and during the afternoon/evening hours when current is present. The ledge bite continues to be somewhat slow in the morning hours. The cooler water temperatures though has seemed to increase the bite on secondary points and associate creek channel banks in the creeks and bays where Largemouth are feeding on schools of shad fry. Most of the fish being taken on this pattern are smaller fish but some good one and two fish catches have been reported, especially early and late in the day. The weather forecast for the coming weekend is for a chance of isolated thunderstorms on Saturday with southwest winds around 15-17 mph. Sundays forecast indicates lighter west winds and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Boaters venturing on the lakes this weekend, especially on Saturday should keep and eye on the sky for approaching storms and be prepared to seek safe shelter.
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Lake Barkley fishing report — KDFWR — July 16
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With recent rains and the Corps of Engineers beginning the annual draw-down of Barkley Lake, the current in the lake should be higher and improve fishing. The largemouth bass have been seen in the jumps around the main river channel and fishing with top waters or spinners in an active group of fish can be fun. Also, catfishing on the main channel ledges has been productive with cut bait and minnows.
Neal D Jackson, KDFWR
Kentucky and Barkley fishing reports — Dave Stewart — July 16
July 16, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
July 16, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.22 Surface Temperature – 84
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.20 Surface Temperature – 85
Both lakes are at summer pool. Expect both lakes to be drawn down one foot before the end of the month. The ledge fishing for Largemouth Bass has been overall good this week. The better bite has been during the late morning and afternoon hours. We have taken a good number of quality Largemouth this week on the ledges, especially fishing slow moving lures such as Carolina rigs, dragging football head jigs and large shaky head worms. The White Bass anglers have had good luck this past week also fishing the ledges and the flats just off the ledges with inline spinners, spoons and minnow rigs. We had a lot of rain this week both here and upriver and the lake levels have remained about the same this week with more current this week than we have been having lately as the rain waters are being passed thru the dams. We have a cold front that should pass through the lakes area tonight or early tomorrow and the forecast for the weekend is for below average highs in the 70’s and low’s in the 50’s with north quadrant winds.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes and in the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits and large worms, Texas rigged large worms, jigs and large shaky head worms. Some smaller Largemouth are schooling around shallow flats just off deep water near the primary points on the main lake and secondary points in the creeks and bays. These fish are schooling on schools of fry and are being taken on small topwater chugging baits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and lipless crankbaits.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes by fishing with Carolina rigged small creature baits and tubes and jigs. Smallmouth are also being taken at night on Kentucky Lake by fishing with dark skirted spinnerbaits, tube jigs and jigs. Some good catches are being taken at night by fishing rocky primary points and the first secondary points in the creeks and bays, especially on the east side of the lake.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Norman deep n’s in shad patterns, Rapala DT20’s in grey pearl shad, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in watermelon/purple and green pumpkin, Charmer 10′5″ gator tail worm in plum, Berkley 12″ worm in plum, Xcite 10″ maximum shaky head worm in plum and green pumpkin/purple on 5/8 ounce Xlock jig heads, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits and vibe (chatterbait) in blue glimmer, Yozuri splash it poppers in yellow with ghost belly, Rebel pop r in white, Hook Some Bass tubes in chameleon craw, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw and black/blue.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken on the river channel ledges and adjacent flats by fishing vertically with inline spinners, small spoons and tight lining minnow rigs. Some good catches have been reported this week, especially during the afternoon and early evening when current is present.
Catfish: Catfish are being taken on the old river channels in 25-35 ft of water by fishing with bottom rigs baited with yellowtails and leech/shrimp combinations.
Bluegill: Bluegill are being taken on deep rocky creek channel banks by fishing with small jigs fished vertically tipped with worms. Bluegill are also being taken around deeper docks with wood cover by fishing with worms and crickets under bobbers.
FLASH: I have been experiencing some problems with my email server so if you emailed me and did not get a reply, you might want to give me a call. I apologize for any inconvenience.
FLASH: I would like to report once again that we are catching some quality fish on the new to the area Xcite maximus shaky head worms. If you have not tried these worms yet, you are missing out on some fun fishing. These worms are available at my two favorite tackle shops here in the lakes area: Fisherman’s Headquarters located in Draffenville at the U.S. 68/U.S. 641 triangle and at The Cabin Bait and Tackle located on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa. Both these tackle shops carry not only your well known shelf baits, but also they carry a great line of custom type lures such as the Xcite lures, Charmer lures and Hook Some Bass lures you see mentioned regularly in my reports.
I would like to once again thank the great folks at Jet-a-Marina located in Calvert City, just north of Ky Dam on U.S. 62. I had a starter go bad on my engine last week and took it to the service folks there and as usual, the great service folks there jumped right on it and got me back on the water with my boat that same day. I can’t say enough good things about the folks at Jet-a-Marina. They have helped so many of my clients that have had service needs while visiting here at the lakes over the years to keep them on the water. I highly recommend that if your boat needs service that you see the folks there, they will keep you fishing if at all possible. While there, you might want to visit their showroom and pick up the cheapest bulk engine oil in the area while gazing at their showroom full or new Ranger and Stratos boats.
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 and book one of my open dates. This is a great time to take my focused ledge learning trip to learn how to eliminate the water and find the best ledges as well as learn the techniques to catch the ledge fish. I have the following dates available for booking in July, August and September:
July: 29
August: 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
September: Plenty of dates available…contact me for booking.
If you have not made your reservations for the fall fishing in October and November, you should do so soon or you may not be able to get the date(s) you want. I am the only guide in my service, so when you book with me, you get me and not someone else.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
“Fish With a Professional”
Kentucky Lake Fishing Report — Dave Stewart – July 9
July 9, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
July 9, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.31 Surface Temperature – 84
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam 0 359.35 Surface Temperature – 84
Both lakes are at summer pool. Expect both lakes to be drawn down one foot over the next month in accordance with the TVA River Operating System schedule unless there is a large amount of rain in the area and upriver. The forecast for the weekend is for highs in the high 80’s to low 90’s with a 40 to 50 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. Anyone venturing on the water this weekend should keep and eye on the sky for any approaching thunderstorms and take appropriate action to reach safe port if needed. Summertime thunderstorms can and do many times move quickly into the area and one should always be alert for the possibility of threatening weather, especially during the hot afternoon and early evening hours. In last week’s report I cautioned that the lakes would be crowded over the holiday weekend and asked that everyone use caution and drive defensively. I am sad to report that a fatal accident was reported in the Paris Landing area in which two boats collided. Folks, we have had too many fatal accidents on our lakes this year…please use some common sense and be alert for other boaters that may not be using their common sense. Alcohol was reportedly a contributing cause in the accident last weekend. Alcohol and boating do not mix, have fun on the water and save the partying until you get off the water, somewhere safe where you will not be a liability to yourself or your fellow boaters.
The bass fishing has been overall good this week. I only had one day this week that I thought the fishing was somewhat slow and that was following a cold frontal passage earlier in the week. Most of the reports I have received indicate pretty much the same. The better bite this week was reportedly in the evening when the current was being pulled, but like myself, those of fishing in the morning and during the day were able to put fish in the boat. The ledge fishing for Largemouth was good overall during the day, with the larger fish being taken on slow moving baits like Carolina rigs, dragging football head jigs and large shaky head worms. There are a lot of small schooling bass chasing shad fry in the creeks and bays and on the main lake flats. Although these fish are not of great quality, there are some good numbers of the smaller fish and can be a lot of fun. I received a number of reports of Smallmouth being taken on the ledges during the day this week, and my client and I today did catch some of these brown fighters on a ledge while dragging a jig. I am also seeing a lot of White Bass in the jumps feeding on schools of fry in the mouths of some of the larger bays. Some of these jumps are lasting for 10 minutes or more.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits, Texas rigged large worms, jigs and large shaky head worms. Some Largemouth are also being taken in the creeks and bays on secondary points and associated creek channel banks as they are schooling on large schools of shad fry. These schooling fish are being taken on crankbaits, topwater lures, spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on Carolina rigged small creature baits and dragging jigs. Some Smallmouth are being taken on main lake primary and secondary points early and late in the day on finesse jigs and tube jigs. Smallmouth are also being taken at night, on the main lake and in the mouths of the deeper bays on Kentucky Lake by fishing with dark colored spinnerbaits, jigs and tube jigs. These fish are being taken on primary and secondary points on the main lake and on secondary points and associated creek channel banks in the bays. Rocky banks and points have been reported as producing the most fish.
Some of the productive lure reported this week are: Yozuri splash it poppers in yellow with ghost belly, Lucky Craft G-splash in ghost pearl lemon, Rebel Pop R in white, Rapala DT 16 and DT 20 in grey pearl shiner, Norman DD 22 in white, Hook Some Bass vibe (chatterbait) in blue glimmer, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in watermelon/purple and green pumpkin, Charmer gator tail 10.5″ worms in plum, Xcite maximus 10.5″ shaky head worm in plum, green pumpkin/purple and mud puppy, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw and black/blue, P.J. football head jigs in watermelon/candy, D&L football head jigs in black/blue and Hook Some Bass tubes in chameleon craw and green pumpkin.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken along the old river and creek channel ledges as well as on the adjacent flats by vertically fishing with inline spinners and small jigging spoons. White Bass are also being taken in the jumps as they are feeding on schools of shad fry in the creeks and bays. These top feeding schools are being taken on small topwater poppers, inline spinners and small crankbaits cast into the feeding schools.
Bluegill: Bluegills are being taken near willow trees early and late in the day where there are mayfly hatches. These fish are being taken on crickets and worms fish under bobbers and on small jigs tipped with worms. Bluegill are also being taken around deeper docks with wood cover, especially in the night hours on worms and crickets fished under bobbers.
Catfish: Catfish are being taken along the old river channels by fishing with bottom bouncing rigs baited with shrimp and leeches. Catfish are also being taken on bottom rigs baited with large minnows and cut baits. The Catfish bite is reportedly best when there is current.
If you are in need of bass fishing 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 to book one of my open dates. I am a catch and release bass guide. I only guide for bass and nothing but bass, day in and day out. I would be happy to have you as a client to meet your bass fishing needs. Now is a great time to learn how to fish the ledges. I have a focused ledge teaching trip in which you will learn how to eliminate the water to find the best ledges, how to set up on those ledges and teach you the techniques used to catch the ledge fish. I have the following dates available for booking in July, August and September:
July: 29
August: 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
September: Plenty of dates available…contact me for booking.
Now is the time to get those reservations for the fall fishing in October and November. Do not wait too long to make your reservation or you may not get the date(s) you want.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
“Fish With a Professional”
Kentucky Lake Fishing Report from Dave Stewart — 7-02
July 3, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
July 2, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.35 Surface Temperature – 85
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.30 Surface Temperature – 86
Both lakes are nearing summer pool on a slow drawdown. Normally the lakes are drawn down one foot during the month of July, so expect the levels to slowly drop over the next few weeks about one foot barring any unforeseen heavy rains here and up river. The nasty unseasonable heat wave we experienced last week was broken early this week with the passage of a cold front and the days have been very pleasant with daytime highs this past week in the mid to upper 80’s and early morning temperatures in the 60’s. The cool down assisted in dropping the water temperatures a couple of degrees also. The forecast for the holiday weekend is for daytime highs in the mid to lower 80’s and light winds. There is a 40% chance for some scattered thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday so boaters need to keep an eye to the sky, especially in the heat of the day for any rapidly approaching storms. The lakes were already starting to get crowded today with the influx of folks coming to the lakes to enjoy the holiday weekend. This weekend is historically the busiest holiday weekend of the season on the lakes so expect the lakes to be busy. I would like to urge folks out there on the water this weekend to be courteous and drive defensively. We have had a number of drownings on the lakes this year, we certainly do not want to add to that number this weekend.
The Largemouth Bass fishing has been good overall this week with reports of good numbers of quality fish being taken. Even though I spent this week doing some focused teaching trips in which we are spending more time in the learning mode than trying to catch fish, we did continue to boat some quality Largemouth on the ledges this week. There were a number of very big bags of fish weighed in during the bass tournaments last weekend, so the banner Largemouth year that I predicted late last winter seems to be continuing so far. I received a few reports this week of some numbers of Crappie being taken even though most folks are not targeting these fish during the summer. White Bass catches this week were reported as good also, especially during the evening hours when current is present. The mayfly hatches slowed some this past week but we should expect more of these shortly which I am sure will excite the panfish anglers.
FLASH: I normally put any fishing news flashes at the end of my weekly report, but since I spend all my time out there on the lakes fishing for bass, I cannot help but pass this along first this week. A possible new world record bass has been reported all over the internet today. It seems a possible new world record or at least a Largemouth Bass that will tie the existing world record that has stood for over 70 years was reportably caught at Lake Biwa in Japan. This possible record catch has not been officially recognized yet, but if you check out the big fishing news websites, I am sure you will find the particulars of this catch being reported as the story unfolds.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina and Texas rigged creature baits and large worms, jigs, spoons and large shakey head worms. Largemouth are also being taken on secondary points and associated creek channel banks in the creeks and bays as well as on the shallow flats in the creeks and bays as they are feeding on schools of fry from the spring spawns. This bite on the fry is especially present during the early morning and late evening hours. These fish are being taken on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, Texas rigged worms and creature baits, shakey head worms and jigs. Largemouth are also being taken around submerged grass, emerged vegetation and wood cover on buzz frogs, spinnerbaits, Texas rigged small creature baits and soft jerkbaits.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. Smallmouth are also being taken on main lake primary and secondary points early and late in the day on tube jigs and jigs. I am continuing to receive reports that the Smallmouth are biting at night on main lake primary and secondary points as well as on the rocky secondary points and associated creek channel banks around the mouths of the bays on Kentucky Lake on large dark colored spinnerbaits and jigs.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Yozuri spash-it popping baits in lemon with ghost body, Rebel pop r’s in black/chrome and white, Rapala DT series deep diving crankbaits in parrot and green shad, MOAB DT series custom painted crankbaits in bluegill, Norman DD series crankbaits in paradise shad and white, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in green pumpkin and watermelon/purple, Charmer 10.5″ worms in plum and green pumpkin, Xcite 10″ maximus shaky head worms in plum, green pumpkin and green pumpkin/purple on 5/8 ounce Xcite xloc shakey head jigs, Strike King sexy spoons in shad patterns, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Charmer shaky head worms in green pumpkin, Zoom trick worms on shakey head jigs in green pumpkin, Jack’s bubber frog in watermelon/red, Zoom horny toads in green pumpkin swirl and white, Zoom super flukes in white, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw and P.J.’s football head jig in watermelon candy.
Crappie: Crappie reports indicate that some Crappie are being taken in 12 – 15 ft of water on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper bays over mats with small jigs tipped with minnows.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken along the old river and creek channel ledges by vertically fishing with inline spinners and small spoons. White Bass are also being taken by folks trolling with inline spinners and small crankbaits trolled along the edges of the flats near channel ledges. I have not had any reports of White Bass in the jumps this week, but I have myself observed some few jumps around the mouths of the bays but they are short in duration.
Bluegill: Bluegills are being taken around willow trees with associated mayfly hatches early and late in the day. These fish are being taken with crickets and worms fished under bobbers. Bluegills are also being taken around deeper water docks, especially at night under lights fishing with worms and crickets under bobbers.
Catfish: Catfish are being taken along the old river channel ledges on bottom bouncing rigs baited with shrimp and leech combinations as well as on bottom rigs baited with large minnows. These fish are biting better late in the evening and at night during periods of current.
FLASH: I gave a report here two weeks ago about a big shaky head worm that I had field tested here that was producing some very nice catches of Largemouth Bass. These worms are made by Xcite Baits, a company out of Texas. I mentioned that as soon as some of the tackle shops in the area got these worms in stock I would let everyone know where they could find them. The following tackle shops now have these worms in stock as well as the Xcite 5/8 ounce shakey head jigs I have been using: Fisherman’s Headquarters located at the U.S. 68/U.S. 641 triangle in Draffenville, Baits and More located on U.S. 68 in Aurora and Dunn’s Sporting Goods in Paducah. I spoke to the folks at The Cabin Bait and Tackle located on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa this afternoon and they said they should have these baits in stock by the middle of next week. I would like to report that I have continued to catch some nice Largemouth on these lures so if you have not tried them yet, you now know where you can find them here locally.
I would like to wish everyone to have a great weekend as we celebrate the birthday of our great country. Please take a pause from your celebrating this weekend to remember those that gave their all so that this great country could remain free and also to thank those brave men and women that are now serving to ensure our continued freedom.
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 to book one of my open dates. Now is a great time to take my focused learning trip to learn how to eliminate water and fish the ledges. This trip has always been a popular learning trip for my clients, in that, you will not only learn how to eliminate the water any time of year to find the best bass fishing spots, but you will also learn how to find the best ledges and the techniques used to catch the bass on the ledges. Of course, just going out for a fun day of bass fishing is always available as is assistance in preparing for upcoming tournaments. I have the following dates available for booking in July, August and September:
July: 28, 29, 31
August: 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
September: Plenty of dates available…give me a call or drop me an email to book your trip.
Of course I am taking reservations for the fall fishing in October and November too. If you have not made your reservations for the fall fishing, you need to do so soon, especially you tournament anglers coming in for the fall classics.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
“Fish With a Professional”
Kentucky Lake Fishing Report — Dave Stewart — June 28
June 28, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam – 359.83 Surface Temperature – 88
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.70 Surface Temperature – 88
Both lakes are about one half foot over summer pool. The heat wave continues here in the lakes area with daytime highs in the 90’s and heat indexes over 100 every day this past week. The morning water temperatures have risen 8 degrees since my report last week. This has slowed the ledge fish down somewhat, but the ledge fish are still biting pretty good. I recommend that anyone going out for some bass fishing on the ledges take a look at the TVA website for the current flows if you have a choice of going out early or late in the day. This past week on some mornings, there has been a good current flow on Lake Barkley and very little current on Kentucky Lake after about 5:00 a.m. The flow on Kentucky is being cranked up around 4 or 5 p.m. and good current is present through the evening and night hours. Although good current is not essential to catch the bass on the ledges, it certainly increases the bite activity when there is good current present. If you are going out to the ledges on any given day, you might want to check the current flow of both lakes and decide which lake has the best current flow during the timeframe you are going to be on the water. Of course, the current flow can be turned on at any given time or turned off as the case may be, but if you monitor the flow history over the past couple of days prior to your trip, you can at least get an idea of how the current flow times have been and take a shot that they will remain the same on the day you go out. All that being said, not everyone can pick and choose which lake they are going to fish or what time frame they are going to fish, so, if there is not much current out there when you go, take a hint from me and slow your presentations down…when you think you are fishing slow enough, slow down a little more. What I have experienced this week on Kentucky Lake, having been out there every morning with the exception of one day on Barkley, is that even with the flat water, blue skies and no current, we are still catching the bass, we just slow down the presentations. The forecast for Friday and the weekend is for daytime highs in the mid to upper 90’s for Friday and Saturday and high heat indexes. The forecast for Sunday and early next week is for a slight break in the daytime highs, with daytime highs in the lower 90’s. Not much of a break, but after more than a week of heat indexes above 100, it will seem like a break for the better. Be sure to take plenty of water and your favorite sports drinks with you and stay hydrated.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper bays as well as on some main lake primary points. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged large worms and creature baits, Texas rigged large worms, jigs and big shaky head worms. Some Largemouth are also being taken in shallow water in the creeks and bays near vegetation and wood cover. These shallow fish are being taken on buzz frogs, soft jerkbaits and swim jigs fished around areas of vegetation and Texas rigged creature baits and shaky head worms fished around wood cover.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken early and late in the day on primary and secondary points on the main lake on Carolina rigged creature baits, tube jigs and jigs. Smallmouth are also being taken on the old creek channel and river channel ledges during the day on Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. Smallmouth are being taken at night on Kentucky Lake by fishing large dark colored spinnerbaits, tube jigs and finesse jigs on primary and secondary main lake points and the first secondary points in the bays.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Zoom horny toads in green pumpkin swirl and white, Jack’s bubber frog in watermelon/red, Rapala DT 16’s and DT20’s in parrot, green shad and grey pearl shiner, MOAB custom painted DT 16’s painted in bluegill, Norman DD22’s in paradise shad, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in green pumpkin, plum, and watermelon/purple, Charmer shaky head worms in watermelon/purple and green pumpkin, Zoom trick worms on shaky head rigs in green pumpkin, Charmer gator tail and ribbon tail 10.5 inch worms in plum and green pumpkin fish on Texas rigs and Carolina rigs, Xcite Maximus shaky head worms in plum, green pumpkin and green pumpkin/purple fished on Xcite 5/8 ounce x-lock shaky head rigs, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw, P.J.’s football head jigs in watermelon/candy, D&L advantage jigs in black/blue and Cumberland craw, Zoom super flukes in shad patterns, Booyah spinnerbaits in black/red and black/purple (night fishing), Hook Some Bass tubes in chameleon craw and D&L baby advantage jigs in black/blue.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken on the old river and creek channel ledges on the main lakes by vertically fishing with inline spinner, small spoons and tight lining minnows. White Bass are also being taken by trolling inline spinners and small spoons on leaders attached to deep diving crankbaits along the river ledges. Some jumps are being reported on the flats near the channel ledges during periods of current but these jumps are not lasting very long.
Catfish: Catfish are being taken on the old river channels by fishing with large minnows and cut baits in bottom rigs as well as by fishing with leaches and shrimp combinations on bottom bouncing rigs.
Bluegill: Bluegill are being taken around mayfly hatches early and late in the day. These hatches are present around overhanging trees, especially willow trees in the creeks and bays. These Bluegill are being taken by fishing with crickets and worms fished under bobbers. Bluegill are also being taken around deeper docks with wood cover by fishing with worms and crickets under bobbers.
The summer fishing season is in full swing now. If you are coming to the lakes area to enjoy some of our great warm weather fishing, I recommend that you visit both The Fisherman’s Headquarters located at the intersection of U.S. 68 and U.S. 641 in Draffenville and The Cabin Bait and Tackle located on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa. Both these tackle shops stock everything you need for a great fishing trip, from the latest in bass fishing rods, reels and lures for the bass anglers as well as all the tackle and live bait you need to catch those white bass, catfish and bluegills. You will find the folks at both these tackle shops friendly and helpful as well as having the latest in lake fishing information.
If you are here at the lakes and find yourself in need of some service on your boat, I recommend that you visit the folks at Jet-A-Marina located on U.S. 62 in Calvert City just a couple of miles west of Ky Dam. The service folks there are second to none when it comes to servicing your boat and they always try to get you back on the water as soon as possible. The Jet-A-Marina store and showroom also stocks a great line of boating accessories as well as the latest model Rangers and Stratos bass boats. You will also be pleased to find that you can save a lot of money by visiting the showroom store for your favorite engine oil which they sell in bulk jugs.
If you are in need of a bass guide for some fun catch and release bass fishing, tournament preparation, lake familiarization or technique instruction, don’t hesitate to give me a call or drop me an email to make a reservation for one of my open dates. Now is the time to take that instructional bass fishing trip to learn how to find and fish the best ledges. This trip is designed to teach you how to eliminate water (including ledges) to find the highest percentage spots to hold bass and to learn how to set up on the ledges as well as the techniques used to catch the ledge fish. My goal in this type trip is to teach you what you need to know so that you can go back out and find and fish the ledges on your own. I have the following dates available for booking in June, July and August:
June: Sorry, I am booked up.
July: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
August: I have plenty of dates available in August…give me a call.
Now is the time to book your fall fishing trips, especially those of you that are tournament anglers that are going to be here for the fall classics. If you wait too long you may not be able to get the date(s) you want or need. When you book with my service, you get me, not someone else, so I only have so many dates available.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
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Kentucky Lake Fishing Report — Dave Stewart — June 18
June 19, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
June 18, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.79 Surface Temperature – 80
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.75 Surface Temperature – 80
Both lakes a about one half foot over summer pool. Well, summer is definitely just about here. We had heat indexes over 100 yesterday and today and the forecast for tomorrow is for the same. The forecast for the weekend is highs in the low to mid 90’s. I would like to remind everyone to check their coolers to make sure they have plenty of water and/or sport drinks with them as they venture on the lakes this summer. These heat indexes can drain you pretty quick unless you keep yourself hydrated. Despite the heat, the daytime fishing has been good this week for Largemouth Bass. The good ledge bite is continuing and on most days you can put quite a few fish in the boat. The ledges are loaded with a lot of smaller fish but there are good fish there too, you just have to wade through a lot of short fish sometimes to get the bigger fish active. In the past week we got into a number of feeding schools of 3 – 4 lbs fish on the ledges with an occasional 5 lbs in the mix. Sometimes these feeds only last a short period but it sure is fun while it lasts. The mayflies started hatching this week and these hatches should only get more numerous over the next few weeks. Panfish anglers are taking advantage of the hatches by catching good Bluegill and White Bass near the emerging hatches early in the morning and late in the evening. I have observed a number White Bass in the jumps around the mouths of the bays this week and on flats near the river channel on the main lake when current is being generated.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass are being taken on the old creek and river channel ledges on the main lake and around the mouths of the creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged large worms and creature baits, Texas rigged large worms, jigs and big shakey head worms. Largemouth are also being taken on primary points and secondary points in the creeks and bays, especially early in the morning and late in the evening on crankbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits, Texas rigged large worms and jigs. Some Largemouth are also being taken around shallow vegetation on soft jerkbaits and frogs, especially early in the morning and late in the day.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken early and late in the day on primary points and main lake secondary points on crankbaits, jigs and tube jigs. Smallmouth are also being taken on the old creek and river channel ledges on Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. I have had a number of reports of some nice Smallmouth being taken at night on Kentucky Lake by angles fishing chunk rock points and channel banks with dark colored spinnerbaits and tube jigs.
Some of the productive lures reported this week were: Zoom horny toad in green pumpkin/swirl and grey ghost, Jack’s bubber frog in watermelon/red, Bomber fat free shad crankbaits in chartreuse shad, Rapala DT series deep diving crankbaits in green shad and parrot, MOAB custom painted DT20 crankbait in bluegill, Strike King crankbaits in sexy shad, Charmer 10.5″ ribbon tail worms in plum and green pumpkin, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in plum, green pumpkin and watermelon/purple, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw and black/blue, D&L football head jigs in Herrington craw, Hook Some Bass tubes in chameleon craw and green pumpkin and Xcite 10.5″ maximus worm (shaky head) in green pumpkin and plum.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken on the flats adjacent to the river and creek channel ledges as well as along the creek and river channel ledges by vertically fishing with inline spinners and small spoons. These fish are also being taken by trolling crankbaits with an inline spinner or spoon attached to a trailing leader. Some White Bass are also being taken early and late in the day near mayfly hatches where there are over hanging trees along the shoreline. These fish are taking curly tail small jigs, inline spinners and small spoons.
Bluegill: Bluegill are being taken along deep rocky creek channel banks and points on small jigs tipped with worms. Bluegill are also being taken around docks and overhanging trees where mayflys are hatching. These fish are being taken on crickets and worms fished under bobbers and small jigs tipped with worms.
Catfish: Catfish are being taken along the river channel ledges, especially during periods of current on bottom bouncing rigs and bottom rigs baited with large minnows and shrimp/leech combinations.
Field Test Report: I was contacted recently by the owner of Xcite Baits and was asked if I would like to field test their 10.5″ maximus (basically a big shakey head worm) here on Kentucky/Barkley. This big shakey head worm has been very popular this season on the big fish Texas lakes and the owner wanted to see if these big shakey head worms would produce here on our lakes as well. Over the past two days my clients and I have tested some of these worms on the ledges here. We fished the maximus worms in plum and green pumpkin over the past two days using the Xcite 5/8 ounce X-lock shakey jig system (shakey head jigs). All I can say is I wish they had sent me more as the fish jumped all over these big shakey head worms. Although these worms are not yet being sold here locally, I expect you will soon see them showing up in some of the local tackle shops. I will let you know when I find out which tackle shops here will be carrying these worms. Here is the website for these worms: www.xcitebaits.com .
FLASH: Congratulations to Brandon Hunter for his win as the top co-angler in the recent FLW Tour tournament held here on Kentucky Lake last week. Brandon came to the scales with hefty 19lbs 11 oz bag of 5 fish in the final day to take a decisive victory over the rest of the co-angler field. Brandon is an employee at Fisherman’s Headquarters tackle shop located in Draffenville. Next time you stop in there, shake his hand.
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. Now is the time to take that instructional trip to learn how to fish the ledges. I offer a focused learning trip in which you will learn how to eliminate water to find the best ledges, set up on the ledges and the techniques used to fish them. I have the following dates available in June, July and August available for booking:
June: Sorry I am booked up
July: 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
August: Plenty of dates available….contact me for booking.
Now is the time to make your reservations for your fall fishing. Make your reservations now to ensure you can get the date(s) you want.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
“Fish With a Professional”
Kentucky Lake Fishing Report — Dave Stewart — June 11
June 15, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.53 Surface Temperature – 77
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.40 Surface Temperature – 77
Both lakes are one half foot over summer pool and on a slow draw down to summer pool. The Largemouth Bass fishing remains very good on both lakes with most of the fish being taken on the ledges on the main lakes and around the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. The Bassmaster Elite Series finished their tournament over the past weekend and the winning weight totaled over 97lbs for 4 days of fishing (5 fish per day). The Wal Mart FLW Tour tournament began today and the leading weight for 5 fish after day one is over 24 lbs. with thirteen 5 fish bags over 20lbs. If you have never fished the ledges on these lakes in the summer time, now is the time to learn and get in on some of this fun offshore fishing. The summer White Bass fishing is picking up with good catches being reported on both lakes. We have a cold front moving over the area this evening and it is projected to stall over the area for the next few days. The forecast for Friday and though out the weekend is for highs in the mid 80’s, high humidity and a chance for thunderstorms each day. Some of these storms may be severe, so if you are planning on being on the lakes this weekend, you should keep an eye on the sky and be ready to move to safety if needed.
Largemouth Bass: The Largemouth Bass are being taken on the old creek channel and river ledges on the main lake and around the mouths of the deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being caught on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged large worms and creature baits, Texas rigged large worms, shaky head worms, drop shot rigs, jigs and spoons. Some Largemouth are also being taken on the primary points and on secondary points and associated creek channel banks in the creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on crankbaits, Texas rigged large worms and creature baits, shaky head worms, jigs and tube jigs. Some Largemouth are being taken shallow in the creeks and bays, especially early and late in the day near grass beds and wood cover on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigged creature baits.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken early and late in the day on primary points and main lake secondary points on crankbaits, jigs and tube jigs. Some good Smallmouth are also being taken during the day on old river channel and creek channel ledges on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. A good night bite on the Smallmouth is being reported on spinnerbaits, jigs and tube jigs by fishing rocky points on the main lake and on rocky secondary points in the mouths of the bays on Kentucky Lake. The reports indicate that the spinnerbait bite has been the best bite.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Lucky Craft Sammy in ghost pearl lemon, Chatterbuzz buzzbaits in white and black, Zoom horny toads in white and green pumpkin swirl, Rapala DT series crankbaits in green shad, parrot and grey pearl shad, MOAB Rapala DT 16 in custom painted bluegill, Norman deep diving crankbaits in paradise shad, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Booyah spinnerbaits in black and black/purple with large Colorado blade (night fishing), Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in watermelon/purple and green pumpkin, Charmer 10.5″ worms in plum, Berkley 12″ power worms in plum, Charmer shaky head worms in green pumpkin/candy, Strike King sexy spoons in silver and shad patterns, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw and D&L football head jigs in Herrington craw and Hook Some Bass tubes in green pumpkin and chameleon craw.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken on flats adjacent to the old creek and river channels on the main lake as well as on the associated ledges. These fish are being taken by vertically fishing with inline spinners and jigging spoons. Some Rockfish are being taken by these anglers in the same areas fishing the same lures. White Bass are also being taken by trolling inline spinners and small spoons on deep diving crankbaits with hooks removed and attaching the lures on a following leader.
Catfish: Channel Catfish are being taken on the old river channels and creek channels on the main lake and around the mouths of the bays. These fish are being taken on bottom bouncing rigs baited with shrimp and leaches. Some Channel Catfish are still being taken on rocky banks and rocky flats on night crawlers fished under bobbers and on bottom rigs, these are Catfish that are still spawning.
Bluegill: Bluegill are being taken in 5-10 ft of water off the spawning beds around wood cover and along rocky banks. Bluegill are also being taken around docks with wood cover. These fish are being taken on worms and crickets fish under bobbers and on split shot rigs fished on bottom.
FLASH: The Wal Mart FLW Tour final two day weigh-ins will be held at the Regional Events Center located on the Murray State University campus in Murray, Ky on Saturday and Sunday. The Wal Mart Fun Zone is located there both days with lots of great things to see and do, especially for the kids.
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 to book one of my open dates. Now is the time to learn how to find and fish the ledges. I do a focused learning trip to teach you how to find the highest percentage ledges and how to fish them. I have the following dates available in June, July and August:
June: Sorry I am booked up.
July: 15, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
August: Plenty of dates available, contact me to book your trip.
Of course I am taking booking for September through November also. You should make your reservations now for the fall fishing to ensure that you can get the date(s) you desire.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
270-354-5039
“Fish With a Professional”
Kentucky/Barkley lakes Fishing Report — June 4 — Dave Stewart
June 4, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
June 4, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.30 Surface Temperature – 77
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.15 Surface Temperature – 75
Both lakes are at summer pool. Both lakes rose to one foot over summer pool earlier this week but have been drawn back down over the past couple of days. As I mentioned last week, the Largemouth Bass bite on the ledges has been very good, especially when the current is present. It is pretty easy to catch numbers of fish on the ledges and although many of these fish are short of the legal limit, we are also catching a good number of quality fish on the ledges too. This good ledge fishing this week was exemplified yesterday at the BASS Elite Series weigh-in when the top weight was 29lbs and 31 bags were weighed in over 20lbs. Now if that does not prove that we have a world class fishery here, nothing will. We are also getting some bonus nice Smallmouth on the ledges with the current being drawn this past week. Although they are not in big numbers, the Smallmouth we have taken have been quality fish. I have received a couple of reports of some nice Smallmouth now being taken at night on Kentucky Lake on large dark colored spinnerbaits so for those of you that like to night fish, it seems the summer night Smallmouth fishing has begun. I have also received a number of reports of a number of White Bass now being taken on the flats adjacent to the river channels so the summer White Bass fishing is starting to heat up too. The present weather forecast for the weekend looks good with party sunny to sunny skies, light winds and virtually no chance of rain.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass are being taken on the old creek channel and river ledges around the mouths of the deeper bays and on the main lakes with deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged large worms and creature baits, Texas rigged worms, ledge spinnerbaits and jigs. Largemouth are also being taken in the secondary points and creek channel banks on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, Texas and Carolina rigged worms and creature baits and jigs. Some Largemouth are also still being taken shallow near the buck brush and vegetation on topwater lures early and late in the day, spinnerbaits, Texas rigged creature baits and jigs. The ledge fishing has been very good this past week.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on main lake primary and secondary points and on the old river and creek channel ledges around the mouths of the deeper bays and on the main lake. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits, tube jigs and jigs. Smallmouth Bass are also being taken at night on rocky main lake primary and secondary points with dark colored spinnerbaits and jigs on Kentucky Lake.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Lucky Craft Sammy in ghost lemon pearl, Chatterbuzz buzzbaits in white, Zoom horny toads in white and green pumpkin pearl, Rapala DT series crankbaits in parrot, green shad and grey pearl shiner and bluegill, Norman crankbaits in rootbeer and paradise shad, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Gambler mega daddy in green pumpkin, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in watermelon/purple and green pumpkin, Net Baits mad paca in green pumpkin, Charmer 10.5 ” worm in plum, Berkley 10″ power worm in plum and red shad, Jewel football head jig in gourd/craw, D&L football head jig in Herrington craw and Cumberland craw and Hook Some Bass tubes in chameleon craw and green pumpkin.
White Bass: White Bass are being taken on the flats adjacent to the river ledges in 10- 12 ft of water by vertically fishing with inline spinners and small spoons. White Bass are also being taken by trolling with deep diving crankbaits with an inline spinner or small spoon on a trailing leader.
Bluegill: Although some Bluegill are still being taken around shallow beds, most of these fish are now being taken in deeper water banks off the spawning areas in 8-12 ft of water by fishing with worms under bobbers and on small jigs tipped with worms around wood cover. Bluegill are also being taken around docks with wood cover on worms fished under bobbers.
Catfish: Channel Catfish are still being taken on shallow rocky flats in the creeks and on the main lake. These fish are being taken on nightcrawlers fished under bobbers and on bottom rigs. Some Channel Catfish are also being taken along the old creek channels in the creeks and bays on bottom bouncing rigs baited with leeches and shrimp combinations.
FLASH: Fisherman’s Headquarters located at the U.S. 68/U.S. 641 triangle in Draffenville will be hosting an FLW TOUR PRO NIGHT on Friday, June 5th from 4-7 p.m. Top FLW professionals Guido Hibdon, Dion Hibdon, Brent Ehrler, Dan Morehead, Ramie Colson and Terry Bolton will be there to meet and chat with everyone that attends. There will be a number of in store specials and some give aways from Berkley. Drop by and enjoy an evening with some of the top professional anglers in the country and don’t forget to say hello to Bart, Lori and Brandon.
FLASH: Back in March I mentioned that a new custom lure company would be coming on-line this summer with some great custom painted lures that will be painted by the top custom lures painters in the country. MOAB Custom Baits is now up and running on line at www.moabcustombaits.com . I highly recommend that you check out the custom painted lures they have available. There are also some great opening special prices on the site right now so don’t delay in checking out these high quality lures. I will be working with this company over the next number of months in developing a line of custom painted lures that I will have personally field tested here on Kentucky and Barkley lakes.
If you are in need of a guide for some fun catch and release bass fishing, tournament preparation, lake familiarization or technique instruction, don’t hesitate to give me a call or drop me an email for one of my open dates. Now is the time to learn how to fish the ledges. I do a focused learning trip in which you will learn how to eliminate ledges to find the most productive ones, learn how to set up on them and the techniques used to catch the ledge fish. I have the following dates available for booking in June, July and August:
June: Sorry I am booked up.
July: 2, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
August: Plenty of dates available…contact me to book your trip.
Of course, I am also taking bookings for the fall fishing in September thru November. You should make your reservations now for the fall fishing to ensure you get the date(s) you want.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
“Fish With a Professional”
Kentucky Lake fishing report — May 28 — Dave Stewart
May 28, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
May 28, 2009
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam – 359.35 Surface Temperature – 75
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 359.20 Surface Temperature – 73
Both lakes are at summer pool. The weather forecast for the coming weekend looks good with highs in the mid to upper 80’s. It could be somewhat breezy on Saturday with a current forecast of winds from the WSW at 13. You should always check the latest wind forecasts before venturing on the lake as these tend to change quite frequently. The Largemouth Bass are still being taken in shallow water as well as on post spawn points and banks but the big news this week is that there are a lot of Largemouth now showing up on the ledges. These fish started showing up in good numbers last week and every day it seems more good fish are now on the ledges. We have had some great days this week and late last week on the ledges. These ledge fish are hungry from the spawn and a lot of folks are reporting getting into schools of feeding fish. Good numbers of Bluegill and Red Ears are still being taken back shallow in the creeks and bays. Many have spawned already but there are still reports of good spawning fish to be taken. The Channel Catfish are being taken in good numbers also on the shallow rocky flats on the main lake and in the creeks and bays as they are on a prespawn/spawning feed.
Largemouth Bass: Largemouth are being taken on the old creek channel and river ledges on the main lake and in the mouths of the creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, heavy spinnerbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits, Texas rigged large worms and jigs. Largemouth are also being taken on secondary points and associated creek channel banks in the creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, Texas rigged worms, Carolina rigged creature baits, shaky head worms and jigs. There are still fish shallow around the buck brush and although many are buck bass some good fish are still being taken as a result of a late spawn this year. These shallow fish are being taken on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, Texas rigged creature baits, shaky head worms and jigs.
Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on main lake primary points and secondary points as well as on river channel ledges. These fish are being taken on Carolina rigged creature baits and tubes, tube jigs and jigs. The best bite has been reported as early and late in the day. I am still not receiving any reports of big numbers of Smallmouth but have received reports of good one and two fish catches here and there. The Smallmouth should be starting to feed at night, which is normal for them during the summer months but I have yet to receive any reports from night anglers.
Some of the productive lures reported this week are: Lucky Craft sammy in ghost pearl lemon, Yozuri splash it in ghost lemon, Chatterbuzz buzzbaits in white, Rapala DT series crankbaits in pearl grey shiner, green shad and parrot (the new DT 20 crankbaits are working big time on the ledges), Strike King crankbaits in sexy shad, Hook Some Bass ledge spinnerbaits in white and white/chartreuse, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Hook Some Bass vibe (chatterbait) in blue glimmer, Charmer timber dawgs and timber pups in green pumpkin and watermelon/purple, Charmer 10.5 inch ribbon tail worms in plum, Berkley 10″ power worms in red shad, Charmer shaky head worms in watermelon/red and green pumpkin candy, Jewel football head jigs in gourd/craw and black/blue, D&L advantage jigs in Cumberland craw and Last Cast wooly bug jigs in green pumpkin and Missouri craw.
Bluegill/Red Ear: Bluegill and Red Ear are being taken in shallow water near buck brush and grass beds on crickets fished under bobbers, spider jigs dragged on beds and split shot rigs baited with worms reeled slowly across beds.
Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish are being taken on rocky shallow flats on the main lake and in the creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on nightcrawlers fished under bobbers and on bottom as well as on cut baits fished on bottom rigs.
FLASH: We have the world’s two top professional bass angling trails visiting the lakes area over the next two weeks. The ESPN Bassmaster Elite Series will be holding their tournament out of Paris Landing on June 3, 4, 5, and 6. The Wal Mart FLW Tour will be holding their tournament the following week, June 11, 12, 13, 14. The FLW tournament will launch out of Kentucky Dam Marina on June 11 and 12 and out of Ken Lake Marina on June 13, 14. These two weeks coming weeks will showcase the best of the best in professional bass angling right here on our home lakes.
FLASH: Fisherman’s Headquarters located at the U.S. 68/U.S. 641 triangle in Draffenville will be hosting an FLW TOUR PRO NIGHT on Friday, June 5th from 4-7 p.m. Professional FLW tour anglers Guido Hibdon, Dion Hibdon, Brent Ehrler, Dan Morehead, Ramie Colson and Terry Bolton will be there for you to chat with. There will be a number of in store specials and Berkley product give aways. Stop by and meet the pro’s and don’t forget to say hello to Bart, Lori and Brandon.
If you are coming down to the lakes to get in on some of this great late spring/early summer fishing we are having here on the big lakes, let me recommend that you stop by the Fisherman’s Headquarters as mentioned above and also The Cabin Bait and Tackle located on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa near Lake Barkley. Both these tackle stores are stocked to the gills with some great bass fishing and pan fishing equipment. You won’t find any better tackle shops in the region and certainly not any people that are more than willing to serve you in a friendly and professional manner.
If you happen to find yourself in need of some service on your boat while you are here at the lakes, let me recommend that you stop by Jet-A-Marina located on U.S. 62 in Calvert City, just a couple miles north of Ky Dam. The service folks there have a great local and regional reputation for providing good customer service and keeping folks on the water if at all possible while they are visiting here. They also have a showroom full of boating accessories and sell engine oil in bulk jugs at the best prices around.
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 to book one of my open dates. Now is the time to book that summer trip to learn how to fish the ledges or maybe you would prefer to do a little frog fishing in the grass beds. I have the following dates available for booking in May, June, July and August:
May: Sorry, I am booked up.
June: Sorry I am booked up.
July: 2, 3, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
August: Plenty of dates available…contact me to book.
Now is the time to make your fall fishing plans and reservations. Book now to ensure you can get the date(s) you want.
Capt Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
“Fish With a Professional”
