Check thru this site : Kentucky Angling Forum - Message Board Yuku

It is geared towards Bass & Muskie, more than anything else .... but, the owner/admin lives on Cave Run (river end) and usually has updated info on conditions.

Corp info line is - 606 783 7001 (for daily lake level reports)

Here's a chart showing daily lake levels : Louisville District Daily Lake Report .... and if you click on the "Todays Pool Feet" number for Cave Run, it will give you a chart showing the past year's water level fluctuations.

I would think that, with day temps getting into the 40's & 50's .... iced ramps will not be a problem. But, being a highland lake ... the water temps are going to stay colder, on average, than the central & western located lakes.

When I used to fish it for Crappie, they were usually spawning in late April into early May (depending on prevailing weather).

... cp