Thread: Heads up on Ky and Barkley Lakes Levels.

Originally Posted by Bronson

Wiskers, as always, very good info. Would you use a float with a jig up close to the bank or just cast. In your opinion what colors work best in muddy water, light, dark, fluorescent or chartreuse? What's your thoughts on high the water will getting this coming week?

I like the following. I like a dark body (but have had great luck with yellow and chartreuse tubes) and light Roadrunners on a rattle bobber. I like to toss it close to cover, twitch it a few times and slow roll it back. Tipping with a minnow helps sometimes too. Once you find fish in dirty water there'll usually be several.

Use anything you can to draw attention to the location of your bait. Big baits, scents, minnows, spinners, movement, vibration, (dark colors show up better in dirty water), glow jigs. Stack the deck in your favor.

If you start catch'n yellow belly stripes the Black crappie are close!!!

Originally Posted by Wiskers

I like the following. I like a dark body (but have had great luck with yellow and chartreuse tubes) and light Roadrunners on a rattle bobber. I like to toss it close to cover, twitch it a few times and slow roll it back. Tipping with a minnow helps sometimes too. Once you find fish in dirty water there'll usually be several.

Use anything you can to draw attention to the location of your bait. Big baits, scents, minnows, spinners, movement, vibration, (dark colors show up better in dirty water), glow jigs. Stack the deck in your favor.

If you start catch'n yellow belly stripes the Black crappie are close!!!

Wiskers, you should write a book! If you ever do, let me know cause I'm buying. Again, I'm saving this one to remind myself every time it gets muddy what I need to do. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Bronson

Wiskers, you should write a book! If you ever do, let me know cause I'm buying. Again, I'm saving this one to remind myself every time it gets muddy what I need to do. Thanks!

Thanks buddy, but there's a lot better fishermen than me out there.

Originally Posted by Wiskers

Thanks buddy, but there's a lot better fishermen than me out there.

Maybe but none as good lookin as you.

Originally Posted by wilbur

Maybe but none as good lookin as you.

now that's REAL funny!!

Originally Posted by wilbur

Maybe but none as good lookin as you.

My friend, you obviously have never seen him in the daylight. LOL. Either that or he has been sharing too many fruit jars with ya.

Here is the new format NOAA Miss Basin flood map. Handy. I am also surprised they ain't backing up water here, but the Richie Richies live around Pickwick, like the TVA head cheeeezze.

NWS

Me and my son fished Barkley this afternoon. We caught 6 in 12' of water. All but one was on black and chartreuse jigs, the other on minnows. Man the surface temps have jumped! my depth finders had it at 50!! Its fixin to get right!!

Originally Posted by jdrowl67

Me and my son fished Barkley this afternoon. We caught 6 in 12' of water. All but one was on black and chartreuse jigs, the other on minnows. Man the surface temps have jumped! my depth finders had it at 50!! Its fixin to get right!!

Is Barkley clearing a little or still very muddy?

Terry you are a wealth of knowledge! Thanks brother!! Hope to go out with you this spring or summer...I've got so much to learn! BTW, Drake's a big dog now and spoiled!