best crappie lake

What would be the best crappie lake not much farther south than lexington? i had hoped to get back to barkley this spring, but that is not going to happen but i would still like to go somewhere.

Green River

Most "good" lakes are South of Lexington ... about 1-2hrs drive South, actually. Not really any sizable lakes North of Lexington, either.

I live on the East end of Lexington, and it takes me approximately :

2hrs to Green
1.5 - 2hrs to Cumberland (depending on which part of the lake)
1.5hrs to Taylorsville
1.5hrs to Cave Run
1hr to Herrington
1hr to Cedar Creek

... cp :kewl

between green river and cumberland which would be better, have fished green river before and did not do well at all

Definitely Green River right now Cumberland is very tough due to them bringing the water back up.

Check the posts on Cave Run lake for crappie, this week. East of Lexington, but not south of.
Bassky

If you can wait until after next weekend, you'll see what happened at the Cumberland Fruit Jar Tourney. :ThumbsUp
There are conflicting reports about whether or not Cumberland is going to be allowed to fill back to the original Summer Pool level of 723' this year, or not. It's currently at 706' and some reports have that level being the highest it will be held at this year.

Green is supposed to be brought up from Winter Pool of 668' .... to the 673' level ... by mid April. Then by mid May .. brought up to the 675' Summer Pool level.

All of these levels are dependent upon how much rain falls and when, of course.

If you're planning a Spring trip ... consider attending the Spring Fling @ Green on April 12th, held at Holmes Bend Marina/Resort. Even if you don't catch any fish, you still get a great meal at the fish fry, and you could even end up winning some prizes in our door prize draw. There's no cost to attend, and you are not obligated to volunteer to bring anything for the fish fry unless you just want to do so.
Details are in these threads : http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...-Lake-Apr-12th

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...ng-Fling-Green

... cp :kewl

i was looking at possibly may 2nd, and hoping it is not too late for crappie

Kissfan4 I dont think that will be too late to fish Green River Lake. I normally have good luck fishing there that time of year. Should still be a good time to be there; cant say for Cumberland as I dont make over there very often.

my thinking was that since this cold weather is still hanging around, at least here in northern ky, the spawn is going to be late this year.

Dont rule out Cedar Creek. Its not a bad lake. The size of Crappie was better last year and there are plenty of them. Spider rigging is next to impossible but a jigpole is your friend there. Ill be out there tomorrow.

Boltz lake at dry ridge is a small lake with lots of crappie no size. We fished it last year and kept a double limit of 8" crappie put back 100's of small crappie.

Cant get'em unless your with them....True its been cold, but lenght of day has alot too do with it, full moons clear nights, things to consider, remember fish have an internal clock. Water temp starting at 38degrees and up, helps this urge to do there business.