North Kentucky Lake

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03-23-2018, 06:53 AM
rippinlips

North Kentucky Lake

We are spending a few days on the lake this week. So I thought I'd check in and see what everyone is experiencing.

Wednesday afternoon winds made things pretty tough. Fished where I could not where I wanted to. Late in the day the winds died a little and finally found some fish in about 15 foot deep water.

Yesterday we spent the majority of the day on the water. The weather was about as good as we could ask for. Fishing was ok but we didn't catch the numbers we would have hoped for. Spent most of the day in two coves fishing 12-25 foot. Tried deeper and tried shallower but that where we caught the most fish. Kept about a dozen 12 inch crappie.

That's what we've experienced. Would like to have a few more fish but it was great to get out. Let me know what you're seeing out there.
03-23-2018, 07:19 AM
shorebound1

Which lake are you at?
03-23-2018, 09:36 AM
rippinlips

The northern portion of Kentucky Lake.
03-23-2018, 11:09 AM
shorebound1

Should have read a little closer. Thought you where at a lake in nothern KY. Sorry
03-23-2018, 11:22 AM
chaunc

I’ll be there tomorrow afternoon. I’m heading down lake to some of the bays that way. Gonna fish deep brush. Got twenty colors picked out to get started. One or two of them will produce better than the rest. Just got to find which ones they are.
03-23-2018, 11:34 AM
Speck

Good luck chaunc. I hope you load the boat.
03-23-2018, 01:22 PM
M R Dux

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We found some Thursday on minnows. One here, one there. Attachment 295312 Attachment 295313

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03-23-2018, 03:57 PM
redearhoosier

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I caught these four this morning over here on Barkley. I fish a little slough off the road side, water's only 2ft deep. Caught on black/chartreuse tubes.Attachment 295331
03-23-2018, 06:36 PM
ricky

I caught 9 in about 4 hrs in 12 fow jigs and minnows.
03-23-2018, 08:04 PM
doggone

I would imagine there are still a lot of fish hanging out on main and secondary channel ledge brush piles. And the main creek channels closer to the mouths,maybe some on flats just adjacent to the creek and river channels.

It always use to aggravate the heck out of me when I was ready to fish in a bay shallow and those blame fish just kept hanging on out in the wind and wake.

I would plan vacations thinking I was late enough and nope...a few fish in but majority still out. Long time ago before the lakes aged so much the fish use to come in earlier and go further back in the creeks and bays. A lot would come in on just feeding sprees before they were even thinking about bedding.

I remember when a lot of people would go in early March and catch them just bobber and cork and casting jigs way back in. They did not spider rig or troll or longline. Heck...my wife's Grandma use to come with her boys over for trips and catch quite a few and all she had was a cane pole.

Late enough now any day may bring in a big batch. But I have seen them hangup out even up into April. Flood control lakes fish funny sometimes compared to natural or non flood control impoundments.
03-23-2018, 08:37 PM
farmboy620

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Good day on Kentucky lake. Took all day. Stayed in 20' of water all day.
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03-23-2018, 09:45 PM
rippinlips

Glad to see everyone's catching fish! We were back after them today. Brought home about 15 keepers including a couple 13 plus inch whites. All our fish came in 20 feet toward the main lake.

We are having a blast. Would like to bring a few more home, but enjoying the trip.
03-23-2018, 10:58 PM
callen

It sounds like you guys are doing about as well as anyone else. It seems on the North end every bay is different in regards to the fish location. One bay the males were in 6 feet of water Saturday and gone Sunday. The same day there were no fish shallow, but 13 to 14 feet produced in another North end bay. Another bay, the fish were on brush in 18 feet of water. It seems no pattern can be applied to the fish right now, that I can see, so if you change bays keep that in mind.

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03-24-2018, 08:02 AM
bandchaser

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Fished solo the other day, back on the trailer in about 4 hours. Once you find the pattern and what they want, they will bite!Attachment 295418

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03-24-2018, 08:41 PM
farmboy620

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Had another good day on Kentucky lake. Weather was a little rough starting the day but finished out nice. Still in 15-20' of water.
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03-26-2018, 03:58 PM
rippinlips

I'm thrilled to see all the good reports!

My little brother joined me Saturday. After the heavy rain stopped we had a blast catching a good mess.

It was a great trip and I appreciate all the tips.

We will be back after them this Friday and Saturday. If you see a couple guys sitting on the back of a blue nitro that might be me.
03-26-2018, 08:18 PM
dvuks

Can you tell me the water temp please.
03-26-2018, 08:51 PM
kytiteloc

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Originally Posted by dvuks

Can you tell me the water temp please.

53.5 surface temp in the areas I fished today.
03-26-2018, 09:14 PM
rippinlips

Wednesday thru Sunday we experienced water temps from 52-55 degrees.
03-27-2018, 01:50 PM
chaunc

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Originally Posted by dvuks

Can you tell me the water temp please.

Best I found is 52*.
03-27-2018, 05:22 PM
perchjerker108

Farmboy620, thanks for the post and pictures. Looks like a good year for Crappie fishing on the Lake.
03-30-2018, 08:19 PM
Pan Fish

Headed down to North end on the 8th April. Plan on staying a month. Should catch something.
03-30-2018, 09:38 PM
redearhoosier

Water temp today on Barkley was 54.5 in the main channel and I found 58.2 way back in Double Creek.