Green River Lake 4/12&4/13

We put in at Holmes Bend at first light both days. Fished until the wind blew us off the lake (about 2:30-3:00 each day). As you guys know the lake was up about 7-8 feet and water temp was 52-56 degrees and pretty muddy. Took us a while but we finally found some in 25' of water. We spider rigged with jigs and minnows 10-15 feet deep and caught fish. Kept 9 on Thursday and 16 on Friday. Had three times as many shorts each day. Wanted to fish Saturday but storms said no. Not a great report but figure you all are interested.


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Thanks for the report, KyBruce. I think a lot of our members had been a bit silent on Green reports because of the upcoming CUSA tourney. Maybe more will start reporting since the CUSA tourney has been cancelled (due to high water) and rescheduled for June.

Come join us at the Spring Fling @ Green if you can !!

Don't think I could give away any secrets. LOL. I would love to come down to the spring fling but can't that weekend. Always my luck. That may be the first time the lake is in decent shape this spring.


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Originally Posted by KyBruce

Don't think I could give away any secrets. LOL. I would love to come down to the spring fling but can't that weekend. Always my luck. That may be the first time the lake is in decent shape this spring.

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LOL !! >>> yeah, if you look back at last year's Spring Fling report, many were catching their fish in 20+fow Pushing jigs & cranks ... right about the time you would think they'd be on the banks & git'n down wit it.

The crappie USA was canceled today for this weekend. Rescheduled June 1-2 due to lake water levels.

Thanks for the report! The wind is killer. I am off this week turkey hunting and fishing. Will be back on Green in the morning. I haven't fished since 4/6. Hopefully the bite will pick up as the week goes on.

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The crappie USA was canceled today for this weekend. Rescheduled June 1-2 due to lake water levels.

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Yeah .... it's 5ft over Summer Pool !! BUT .... the dam is only releasing water at 884cfs (down from ~5000cfs just a few days ago) so it's not going to get to Summer Pool anytime soon at that rate.

Fished 4/12-13-14, caught 3 keepers 4/12 afternoon, Friday had 24 keepers not many shorts, Saturday 6 keepers and more shorts most on points. Most around 12 to 14’ in 15 to 20’ feet of water. Saturday was in early afternoon, was a pain with wind and rain Friday and Saturday

How are these conditions and lake levels going to affect fishing at the spring fling? I’ve never fished green before so I’m a little nervous seeing these reports of high water.


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Depends on how much it rains

Why did the Corp stop pulling it down?

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Why did the Corp stop pulling it down?

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They cranked it back up today, to 2416cfs

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How are these conditions and lake levels going to affect fishing at the spring fling? I’ve never fished green before so I’m a little nervous seeing these reports of high water.


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Lake should be back down by then, even if they only drop it 1/2ft per day.

Today’s Corps update:

Lake Level Update: as of 11:10am lake level is 681.19 msl with a setting of 10 tenths on the main service gates and an outflow of over 3,600 cfs. Surface Temperature: 52 degrees.

We anticipate opening up to 14 tenths on the main service gates by days end. This will increase our outflow to about 4,965 cfs.

We are still experiencing some flooding on the lake; the lake can be very dangerous during flooding conditions. Please be mindful of hidden obstacles under the water including docks, handrails, and debris.

Be safe in or near the water and remember to always wear your life jacket!