Any guess on how long before Ky. Lake is fishable? I'm scheduled to be there March 11-15 and I'm beginning to wonder if I should even bother.
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Any guess on how long before Ky. Lake is fishable? I'm scheduled to be there March 11-15 and I'm beginning to wonder if I should even bother.
Barren River Lake 50.8 ft above winter pool
Rough River Lake 40.7 ft above winter pool
Nolin Lake 35.8 ft above winter pool
Green River Lake 29.8 ft above winter pool
Gonna be a long crappie catching spring. For Green to be this high it will be Memorial Day before it is back to Summer Pool.
KY is projected to hit 368 this week.
The Ohio River at Cairo isn't forecasted to really start to drop out until about 10 or so days from now. Unlikely they do much with dropping the lakes until the Ohio drops out. Looks like the lakes will go to 368-370 and hang out there for a while.
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This graph pic is from today.
High muddy water hasn't affected bite yet. You just got to keep adjusted to stay on the fish.
Tons of stuff floating around above and below surface.
Of course when you add 8' more feet of water to the lake finding proper ramp access starts to be a huge issue.
First of all, welcome to Crappie.com!!! I'm no expert on Ky Lake so some of the others can better guide you. But fishing could still be good then. I'd just roll with it personally. I've made plans and fished Ky Lake under some rough conditions and done very well at times.Quote:
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I saw the same thing late last week. Had to hunt a little to find some and had to slow down some but they bit pretty good.Quote:
Originally Posted by kytiteloc
Trying to run the river channel though kind of takes the fun out of it. Really have to be careful out there. Not only is the debris bad and dangerous but with current so strong, any kind of wind blowing against it is going to really amplify the wave action on the main lake.
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Muddy water warms quickly, Hancock is showing 49 degree water temp this morning.
With the long range forecast showing a nice warm-up after next week, it will most likely be windy....seems we rarely get a good warm-up in March without a bunch of gusty winds.
Water level should crest around 366.6 ft at the dam around midnight of March 2nd
By March 11th I would estimate it to be back down to around 362 to 362.5 unless the inflow from upstream tapers down quicker.
It might not be too comfortable if the wind does show up with the warmer weather, and falling water levels tend to pull the fish out to deeper water, but increasing water temps can lead to some great action as they should be getting a little more aggressive.
It's always a gamble on conditions in March with the unstable weather, but with 5 days of fishing I'm sure you'll have a couple of good ones once you figure out what's going on.
Thanks Art, much appreciated!Quote:
Originally Posted by artcarney_agr
Let us know how you do! I've got a buddy coming up from Louisiana the week after your trip, he's thinking that supermoon on March 21st should have the fish going wild.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisS22
I will, since 95 or so I've fished out of Sportman's on Johnathan Crk. but due to my hunt being moved I'll be staying down around Paris Landing
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Chris..
This is the latest forecast I can find for both lakes.
Do you have a link for that page? I haven't seen that one before.Quote:
Originally Posted by kytiteloc
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Originally Posted by artcarney_agr
I don't have a link.
I get my info from a email that TVA sends out on navigational projections along with Corp. data.
I didn't finish my statement correctly..........
I get my info from a email that TVA sends out for my job on navigational projections along with Corp. data.
Oh okay, I see now. I assume that's a paid subscription service or something or can anyone sign up to be added to the email list?Quote:
Originally Posted by kytiteloc
I've just always had to use the TVA website that gives a 3 day prediction, the NWS site that gives the 5 day dam discharge prediction, and the NOAA gauge for KY Lake at New Johnsonville that gives a 6 day forecast (you subtract 2.6 to get the approximate elevation at the dam)
TVA link:
TVA - Kentucky
NWS link:
National Weather Service Text Product Display
KY Lake at Johnsonville (subtract 2.6 ft to the approximate elevation at the dam):
National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
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