The lake level is at 595.93. Normal pool for April is 596 feet above sea level. Summer pool is 599.7 so the lake is low so be careful. Water temps on the north end is 63-65 so very warm for this early in April. We have experienced very warm temps and strong winds for weeks. Water color is slightly stained mostly due to all the wind we have experienced. I am pushing either a 3/32oz. or a 1/4oz. Deep Ledge Jig and Brushpile Hammer into stumps and cubes, wind dictates how heavy a jig I use. I also use a [...]

The lake level is at 596.86 as of Tuesday and still rising. Normal winter pool is 594 feet above sea level. From the 32 bridge over to just west of Camfield the water is very dirty. I expect the same up past Wilborn but didn't go over there. I put in at Wolfe due to no ramp at Bo-Woods but it is in now. Water temps down the lake were 44 degrees. Up at Bo-Woods in the dirty, shallow water it was 51. This is going to go up and down for several weeks. I fished several channel spots on [...]

I am sticking to my original statement since several have reached out. I will be putting out my calendar for 2026 on December 1st. It will be later in the day since I need to be in St. Louis that morning weather depending on weather. Most are interested in the walleye trips. I am only doing May 15-30 since we are going on vacation to Lake Erie on the 31st.- June 9th. Once I return we will be doing post-spawn crappie trips which are also very good. I am once again guiding on Kentucky Lake late March through April 15th [...]

The lake level is 597.66 or roughly 2ft. low looks like three to me. Water temps are 65 down about 10 degrees in the last week. No rain in a month means clear water everywhere. I have put away the white bass rods and now I am concentrating on crappie only. The cold nights we have coming up messes with the bait so whites are not easy to find. "CRAPPIE" Over the last week I have seen a movement of crappie from the cubes to shallower cover. Be it manmade stumps, down trees, brush piles. All on the north end. [...]

The lake level is 597.82 or roughly two-feet low. Water is gin clear everywhere since we have little rainfall in two months. Water temps are running 73-78 warming as day goes on. All summer the bait fish have remained shallow up on the flats especially the north end. Millions of bait fish and the Pelicans are taking full advantage. I am seeing them from as small as three-inches up to over six. So several hatches. "WHITE BASS" Early in the morning until the sun pops over the tree line or about 9am the white bass are feeding heavily on the [...]

The lake level is at 598.12. Normal summer pool is 599.7 or roughly a foot and a half low. Water temps today was 77 and gin clear. Not much has changed since last report. I am watching the Pelicans every morning. They are on or near bait fish. Shad are busting on flats until about mid morning up on the north end. "WHITE BASS' I am throwing my spoon/hair jig combo like I have been for over a month. Up on flats or on the edge. I motor along the edge watching my side imaging for clouds of bait. Plus [...]

The lake level is at 598.29. Normal summer pool is 599.77. So about a foot and a half low. Water temps are all over the place. 73 in the morning 79 in the afternoon due to our up and down weather. Some night been getting down to 49 degrees. Water color very clear everywhere except extreme north end that has a lot of carp and boat traffic stirring it up. Are we in fall transition I say not yet I am still catching my fish same spots last month or so and same methods of doing so. Here is what [...]

The lake level is 598.62 or roughly 16in. low. Water color is gin clear all over the lake but the extreme north end. The carp and baitfish have it all stirred up. Water temps are back to 83-85. Weather has been hot and that fires up the white bass. A strong south wind comes with it and that helps fishermen and bunching up the white bass. Extended forecast has it cooling off mid-week. I am still doing combo trips for at least another month. The white bass fishing has been very good and catching enough crappie on minnows as well. [...]

The lake is about 6in. low or 599.15. Thursday brought in a severe cold front and I saw water temps drop from almost 90 down to 75 in just 36 hours. It is bounced back to 80 as of August 2nd. Lake is gin clear about everywhere. What this has done is move my white bass and put crappie on wood. One door closes another opens. "CRAPPIE" With water temps dropping so quickly the last three days I have seen crappie fishing improve. We have been able to catch fish under ten-inches without any problems but now I am seeing [...]