The lake level is 602.01 and falling. Normal summer pool is 599.7 feet above sea level. Water temps have risen into the 70's. This will trigger a shad spawn and the walleye/sauger bite will get better. The lake is stained to clear throughout. "Crappie" The post spawn crappie are all over the place. Anglers are starting to pull crankbaits a solid pattern this time of the year. River channel banks and points. Cubes have fish on them as well. You must move often to locate which ones are working. This pattern will get better in the next few weeks. We [...]

The lake level is at 602.65 or roughly two-feet over summer pool. They are gradually bringing it back down. Water temps are about 64-66 and the lake has good color. South end very clear, north stained but fishable. "CRAPPIE" Even though most will argue the crappie spawn is still going on. Believe me it has wrapped up. Those with eggs still in them will absorb them over the next few weeks. That being said I am out on summer haunts waiting on them. Most are suspended waiting on a shad spawn like everything else. I am running Shelby cubes and [...]

A lot has transpired since my last report. The lake has jumped nearly four feet. Currently at 600.63 or about a foot over summer pool and hasn't crested yet. Supposed to crest at 602. Water temps have been up to 67 now with several cold nights it's back to 61. Water color on the north end by Bo-Woods over to the west about a half mile is very dirty. Then up at Wilborn up to the RR bridge. Above the bridge just almost not fishable same with Bo-Woods area. South end is fine and the crappie are going back into [...]

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 [...]