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September 14, 2006
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Ky Dam - 355.9 Surface Temperature - 77
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 356.0 Surface Temperature - 77
Both lakes are 3 ft below summer pool with little fluctuation. In last
week's report I alluded to the fact that we were approaching the time for
the fish to transition from summer to fall patterns. I also mentioned
that if present weather patterns continued we could be looking at an
early fall bite. The water temperatures have dropped another 2 degrees
since last week and the fish are definitely in transition now. The
weather forecast shows that although we will have one day this weekend
with a high of 87, the rest of the days in the 10 day forecast is for
highs in the 60's and 70' with lows ranging from the 50's with even a
couple of days with low temperatures in the mid 40's early next week. If
this trend continues we will definitely be on a full blown fall fishing
pattern early this year. Today I saw the first major school of adult
threadfin shad in the back of on of the larger creeks. The shallow fish I
have been catching this week are of more quality than the shallow fish
that I was catching during the summer patterns. We still have plenty of
fish on the ledges but some are moving in and this movement should
continue with these kind of weather forecasts.
Largemouth Bass: The Largemouth Bass are being taken both on ledges and
humps near the mouths of the bays as well as on the flats in the creeks
and bays. The deeper fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits,
carolina rigged creature baits and worms and jigs. The shallow fish are
being taken near vegatation on topwater early and late in the day (and
during the day on overcast days), spinnerbaits, Texas rigged creature
baits and tubes and deadstick worms.
Smallmouth Bass: The Smallmouth Bass are being taken on the river ledges
and main lake points on Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. Some
Smallmouth are being taken early and late in the day in shallow water on
topwater lures and deadstick worms.
Some of the productive lures this week are: Lucky Craft Sammy in ghost
pearl lemon, Lucky Craft G Splash in ghost pearl lemon, Yozuri poppers in
same pattern as the G-splash (not sure what they call the pattern), Zoom
horny toads in white, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Hook
Some Bass baby brush hounds in watermelon/purple, Hook Some Bass tubes in
green pumpkin and chameleon craw, Norman deep little n in rootbeer,
Bandit crankbaits in rootbeer and Strike King bitsy flip jigs in green
pumpkin/craw with Paca Craw trailer in green pumpkin.
White Bass: The White Bass are being taken along the river channels by
vertically jigging spoons and inline spinners. Fish are also being taken
by trolling these lures behind deep diving crankbaits. I have seen a few
jumps in the bays this week but they are of short duration. More White
Bass should start showing up in the bays and around the mouths of the
bays very soon.
Rockfish (Striped Bass): Some rockfish are now being taken in the bays on
spinnerbaits and topwater lures early in the day....if the fall pattern
this year for these fish repeats the same as last two years there will be
some good schools of these fish working the baitfish schools on the bays
when they move in.
Catfish: Some big catches of Catfish are being reported. These fish are
being taken along the old river channels with bottom bouncing rigs baited
with shrimp, leeches and yellowtail.
Bluegill: The Bluegill are active around the docks and are being taken on
worms and crickets fished under bobbers. Bluegill are also being taken
near vegatation in the backs of the bays.
The fall bite is rapidly coming upon us....let's hope for a long fall
this year (fall fishing is always a lot of fun). If you are in need of a
guide for some fun bass fishing, tournament preparation, lake
familiarization or technique instruction don't hesitate to give me a call
or drop me an email. I have the following dates available in October and
November:
October: 12, 13, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, and 31
November: I have plenty of dates in November...now is the time to book to
get the date(s) you want.
Later this month we will start seeing a lot of big end of year bass
tournaments here on the lakes. I would like to welcome all of you folks
coming to fish our lakes. I am sure you will find a lot of good Kentucky
hospitality here from the good folks in the lakes area. I would like to
recommend that if you have any problems with your boat or need any
boating equipment that you check out the fine folks at Jet-A-Marina
located on U.S. 62 in Calvert City just north of Ky Dam. These folks have
taken care of me and my clients for years and do an excellent job. For
those of you that are looking for some good selections of fishing lures
and tackle, let me suggest you drop in at The Cabin Bait and Tackle
located on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa. You will find a lot of top line
lures there as well as many of the local favorite custom lures you cannot
get back home.
Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
270-354-5039
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com
www.kentuckylakeguide.com
"Fish with a Professional"
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