Aug 6, 2008
Air Temp: Low 70 / High:
96
Water temp: Low 87 /
High:89.9
Water Elevation: 357.7
(359 Summer Pool)
Water Clarity: Fairly
clear green stain 3ft to
4ft visibility
AUGUST ON KY LAKE!
Sometimes, it’s hotter
than blue blazes; other
times, you catch a
morning with a hint of
autumn. The barn
swallows have recently
left our area headed for
South America, and this
means fall is just
around the corner. On
cool mornings I get
excited thinking about
the great fishing to
come in the fall, but I
know I’ll miss the hot
action found in the
middle of a hot summer
day!
For example: A few days
ago I had a 4-hour
morning trip for “meat
fish”. We caught our
limits of white and
yellow bass in a couple
of hours, then caught
and released some
largemouth bass. We had
a very successful and
comfortable fishing trip
and were off the water
by 10:00 AM. I had just
returned from a 3-day
mini-vacation to a theme
park---I hadn’t fished
in 3 days---so the
4-hour trip wasn’t quite
enough of a “fix” for me
and the largemouth
action towards the end
perked my interest. I
asked my wife and son if
they’d like to go out
fishing for a couple of
hours and they declined,
saying it was too hot!
So, I went alone. On my
first stop I caught a
few smaller bass on a
jig but could tell there
were more there than I’d
caught, so I switched to
a big spoon and
proceeded to catch six
fish, each over 3.5 lbs.
I felt I was on to
something, so I ran a
few miles and tried
another, similar spot.
Here I was rewarded with
even better action; I
boated 3 largemouths
over 4 lbs., one 30-lb.
flat-head catfish, and 4
Smallmouths over 4 lbs.,
all on the spoon. I then
felt my urge to fish
“fixed,” so I went to
the house, feeling very
fulfilled! I’d fished
from 2 PM to 4 PM on a
95° day and, yes, I’ll
miss these hot summer
days when they’re gone!
August is spoon time on
KY Lake! Get yourself an
assortment of spoons
from ¼-oz. to 1 oz., 2”
to 6” long; and you’re
equipped to catch every
species of fish in KY
Lake.
LET’S GO FISHING! Call
me @ 877-354-6017.
Capt. Kirk, out!
I’ll start Crappie
fishing in Sept. Get
your trip booked soon;
I’ve got about half my
month booked now.
