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Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley Fishing Reports

Welcome to KentuckyLake.com, featuring regularly updated Kentucky Lake fishing reports as well as Lake Barkley fishing reports.

Whether you are heading out for a brisk February afternoon of fishing for crappie and black bass or enjoying a late-summer evening of bluegill fishing, our Kentucky Lake fishing reports give you what you need to know.

Find out what's biting and even a few tips and tricks from fishing guides who have grown up fishing the waters of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

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Fishing Scene Warms Up...Bite is Good!

Steve McCadams

For May 15, 2025

Kentucky Lake’s fishing scene has been good and it’s heating up even more with the arrival of some hot weather now entering the picture. Surface temperatures have climbed to the 74 degree range and may rise even more this week as daytime highs were projected to reach the mid to upper 80’s for a few days and then fall back to the normal low 70’s. Lake levels have been a few inches above the normal summer pool elevation of 359 this ... Continue Reading...


An Unexpected Catch on Kentucky Lake

Doug Wynn

For May 14, 2025

Hello from the Excel 230 Elite. Kentucky Lake fishing is like a box of Forrest Gump's chocolates, you never know what you gonna get. We started Tuesday checking out bluegill and Redear beds for big fish. After a few beds and a bunch of 7-8” bluegills, and a couple of decent Redears, we finally caught a couple of gills over 9". We also got a surprise! One of the guys caught a fish I could not identify. I knew it was some kind of sucker ... Continue Reading...


Bass, Bluegill, Catfish & More Heating Up!

Scott McGlinchey

For May 10, 2025

We know spring is here to stay now and summer temperatures will be here in a few weeks. On Saturday May 3rd, a second wave of largemouth bass moved up to spawn and they were hitting the weightless trick worm extremely well. Today there are crappie, bluegill, red ear, largemouth, and maybe some smallmouth still spawning. Channel catfish are prowling the shallow water and they will be next to spawn. Getting back to bass fishing, there is some ... Continue Reading...


Heavy Rains & Bass Fishing!

Brandon Hunter

For April 4, 2025

Here we are again with another fishing season kicking off here on Kentucky Lake. Bass and Crappie Fishing both are heating up with the spring temperatures finally making way to our area. Everything seems to be greening up and the pollen is flying around everywhere. When those water temperatures start heating up, fish will start flooding the banks and spawning areas. Some of the best fishing of the year is during the pre-spawn and spawn ... Continue Reading...


Crappie Bite Great Despite Water Color

John Morgan

For March 14, 2025

Starting spring off with warm temperatures and fairly stable water levels has got several fisherman out on the water. Most have been greeted with a better than expected bite for our conditions. Several rounds of heavy rain have a big portion of the lakes heavily stained. This is usually not good for the crappie bite. This spring seems to be an exception. For the last two weeks the crappie bite has been great on fire. I've never seen crappie ... Continue Reading...


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