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Nice weather has dominated the Kentucky Lake fishing scene recently with lower humidity and temperatures that made it feel great out there.

June is a month with a little bit of spring left mixed with a dose of summer. For the Kentucky Lake fishing scene it's a good month for a variety of anglers.

Still underway is the catfish bite out on the main Tennessee River channel courtesy of the current stimulating movement of baitfish. TVA has been pulling plenty of water through Kentucky Dam and ample current is present on the main river channel area.

Anglers are targeting big schools of shad along the river channel in the 25 to 40 foot depth range. Both blue and channel catfish have been following their forage base.

Observing their sonar screens and locating those big balls of baitfish have been the key to finding the catfish. Increased current has stimulated the food chain out there and the catfish recognize it and go on the prowl.

Current has diminished some in the last few days yet there's enough to keep the bite going. Lake levels were still hovering above normal summer pool level and were resting at the 359.9 elevation--359 is normal summer pool--so the lake is still up due to recent rains and water moving through from upstream.

Water color remains clear. Surface temperatures were around the 78 degree range. The region had some cool nights lately but long range weather forecast indicates a slow warm up is on the way for the weekend.

In addition to the good catfish spree that has been underway in the aftermath of recent rains across the TVA valley the main lake ledge bite has been improving for bass anglers. A summer pattern is already in progress so tossing big crankbaits, Texas rigged worms, Carolina rigs and also fishing finesse baits out there on the ledges has paid dividends lately.

Bass fishermen targeting the ledge bite also benefit from the current. So do those fishing shallow shoreline habitat.

The shallow bite is not bad. The higher lake levels have inundated buck bushes and weedbeds this past week. That has appealed to schools of shad fry that are relating to treelaps, weedbeds and buck bushes.

Tossing a gold willow leaf spinnerbait with a blue/chartreuse skirt has worked well. Also appealing has been at Texas rigged craw and lizard in the green pumpkin-pepper color and also June Bug.

Points of river islands have been holding bass too whenever the pin minnows are located there.

Top water jerk baits and floating senko style worms have also produced lately. Nothing like seeing a bass blow up on a surface bait. That now underway in the early morning and late afternoon hours out there.

Bluegill are still sporting an appetite for crickets, wax worms and artificial grubs that mimic larva. Tipping the tiny jigs with a redworm or waxworm has been enticing bites.

Disappearing bobbers never goes out of style.

A few shellcraker are still lingering around bushes and on deeper banks near grassbeds. The fish appear to be passed active bedding phases but anglers can still find enough to keep it interesting.

Within the next week to ten days anglers can expect an early mayfly hatch that will stimulate the shallow bite.

Crappie showed some improvement lately as the fish indicated more interest to hang tight around midrange structure. Bushpiles and stakebeds located in the 12 to 15 foot depth range are holding fish.

Live minnows have worked well as have jigs tipped with minnows.

June is productive month on Kentucky Lake for crappie and all species yet many anglers overlook it.