Fishing Report

Courtesy of Jason Sealock August is an interesting month of fishing on Kentucky Lake. I call it the smorgasbord month in terms of the fishing. This is largely due to the massive populations of baitfish occupying nearly every inch of the lake and meandering out over open water in droves. Because bait is so abundant […]

Courtesy of Jason Sealock The summer doldrums have set in and fishing changes quite a bit on the lakes as you get into the middle of summer. We’re often faced with less current, extremely high water temps. And fish are chasing bait more in various places that can make pinpointing them a little harder. There

Courtesy Rodney Hairgrove Guide Service When you come to large fisheries like Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake. Even knowing where to start to fish can seem daunting if you’re new to the lake or don’t spend much time on it. While we have put together a fishing calendar to help visitors and locals understand when

Courtesy of Jason Sealock June is a tremendous time to fish on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley alike, spawns are winding down and fish are moving to their summer patterns which can often be very predictable on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. And one of the best bites for bass fishing happens in June as

Spring is when most people think of fishing. And a lot of it centers around vacations and activities with the kids. Fishing is a great way to spend time on the lake with the family and May is one of the best months on the lakes to share fishing with the whole family. That’s a

March is the signal to anglers that spring is coming and April is the month where we capitalize on it. The deluge of rain, everything turning green and blooming and the waters begin rising on the lakes. But more importantly the fishing always picks up in a big way in April. From bass to crappie

March is really the signal to anglers that spring fishing has arrived. From warmer days, daylight savings time giving us until 7pm to fish and the movement of many different species of fish from their winter deep haunts on the main lake to the bays to begin their annual migration towards the spawn. It really

Photo courtesy Matt Foster Cornfield Fishing Gear hosts their second annual demo days event on Kentucky Lake on April 25-26, 2025 for anglers and fans of fishing to come out and meet with a bunch of the country’s best crappie anglers as well as many of the companies around crappie fishing and marine electronics. Not

Photo by Jason Sealock Fishing in February always feels like the kickoff to the fishing season for us on the West Kentucky Fisheries. After generally having our coldest days in January, and all of the hunting seasons passing, most outdoorsmen and avid anglers turn their full attention back to fishing. And it can be some

Kentucky and Barkley Lakes have been among crappie anglers’ top destinations from all over the country for many years. The anglers have regarded our lakes as top crappie fisheries for decades and the lakes continue to crank out not only numbers but size. Offering a wide array of ways to fish for and catch both