Fishing Report, KY lake

squack15 · 02-25-06, 06:18 PM

Well, we had a Murray State University Bass Anglers tournament on good ol Kentucky Lake today. It was warm in the morning (50) and a front started to move in around noon. I had a pretty lousy day w/ just one fish (any day on the lake is better than a day at school though) compared to the rest. Six of us decided to brave the cool water (46 degrees) and fish; it turned out good for some. Here are the results.

1st 5 fish 18+ w/ an 8 pound kicker!!
2nd 4 fish 11+ w/ a 4 pound kicker
3rd 2 fish 5.2 w/ a 3
4th 2 fish 5.0 w/ a 3
5th 1 fish 3.0
6th 0

Not too bad for a bunch of college students. Almost every fish was caught relatively shallow on cranks or jerkbaits fishing pretty slow around main lake and secondary points. (I couldn't get the winner to let me in on his secret though

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If I can I'll get some pics and post them.
Good Luck, and good fishin!!!

Fishie · 02-25-06, 07:03 PM

Hey I agree with you on the school thing...how do you like Murray State???

squack15 · 02-25-06, 08:52 PM

Love it! Its a little more laid back than most colleges, we don't have the as much of a party atmosphere as say UK. Its more of a country school. I've heard that classes here are more difficult than other universities, but they're really not too bad....unless you're Biology, then its really tough....Plus we have Kentucky and Barkley lakes so if you can manage to get a schedule w/ no classes on a couple of days (like me) you have a ton of time to fish. The only thing I'll warn you about.....there are no jobs in Murray, so if you want to fish, you better have a good summer job

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Oh yeah, we have one of the best college fishing team in the nation. Watch out for us on ESPNU and Fox when their college fishing tournaments are on. We're gonna rock them!!!

lovinfishin9 · 02-25-06, 09:05 PM

thats cool, glad you had fun. I agree with you about fishing being better than school.

JB · 02-25-06, 09:36 PM

Where did ya go out of ? was the water up enough to flip buck brush?
usually this time of year they look for pea gravel off pts and throw the rogue or trap, maybe a spinnerbait..

squack15 · 02-26-06, 12:10 AM

Nah, the water is really low for this time of year, we're still at or maybe even a little below winter pool. We launched out of Kenlake State Park, but fish were caught north and south of the fenton bridge. The fish won't start doing their real prespawn bit until the water gets above 50 degrees, but in the winter on kentucky lake the fish bunch up really tight. If you can find fish that are willing to feed, you can often catch a large quantity of them. My theory is that they stay near or in creek channels in the winter months, and move up to feed at certain times of the day....possibly being triggered by the sun or moon phase or any other number of reasons. The key is figuring out when they move up and are active.

02-25-06, 06:18 PM	#1
squack15 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 73	Fishing Report, KY lake Well, we had a Murray State University Bass Anglers tournament on good ol Kentucky Lake today. It was warm in the morning (50) and a front started to move in around noon. I had a pretty lousy day w/ just one fish (any day on the lake is better than a day at school though) compared to the rest. Six of us decided to brave the cool water (46 degrees) and fish; it turned out good for some. Here are the results. 1st 5 fish 18+ w/ an 8 pound kicker!! 2nd 4 fish 11+ w/ a 4 pound kicker 3rd 2 fish 5.2 w/ a 3 4th 2 fish 5.0 w/ a 3 5th 1 fish 3.0 6th 0 Not too bad for a bunch of college students. Almost every fish was caught relatively shallow on cranks or jerkbaits fishing pretty slow around main lake and secondary points. (I couldn't get the winner to let me in on his secret though ) If I can I'll get some pics and post them. Good Luck, and good fishin!!!

02-25-06, 07:03 PM	#2
Fishie BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,145	Hey I agree with you on the school thing...how do you like Murray State??? __________________ Kick some Bass

02-25-06, 08:52 PM	#3
squack15 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 73	Love it! Its a little more laid back than most colleges, we don't have the as much of a party atmosphere as say UK. Its more of a country school. I've heard that classes here are more difficult than other universities, but they're really not too bad....unless you're Biology, then its really tough....Plus we have Kentucky and Barkley lakes so if you can manage to get a schedule w/ no classes on a couple of days (like me) you have a ton of time to fish. The only thing I'll warn you about.....there are no jobs in Murray, so if you want to fish, you better have a good summer job. Oh yeah, we have one of the best college fishing team in the nation. Watch out for us on ESPNU and Fox when their college fishing tournaments are on. We're gonna rock them!!!

02-25-06, 09:05 PM	#4
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	thats cool, glad you had fun. I agree with you about fishing being better than school. __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

02-25-06, 09:36 PM	#5
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Where did ya go out of ? was the water up enough to flip buck brush? usually this time of year they look for pea gravel off pts and throw the rogue or trap, maybe a spinnerbait..

02-26-06, 12:10 AM	#6
squack15 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 73	Nah, the water is really low for this time of year, we're still at or maybe even a little below winter pool. We launched out of Kenlake State Park, but fish were caught north and south of the fenton bridge. The fish won't start doing their real prespawn bit until the water gets above 50 degrees, but in the winter on kentucky lake the fish bunch up really tight. If you can find fish that are willing to feed, you can often catch a large quantity of them. My theory is that they stay near or in creek channels in the winter months, and move up to feed at certain times of the day....possibly being triggered by the sun or moon phase or any other number of reasons. The key is figuring out when they move up and are active.

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