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Steve McCadams'
Kentucky Lake Fishing Report for:
December 27th, 2002
Fishing
this past week on Kentucky Lake had a mixture of weather patterns
greeting anglers who braved the elements. Winter officially arrived last
Saturday night and it sure made its presence known as heavy rains gave
into a cold front that arrived Christmas Eve.
Crappie
anglers were finding fish, however, in the typical winter pattern just
before the cold weather descended at midweek. Most of the fish were on
the deep sides of the ledges in such depth rangers as 18 to 22 feet.
In the
upper portion of Big Sandy the fish were not quite as deep as in the
Paris Landing area but still relating to the deep side of the sandbars
and creek channels.
Live
minnows and jigs in the orange and chartreuse, lime and chartreuse, and
red and chartreuse color combinations were paying off when fished on
loud colored leadheads such as fluorescent green, pink, or red.
Observed
lake elevation in the New Johnsonville area was still above the normal
winter pool level. Readings were predicted to be 356.2 this weekend.
Normal winter pool elevation is 354.
Kentucky
Lake has been falling all week after a quick rise last week of some two
feet. However, TVA indicated a slight rise in the New Johnsonville area
this weekend but just the opposite at Kentucky Dam.
Lake
elevation at Kentucky Dam is predicted to be 354.5 by this weekend
according to TVA. That means current will be present in the main
Tennessee River this weekend as the difference in elevation will
stimulate current as the reservoir flows north.
Surface
temperatures were in the 33 to 37 degree range. A little ice might be
present in some shallow coves as cold nights and light winds will be
present. The weatherman indicates a slight warming trend by the weekend
so anglers may be able to get back out on the lake and tackle the winter
crappie patterns soon.
Meanwhile, some sauger action is underway around the Danville Bridge,
New Johnsonville area and south toward the mouth of Duck River. A lot of
current in some areas may stimulate an increase in sauger action this
weekend too.
Water
color is quite stained in most of the main river and also throughout the
Big Sandy basin as recent rains and runoff, along with water flowing
into the reservoir from such backwater areas as Big Sandy and
Springville bottoms has stirred up the sediments.
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Steve McCadams
is a professional hunting and fishing guide
here in the
Paris Landing area and host of The Outdoor Channel's television series IN-PURSUIT.
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