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For General Information About Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley Click Here
What better way to get
revved up for fishing, that some Kentucky Lake fishing pictures courtesy of
Crappie Action Guide Service... Despite windy conditions, the 12th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament set a tournament record for entrants...continued Bass fishing lost one of its pioneer anglers. Alabama’s Tom Mann passed away at the age of 72. Here's a tribute to this fishing legend from...Steve McCadams Guide Ken Riddick of Crappie Action Guide Service is catching fish no matter how cold it is. Here's one of the winter...Kentucky Lake Crappie Pictures Bobbers disappear in the blink of an eye, courtesy of feisty bluegill and shellcracker. For some Kentucky Lake...bluegill and shellcracker info
IS IT A LAKE RECORD? Topping the list of fishing stories is the big one that didn’t get away. Now this is a...big fish story
How about a few Kentucky Lake crappie fishing pictures to get you fired up for spring. Check out these...crappie action photos
The Cabela’s King Kat Classic held on Pickwick and Wilson reservoirs saw some enormous...stringers of catfish taken.
Fall is one of my favorite seasons on Kentucky Lake yet fishing here is overlooked and underrated by most anglers. Don't miss out on some of...the year's best fishing
Crappie USA held the 2006 Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic at Sheffield, Alabama...for crappie tournament results
Tennessee residents born after January 1, 1989 are now required to pass a monitored TWRA boating safety exam. For specific requirements and available testing locations...read on Kentucky Hydrografx now offers the new "sidescan" maps of Kentucky Lake's Big Sandy River. These maps even show the locations of individual structure...for details Don't forget anglers, the reciprocal agreement between Tennessee and Kentucky now allows you to fish portions of either state with just one license...for details This big fish tale comes courtesy of Fred Vinn of Springville. Vinn, who retired and moved from Michigan to the Country Junction area a couple of years ago...continued We did an article last May on Kentucky Lake bass fishing. Thought it might have a few tips for fishing this May. Here's more on our...fishing trip with David Seaton Taking first place in the 2005 Crappie USA tournament, held on Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lakes, was the team of Ronnie Capps and Steve Coleman with a weight of 13.49 pounds...continued Here on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley we are lucky to have some of the most detailed fishing maps available anywhere. Thanks to...Kentucky Hydrografx The Fifth Annual Steve McCadams “Casting For A Cure” Kids Fishing Rodeo at Carroll Lake netted both big bucks and small fish...for a recap of the big event Soon winter weather will be here and you’ll wonder why you didn’t take advantage of the nice weather and good fishing. For some...Kentucky Lake fall fishing info Each fall Kentucky Lake slowly eases down in elevation, exposing mud flats, sandbars, rock points, and roadbeds. The appearance is dramatically different...continued Crappie fishing was hit and miss in early spring. Of course that doesn't stop some folks from still catching some nice crappie. Check out these...crappie pictures February isn't known as a good month for bass fishing, but don't tell that to Bill Hehn who landed a 9 pounder...for the story The USFWS, TVA, TWRA and Henry County have teamed up to build a 30' x 120' boat ramp, large parking lot, handicapped fishing pier and courtesy dock in the Paris Landing area...here's more Fall fishing is often underrated and overlooked by anglers here on Kentucky Lake. Yet the angling action is alive and well...here's more Ready for another big fish tale? Steve McCadams was crappie fishing on Kentucky Lake with Doug and Les Collier of Memphis when they hooked into something much too big for a crappie...continued To get you fired up, we thought we'd bring you...some 2003 fishing photos...from Leatherwood Resort Tom Morris of Springville was telling quite a fish tale last week. The difference in his story and most other ones was that he had the fish to back it up. All 85 pounds of it!...continued Paris angler Jerry Holmes likes catfishing and in particular likes catching big catfish. Learn more about his methods and check out the monster Kentucky Lake catfish...in this article Spring is the time of year ponds frequently experience algae problems. For more information from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency...click here Most people forget about fishing once winter sets in. Not the folks at Crappie Action. They're still bringing in...some big ole crappie Guide Steve McCadams chased a few Kentucky Lake Crappie with country music stars Hank Williams Jr. and Travis Tritt. For a story on their trip and a couple of photos...click here This has been an excellent year (2003) for crappie fishing on Kentucky Lake. Need more proof? Check out these ...spring crappie pictures Angler Adam Skaggs brought in a 9 lb. 4 oz. largemouth in the Ken Bar Bass Tournament. For photos and an information on this fish...click here The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has begun an interesting study on the population of black crappie in Kentucky Lake...here's more February is one of the prime months for sauger fishing in Tennessee and Kentucky Lake provides some of the top fishing in the state...for sauger fishing info
This spring
we had the opportunity to fish with guide Ken Riddick of Crappie Action
Guide Service. He's been
chasing crappie every chance he's had this year, and he's pretty good at
it...here's more Anglers in west Tennessee now have a new place to fish and recreate. The new Gibson County Lake at Trenton, Tennessee opened on April 1, 2003 for fishing...here's more Spring is the time of year ponds frequently experience algae problems, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency...here's some info on algae control According to a new report on fishing statistics, angling has anchored a solid position among Americans’ favorite forms of recreation...here are a few figures to back that up
Steve McCadams had the opportunity to share his
boat with two of Country Music's biggest stars in Travis Tritt and Paris
native Hank Williams Jr. For more on their
fishing trip...click here Two of the most frequently asked questions new boat owners have for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is, "Do I have to register my boat?" and "how do I do it?"...here's your answer Have you been looking for a place to fish without the need for a boat? Well, look no further than the new brochure available from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency...continued Fishing Legend Billy Westmoreland passed away recently. Here are a few kind words...in remembrance of this true sportsman. Kentucky Hydrografx continues to add new areas to their extensive line of precision fishing Maps. The latest addition includes Kentucky Lake East Side Bays- Panther, Rushing Ginger, Clay and others...here's more Striper Fishing in the tailrace waters of Pickwick Dam provides great angling in the month of August. Here's an article...from Steve McCadams' striper fishing experiences last year. The fishermen and fisherwomen at Leatherwood Resort keep bringing in some great catches. Click here...for some spring 2002 fishing pictures. The average fisherman might think that winning bass tournaments involves a lot of luck. But after interviewing past tournament winners, I've learned that it's a lot of work, a lot of know how and hardly any luck...here's more This past week (Nov. 2002) provided some good crappie fishing in the Paris Landing area...for pictures of a few nice catches Anglers Lynn Gilliam and Tim Ridley of McKenzie won the Crappie Classic on Pickwick Lake. For this and other tidbits of outdoor information, check out...Shortcasts from Steve McCadams The Tennessee B.A.S.S. Federation State Tournament, presented by the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce, was held October 3-5 at the Paris Landing State Park...here's more Donnie Williams of Paris, Tenn., topped 96 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League competitors at Paris Landing with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 4 ounces...continued There’s good news for those liking to fish on the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. A new boat launching ramp has just been opened on the impoundments at the Tie Yard area in Benton County...here's more The fourth of six qualifying tournaments in the Sportsman's Challenge Team Tournament Series was held July 20, 2002 at Kentucky Lake's Birdsong Marina, with 57 teams competing...for complete results Walter Owens of Elizabethtown, Ky., topped 108 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League competitors on Kentucky and Barkley lakes with five bass weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces...here's' more Some 375 young anglers from four states joined a dedicated host of volunteers and me for the third annual "Casting For A Cure" Kids Fishing Rodeo at Carroll Lake last Saturday...here's more Mike Terry of Obion, Tenn., topped 72 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League competitors on Kentucky Lake with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 12 ounces...continued FLW Outdoors based in nearby Benton, KY. the world's leading marketer of competitive fishing tournaments, announced its 2003 Wal-Mart FLW Tour schedule featuring an unprecedented $5.5 million cash purse...for more info Taking top honors in the 2002 Paul Steele Memorial Bass Tournament was the team of Shawn Penn and Terry Bolten of Paducah, KY. They boated a 5-bass limit weighing 22.05 pounds...continued
Every year they return about this time. There's strength in numbers and
they have an army of more than a million. It's
mayfly time on Kentucky Lake and earlier this week the shorelines were
covered...continued Nearly 400 Pounds of Bass were hauled in by the one hundred sixteen men that competed in the Sportsman's Challenge Tournament at Birdsong Resort in Camden, Tennessee...here's more Marshall Russell of McKenzie and Ronald Watts of Wingo, KY won the Jaycee's buddy bass tournament on April 6 on Kentucky Lake. They boated a 5-fish limit of smallmouth that still has area anglers talking...here's more If a few recent bass tournaments held in the Paris Landing area are any indication, the bass population could be headed back in the right direction. Anglers are asking themselves if the fish are making a comeback?...here's more
Here's part two...of
Steve McCadams report on the aquatic vegetation
returning to Kentucky Lake.
Here's some more great
fishing pictures... Here's a couple of nice Crappie...caught in the Paris Landing area by Patrick Hahs with a little help from his Kentucky Hydrografx software. Technology continues to revolutionize the way we fish. A new product by Kentucky Hydrografx provides the most accurate mapping available of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley...for more information Looking for a great place to store your boat? Chris Pitts Self Storage provides the Paris Landing area with top quality storage facilities for boats, rvs, household items and much more...for more information. While many people had their boats in storage, David Seaton of Fishtale Lodge was catching bass all winter. Here's a couple of photos...of his winter catches on Kentucky Lake. Crappie is King on Kentucky Lake and 2001 has provided some excellent fishing. Here are some pictures of this year's Crappie catches...from Crappie Action Guide Service. Operation Bass, the world's leading marketer of competitive fishing tournaments, is expanding beyond fishing with a new name, new television series, new magazine and new Web site...continued Largemouth Bass Virus (LMBV) seems to have lessened its grip on bass fisheries in the South. That was one of several positive revelations from B.A.S.S.' Largemouth Bass Virus Workshop held in late February, 2002...continued Fishing is normally considered a warm weather activity but the months of January and February are the best time of the year for sauger fishing in Tennessee...continued
While most of the area is consumed with duck and deer hunting,
local angler Josh Powell took advantage of the
warm weather earlier this month and went fishing. It paid off with a 11
pound bass...here's more Here are the results...of the Froggy 103 Fall Buddy Bass Tournament held at Paris Landing State Park. Steve Ferguson of Puryear, and his daughter Teresa, know how to spend quality time together. They team up often to fish for crappie on Kentucky Lake...here's more Fall Fishing Patterns are underway on Kentucky Lake. For more information on how to take advantage of this prime fishing opportunity...click here (From October 2001) The cooler weather seems to have started fall fishing patterns off early. Fish behavior is changing for the better...here's more on fall fishing. (From September 2001) Mayflys are an important food source for Tennessee fish. Here's an article on how to take advantage of the hatch for some great fishing. In case you haven't heard about it, the Largemouth Bass Virus has caused major problems for many southeast U.S. lakes...here's more about (LMBV) Many people get their boats out for the first time all year on the Memorial weekend and that's often a recipe for some interesting and humorous times at the boat ramp...here's a lighthearted story from Steve McCadams about this subject. The second annual "Casting for a Cure" fishing rodeo at Carroll Lake raised over $6,000 for the American Cancer Society and attracted 350+ kids...here's the rest Here's a list of the award winners... at the "Casting for a Cure" fishing rodeo. Make sure and check out these...pictures of the kids at the rodeo The heat of mid summer takes it's toll on Largemouth. This time of year it's critical to handle catch and release fish with care. For more info about how to increase their chances of survival...read this This years honorary hostess for the "Casting for a Cure" Kids Fishing Rodeo is Alex Bell, who has been fighting leukemia for a few years now. Here's some more about her and how this rodeo is fighting to cure cancer. Bluegill and Shellcracker can provide some of the hottest action of the year and June is the time to give them a try as Steve McCadams tells us in this story. Boat registration renewals may now be done over the counter with the new Remote Easy Access License (REAL) system...here's the rest Here's the interview with one of the Froggy Bass Tournament winners Ray Barga. They topped the field with a total weight of 22.18 pounds of Smallmouth Bass...here's how. Spring time can pose algae problems for ponds and it has been getting worse over the last few years. To find out how to combat this problem...Click Here Here's the official results of the Froggy Buddy Bass Tournament held at Paris Landing on March 31st. Memorial Day is one of the biggest boating days of the year. Here's an article to remind you that drinking while driving a boat is serious business. March is a great time of year to catch some nice Smallmouth on Kentucky Lake, and for proof, check out this nice one brought in March 15th by Steve Wright of Two Rivers Guide Service. It's March and with the crappie season just starting, I thought I'd give you some basic information about the area's most sought after fish...here it is! The TWRA now has an ally to make sure that the wildlife of Tennessee flourish. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation was formed to provide the TWRA a helping hand both physically and financially...here's the rest. The Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) had filed bankruptcy. Now the company's troubles have been settled. Here's part two of an article on the trials and tribulations of one of the fishing industries' largest companies. Or first read Part One With winter on it's way, you need to make sure and winterize that fishing boat...for more information The Fishable Waters Act proposed by Rep. John Tanner is a big step towards helping preserve our fishable and swimmable waters...read more. It's Sauger fishing time in Tennessee....here are a few tips to help you enjoy the most success possible- courtesy of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. To
make it easier for marine manufacturers to let
boat owners Mystery Fish...that's all that could be said about a recent Kentucky Lake catch. What was this thing and where did it come from...more Fall fishing patterns... are a welcome change after the dog days of summer. To understand them better and improve your odds off catching fish at this time of year...read this Fall may be the best time of all... to enjoy the Paris Landing area. This article on the splendor of autumn will make you wish you were out there right now.
The First Ever Froggy 103.7 Bass Tournament was a big success
and despite the bad weather some nice stringers were brought in.
Including the winning catch of 16.74 pounds by Jim Story and John Hunt.
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