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Steve McCadams'
Kentucky Lake Fishing Report for:
July 5th, 2002
FISHING HOLDING UP WELL
(MAYFLY HATCHES UNDERWAY)
Summer fishing patterns are taking place as warm weather
dominated the fishing scene this week along Kentucky Lake. Still,
fishing is holding up quite well for crappie, bass, catfish and bluegill
anglers.
Mayfly hatches were taking place at various sectors of Kentucky Lake
this week and bass and bluegill were feasting on the flies. Shallow
grassbeds along main river islands and shorelines were holding lots of
panfish.
Some fast action was also taking place around bridge piers and rip-rap
rock areas here at Paris Landing and upstream around Danville railroad
levee. This weekend look for some dandy may hatches to occur as there
always seems to be a big one around the Fourth of July time frame.
Mayflies seem to always hatch during a thunderstorm too as the
low-pressure triggers something in Mother Nature’s food chain and
stimulate the larva to emerge from the lake bottom. The fish know it too
and really seem to put on a feeding frenzy.
Also partaking of the abundance of mayflies have been several broods of
ducks and geese. The ducklings and goslings seem to learn fast when it
comes to catching and eating mayflies. I’ve seen some decent hatches of
wood ducks, mallards, and resident geese on the lake lately too.
Catfish action is heating up along the main river channel as some
anglers were landing decent fish this week by bumping bottom along the
edge of the main channel. The 25 to 35 foot range was paying off as such
baits as nightcrawlers, chicken livers, and catalpa worms were working
well.
Bass continue to bite well and the larger fish seem to be relating to
structure along main lake ledges. There’s still several fish in the
shallow treetops and island points where schools of pin minnows can be
located.
When there’s a little current or wind the minnows seem to hold on
structure and that attracts the bass. Tossing a spinnerbait or worm
their way will usually yield a strike.
Several small bass are staying along weedbeds and logs as both minnows
and mayflies are providing ample forage.
There’s a lot of pondweed growing to the top of the water in the shallow
bays and that often holds bass as it provides a nice canopy for them to
ambush their prey while hiding from the bright sun.
Main lake ledges are producing the larger fish as anglers toss big
crankbaits and work the scattered stumps and structure along the breaks.
Depths of 9 to 14 feet have been producing. Texas and Carolina rigged
worms are working well too.
Crappie are still hitting good but many fish have moved into deeper
water this week. Some decent stringers are coming from 20 to 25 feet in
the main lake and along the river channel itself where structure can be
found.
It’s the time of year when live minnows worked slowly around the deep
stumps will produce.
Trolling is still producing a few sauger during the early morning and
late afternoon hours. The trollers are picking up several crappie and
white bass too as they cover a lot of water with those deep diving
crankbaits.
While the hot weather has been around all week, there’s still
comfortable fishing to be had during the early and late parts of the
day.
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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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