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Kentucky Lake, KY

Reservoir spanning Marshall/Calloway/Lyon counties, Kentucky. A 160,000-acre TVA reservoir on the Tennessee River in far western Kentucky and one of the premier crappie and largemouth bass fisheries in the eastern US. Crappie peak February through May, while ledge bass fishing for largemouth and smallmouth is strongest in summer. Channel, blue, and flathead catfish are abundant year-round.

49

Overall bite score

Scored 7 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled41
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA50
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

12 tracked species in Kentucky Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Blue Catfishcommon
Redear Sunfishcommon
Smallmouth Basscommon
White Basscommon
Flathead Catfishpresent
Spotted Basspresent
Saugerseasonal

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyMarshall/Calloway/Lyon
StateKentucky
WaterFreshwater

Numerous public ramps via Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park and Land Between the Lakes. Statewide black bass (6/day, 12 in) and crappie (20/day) limits apply.

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