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Lake Barkley, KY

Reservoir spanning Lyon/Trigg/Livingston counties, Kentucky. A 57,000-acre Cumberland River reservoir twinned with Kentucky Lake via a navigable canal, forming one of the largest freshwater fishing complexes in the eastern US. Best known for spring crappie (February through May) plus largemouth bass, white bass, and trophy catfish. Bluegill and redear sunfish are common around shallow flats in early summer.

49

Overall bite score

Scored 11 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 Lake Barkley, with the months each fishes best.

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

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyLyon/Trigg/Livingston
StateKentucky
WaterFreshwater

Public ramps at Lake Barkley State Resort Park and Land Between the Lakes. Statewide crappie and black bass limits apply.

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