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Catfish Bite Going Well; Crappie Bite Rebounds

Doug Wynn

For May 24, 2024

Hey from the Excel 230 Elite. Memorial Day weekend is here. It is the kickoff for most recreational boaters and the time many fishermen put their boats in the garage until after Labor Day. It is neither for me. The lake levels finally got back to summer pool and with that, fishing has kicked into high gear. The full moon has a lot to do with that also. The late May full moon usually is the time many Redear fishermen see their best catches of ... Continue Reading...

Catfish Bite Improves at Current Increase; Bluegill Bite Okay/Post-Spawn Crappie Showing Up As Bass Move Off Banks

Steve McCadams

For May 24, 2024

Severe thunderstorms dropped a lot of rain this week around the Kentucky/Tennessee border region of Kentucky Lake, sending fisherman and recreational boaters back to shore in search of shelter several days. It has been a topsy-turvy weather pattern as of late but some anglers are still riding it out and finding fish. Lake levels this week have stayed around the normal summer pool level of 359 but watch for some fluctuation as the ... Continue Reading...

All Around The Spawn!

Brandon Hunter

For May 2, 2024

The water temperatures are warming up and everything has greened up. You know what that means in the spring? Spawn! This time of year the smallmouth and largemouth are in full blown spawn mode with some of the spawn starting to wind down. Crappie are pretty well done, and the big bluegills and shellcrackers are making their way to their nests.This is a great time of year to be on the water, with everything for the most part being up shallow and ... Continue Reading...

Bass Get Spooked When Spawning - Stealth Fishing is Key

Scott McGlinchey

For April 29, 2024

April has come and is almost gone. April is a big spawning month. The smallmouth should be done with spawning and the largemouth bass and crappie started their spawning cycles two weeks ago. On Kentucky and Barkley Lakes when fish spawn that activity can come in waves, meaning there will be fish on shallow flats spawning and other fish will be staged out in deeper water. You can catch crappie in 14 feet and as shallow as two feet and that ... Continue Reading...