• Kentucky Lake Fishing Report - KY

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    (731) 227-9499 http://scottpattonfishing.com/index.html scottpattonfishing@yahoo.com
  • I can help you get prepared for a tournament, get familiar with the lake, learn new techniques, or soft just have a great fishing trip! Guiding on Chickamauga in Tennessee and Okechobee in Florida.

  • Kentucky Lake Fishing Report - KY

    The lake is at 358.36
    Water Temp is 83

    It’s been a really good year this on Kentucky Lake! Its late July and August is right around the corner. The Bass fishing is still fair; the fish have spread out on the ledges with a few tight schools still hanging together. I see a lot of fish in the 20 to 30 foot depths and they are stubborn to eat anything. I have had some really good days with a drop shot in these depths the morning is the best bite of course. I am using a 7ft 2” Cashion Drop shot rod, Lews spinning reel, 8 lb test Seaguar fluorocarbon. The lures I am using ZOOM Shakey head worm and swamp crawler in junebug and morning dawn colors. I am fishing the bait really slow with very little shakes to keep the bait in front of the fish as long as I can. This has been the key to catching some really big fish some over 8 lbs. some days I can catch them all day on the drop shot, it’s a lure they don’t see that often on this lake. Why the drop shot over finesse on a jig head? Because I’m fishing depths that are too deep to fish a finesse worm on you would have to use to heavy of a weight to get the bait down there and feel it. With a drop shot I can use a 3/8 or ½ ounce Pro Tungsten weight and still my bait itself is weightless, I won’t lose my finesse action I need to get these inactive bass to feed.



    My other pattern that’s working is still my ¾ custom football jigs with a ZOOM Super speed craw trailer. This trailer is just what is getting more bits for me. It has a lot of action while I swim it over the shallower mussel beds. I’m using some custom colors that are green pumpkin shades, I’ve done a lot of trial and error trying to put color combinations together that will catch me more bass during the different seasons and I have some that me and my customers know will catch the bass when other standard colors won’t get their attention. Our fish here on Kentucky Lake gets more and more pressure every year and an angler has to keep presenting the fish something that they don’t see every day. I am fishing my jigs on a 7 ft 3” Cashion Medium Heavy jig rod this rod has the perfect tip and back bone for deep water ledge fishing. You have to have the proper rod to get these fish in the boat. The hook set and then the backbone and tip action has to be in tune with each other and that will keep you from loosing these bigger fish. You can find Cashion rods at the Cabin bait and tackle or Baas Pro Shop. I always use 15lb test seaguar with my jigs, and a Lews reel. I am continuously trying to drag my jig thru the mussel beds very slowly in order to get the fishes attention. I just use a slow dragging action then pause the bait that’s what works best for me on these ledge fish. Sometimes I will go to reel in the jig and then the bass will strike the jig if this happens then the fish are telling me that I should go to a more of a hoping retrieve than dragging so pay attention to this a listen to the fish.








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    Need help prefishing for your tournament, I have fished BASS and FLW my whole life, I can save you time and money!
    It’s a great time of year to fish Kentucky Lake, Don’t miss out!
    Tournament prep and map marking also available.

    I have some open days in July and August!

    Ledge and Electronics Class, on the water!

    Learn and get confidence by catching fish on the ledges
    If you’re new to Kentucky Lake or just haven’t been able to figure out how to fish the hundreds of miles of ledges that it has to offer. Then this class is for you. Fishing the ledges is something a lot of anglers struggle with. Understanding what ledges hold fish, when they hold fish and why they hold fish is something I can teach you. I will help you eliminate 90% of the lake in a short time. See what type of areas hold fish and how to find the bait.

    Get on schools of fish and get them fired up! This is some of my favorite techniques on this amazing lake. Just give me a call or email me at

    scottpattonfishing@yahoo.com

    Cell-731-227-9499


    Web: scottpattonfishing.com
    Good luck and remember to wear your life jacket with the kill switch attached.
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