The lake is at 359.85
Water Temp is 79
Book your trips now so you won’t miss out on your favorite time of year!
It’s a great time of year to fish Kentucky Lake!
I have been doing good this week fishing main lake ledges in the Paris area. The Bass are biting well the first few hours of the morning on crank baits and jigs. I am locating my fish by using my Lowrance structure scan looking for fish and shad. A lot of my best ledges are 7 to 10 foot on top and dropping to 20 to 30 feet of water. Looking for mussel beds with bait in the area is the key here. The best ledges right now for me are adjacent to the main river channel, or in the major creeks.
The baits that I’m using are a Bill Norman DD22, 6XD and a fat free shad in shad patterns, citrus,Bag5 green gizzard and there new color Bag5 Wasabi that David Frits helped designed. I will keep switching up colors to keep the schools of bass from getting accustomed to what I’m throwing.
I am casting a ¾ ounce Jig that I make in a Kentucky Lake craw color with a ZOOM Fat Albert twin tail in green pumpkin purple for the trailer. If I’m in open water where there isn’t much grass I will use the football head, and if I’m further up the lake where the grass is thicker then I’m using a grass jig that will not snag in the grass as I pull it down the ledge. (A lot of the tops of the ledges will have Hydrilla growing out to the drop, so by using the more weed less jig head design I can fish more effectively, where the football head will grab the grass the weed less jig will not making each cast more productive.)
Fishing the main lake grass is still productive also. I am fishing swim baits and Bag5 baits 2.5 in Green Gizzard or sexy Citrus. I am fishing the crankbait fairly fast trying to get it snagged in the grass and ripping it free, also a shad color Rat-L-Trap is catching fish, but the key is to let it snag the grass and rip it free. This bite is best early or on a heavy cloudy day. Then I am casting Zoom Ole Monster worms and jigs in the grass.
Recommended equipment: Deep crankbaits a 7’6” to 7’11” Shimano or G Loomis Crankbait rod with a Shimano reel spooled with 12 to 15lb Seaguar Flourocarbon.
Jigs: 7’5” to 7’7”shimano pitching rod, I like these rods when fishing jigs on ledges for the length and action, you want a rod that will take up line quickly on the hookset and still be stiff enough to set the hook, without being too stiff to fish and a Shimano reel spooled with 15lb Seaguar fluorocarbon, I prefer the AbrazX.
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Early summer guide trips
Book you spring trip now to reserve your date. I still have a few days left in June. Book an 8 hour bass trip one or two people $325.00 or a 6 hour foe $250.00 fuel included and bait is included.
Ledge Fishing on the water class
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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