dave stewart, ky. lake

[sailfish]

hey dave. in your professional opinion, what kind of a mess will ky lake be in after last nights torrential rains, and how long will it take to clear up? talk about your loaded question, i realize there a lot of variables involved, just hoping you can give a little insight. thanks in advance for any help. keith

[dew32202]

I am also like Dave it takes a lot to muddy up Kentucky .Me and Danny fished Ky yesterday before thye sorms last night East side clear west staianed caught some nice fish c rigginr secondary points in bays east side green punkin tubes watermelon french frys DEW

[Dave Stewart]

I was not on Ky Lake today but I will agree with Kyle....I would be surprised to see Ky Lake colored up from the rain...now the creeks on the west side can get color just from boat traffic which we will have plenty of this weekend. I was on south Barkley today and the creeks down there had a lot of color to them.

[sailfish]

thanks for the encouraging info. rough river lake rose about three feet or more and is in the trees. MUDDY

[DSPCHAMY]

How long will it take for rough river to clear up? I have a club outing next weekend there

[sailfish]

i stand corrected. this morning while driving across rr dam the corps was letting a pretty good flow thru. lake could actually be close to summer pool and in fine shape by next weekend. i have a hunch it will still be a bit above summer pool. good luck

[DSPCHAMY]

thanks for the info. Do you think fish will be up in the laydowns yet? are they pretty far past the spawn down there yet or are the fish still in the post spawn mode???

thanks,

[sailfish]

sorry, but i can't help with that one. tammy over at pine tree inn might know of someone that has that info.

[DSPCHAMY]

From what I understand Tammy does not own the Pine Tree anymore, is she still there?

[sailfish]

come to think of it i haven't seen her around in awhile. check with lester at tom & al's.

[sailfish]

my guess is that by next weekend the water in the creeks and the north and south fork should be in a lot better shape, if we don't get another monsoon. the main lake will become a little stained as they pull some water thru the dam. doubt that they will let much out due to heavy rains downsteam. have to check with corps on that. by next weekend water will probably still be in trees, plenty of debris, and moderate stain. on the positive side, most of the this weekends pleasure boaters will be at home attending to their sunburns. franswa might be able to give a more detailed prediction. good luck

[SlopFishin]

It takes alot, and I do mean alot, to mess up KY Lake. The west side might be a little stained, but I would imagine the east side is fine.