Back from KY

[condusivecranker]

Back from my excursion from KY Lake this weekend.
Thursday was the nicest day of the bunch. The morning was awesome weather, but it quickly went downhill. The rain started about 10 AM, about 2 hours after launch. Caught a couple of yellow bass and drum off of a float n fly. Went back to the house and watched the UofL game. Afterwards, decided not to go back out due to the crashing tempuratures and the spittin rain.
Friday, got out about 10 AM, cold and extremly windy. Didnt catch anything. Went in about 3 PM, didnt feel like fightin any more wind.
Saturday, wind lied down a bit. Caught a few crappie and yellow bellies drifting minnows. Still cold and fish slow after the front.

All toghether, a bad day's fishin will never beat a bad days work. But of course, with every trip, questions are raised. We were wondering are all the drum we saw normal? Is the lake being overrun? We were lookin to go back down probally mid next month. We were wondering what would be spawining and running, as well as the bass pattern in mid April. Also, we have never been on Barkley, and were wondering what, if anything, could we find different on Barkley. Looking to try it next time we venture down, as well as Reelfoot, how far away is Reelfoot from KY Lake? Thanks in advance for answering any of those questions!

[Dave Stewart]

In mid April you should find some of the white Crappie still spawning. The LM Bass should be moving into the flowers on prespawn feed. A good time to be on either Ky or Barkley. The drum are on their prespawn feed right now...it is normal to catch a number of drum this time of year. What you will find on Barkley is a shallower lake with more natural cover.

[condusivecranker]

Thanks Dave. The drum caught me REALLY off guard. The rule of thumb I always followed was that since catfish and carp spawn in June with warm water temps, drum and other rough fish should too. I actually would had thought Barkley to be deeper, but thats my lack of Western KY lakes knowledge for ya!