KENTUCKY

Lake Cumberland fishing for report for August 27,2016. The water temp is in the lower 80's and fishing has been great. Striped fishing has been really good lately with nice size fish being caught on the main lake from 40 to 70 feet deep. Alewife herring is getting harder ...

August 26, 2016

Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam - 356.95 Surface Temperature - 87
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 357.05 Surface Temperature - 87

Both lakes are two feet below summer pool and on a slow draw down. Kentucky ...

CAPTAIN JIM’S LAKE CUMBERLAND AND CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REPORT

Provided by Captain Jim Durham
Owner StriperFun Guide Service, Dale Hollow Charters, Superbaittanks.com
Captain Jim Marine Electronics & Captain Jim Lures

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August 18, 2016

Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam - 357.10 Surface Temperature - 84
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 357.10 Surface Temperature - 84

Both lakes are two feet below summer pool. Kentucky Dam was generating ...

CAPTAIN JIM’S LAKE CUMBERLAND AND CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REPORT

Provided by Captain Jim Durham
Owner StriperFun Guide Service, Superbaittanks.com
Captain Jim Marine Electronics & Captain Jim Lures

Staff Writer for Fishin.com ...

August 11, 2016

Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam - 358.32 Surface Temperature - 87
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 358.35 Surface Temperature - 87

Both lakes are nearing one foot below summer pool and on a slow draw ...

Lake Conditions:
Barkley – 358.85, 17,600-27,600 CFS, water is stained in color, with water temps running in the upper 80’s to low 90’
Kentucky – 358.83, 13,300-46,700 CFS, water has light stain in color, with water temps running in the upper 80’s to low 90’s ...

Water Temp 86
Lake level 358.96

Fishing on Kentucky Lake continues to be good. I am still focusing most of my fishing on the ledges. I’m seeing the fish move around some from day to day. I think a lot of it is because of the shad moving and they are just following ...

August 5, 2016

Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam - 358.95 Surface Temperature - 89
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 358.90 Surface Temperature - 89

Both lakes are at summer pool and on a slow draw down. Kentucky Dam was ...

July 29, 2016

Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam - 358.93 Surface Temperature - 90
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 358.90 Surface Temperature - 90

Both lakes are just below summer pool and on a draw down. Kentucky Dam ...

Lake Conditions:
Barkley – 358.60, 8,400-27,000 CFS, water is stained in color, with water temps running in the mid to upper 80’s


Kentucky – 358.60, 20,400-36,100 CFS, water has light stain in color, with water temps running in the upper 80’s to low ...

Fishing has been really good this week and look for it to continue. I have been catching all of my fish fishing main lake ledges.

The fish have been spread out more which is typical for summer bass. I have been catching them anywhere from 12 to 18 foot depending ...

Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam - 358.36 Surface Temperature - 90
Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam - 358.40 Surface Temperature - 90

Both lakes are about one half foot below summer pool and on a slow draw down. Kentucky Dam was generating ...

The lake is just below summer pool and there’s not any current being pulled during the day that I’m seeing. That makes for low oxygen content and the fish just haven’t been that deep this week and I would expect them to stay that way.

I’m catching fish different ...

Lake Conditions:
Barkley – 359.55, 18,600-73,800 CFS, water is very stained to muddy in color, with water temps running in the upper 70’s to mid 80’s
Kentucky – 359.18, 14,400-59,600, water is stained to light stain in color, with water temps running in ...