First of all, hello to everyone. A spring trip to Ky Lake can be rewarding, but can be frustrating if you have never fished it before. My family and I have been making it down to Ky Lake for about the past 25 years. I have made trips down there in early March to late May, sometimes I get my limit and sometimes fishing is tough. I am planning on going down for a week beginning April 12. We tend to have better luck in mid April, but last year the weather was warm, so we went mid March and had a great time and caught alot of slabs. It's really hard to say when the "right time" to go is. I always say the best time to go fishing is any day that you can. We have stayed at Big Bear many times and I really like it there. I am staying there again this year also. I suggest that you make your reservations for your accomodations and boat slip very soon because things fill up very quickly everywhere. I usually make my reservations in early fall for my spring trips. I fish mainly with jigs, but I also use minnows alot too. Take make different colors of jigs, when fishing slows sometimes a different color jig makes all the difference in the world. I had great luck last year fishing size 0 and size 1 purple popeyes made by Cabin Creek Baits. I fish mainly Bear Creek and the mouth of Bear Creek, but as you will find out the wind can be just relentless and brutal. We have been run off the lake many times by the wind and the big white caps. Also keep a eye out for lightning if springs storms approach, its a big lake and somewhere you don't want to be when the lightning starts popping. Good luck and be safe.