Fished KY Friday, Barkley Saturday/Sunday and in the process took my daily wind beatings. I love the big lakes but they can be painful to fish in wind like that.

Friday fished KY caught 10 - 12 short fish one keeper on jerk baits with one bonus 10 lb drum on a tube. Fish were on rocky / gravel points near deeper water. Temp was 43 - 47 on my graph and water was in good shape slightly murky (for KY).

Sat at Barkley caught 30 - 35 short fish 2 keepers with one 4 lbs. Most came on 4" bass grub with some on jerk/crank bait. Water temp was 47 - 50 and Barkley was a good color slightly murkier than KY. Fish were in the bays mostly outer points and creek channel banks and many came off wood.

Sunday at Barkley fished about 4 hours caught 20 or so with 4 keepers with best 5.5 lbs. Jerk baits and grub again and saw water up to 52. Also fiddled around and caught 8 or 10 crappie on jigs that were on the small side in a bay where there was a decent sheltered channel bank. Found some bass a littler further back in the bays on Sunday.

The wind was really rough all three days but there is nothing more fun than launching solo in 2 - 3 foot swells. I need to do a better job of picking ramps next time!

kc