south ky lake report

[creekrock]

Went down to Cypress Bay this weekend.Water temps around 66.Lake flooded around 570 feet.Looking for bluegill and shellcracker.Sat was slow,the quick rise had them scattered.We caught half a dozen gills and 2 15 in bass.also a few cats.Today was much better before storms ran us off the lake.We caught about 30 in a few hours,with 4 or 5 huge redears.The bluegills did not have eggs but some of the males had started to turn color.We used a split shot rig with worms and popeye jigs tipped with fake waxworms.The best areas were marina parking lots in 5 to 7 feet of water.Water was pretty stained but not muddy.

[Redearonbread]

Thanks for the report. We get there on the 11th, closer to the dam. We're a little worried, but going no matter what. We will have four or five boats in our group. 30 - 40 bluegills and shellcrackers per boat per day would be awsome. Hopefully there not pulling so hard there is a current while we are there.
Looking at the TVA site it looks like they won't be pulling the level down for a few days. I thought they would have started today.