Fishing Overview for Kentucky Lake
One of the Southeast’s powerhouse fisheries, Kentucky Lake offers expansive habitat for largemouth and smallmouth bass, slab crappie, and big blue catfish; spring crappie and post-spawn bass patterns dominate, while summer ledge fishing and fall shad migrations keep action steady; winter brings strong stripe/white bass and catfish bites, with easy access via ramps and marinas near
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Distance to earth:368,226 kmProximity:88 %
Moon Phases for Kentucky Lake
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major Time:01:56 am - 03:56 am
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minor Time:07:12 am - 09:12 am
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major Time:02:34 pm - 04:34 pm
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minor Time:09:57 pm - 11:57 pm
Current Fishing Weather
Wind Speed and Direction
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Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.
Fishing Barometer
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Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.
UV Effect on Fishing
As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.
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Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Kentucky Lake area
Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 1 beaches and bays in this area.
Bass Bay - 9.88082325936km
We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Kentucky Lake. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.
Jones Creek - 0.20522533434km , Daniel Creek - 1.19798007674km , Clendenin Creek - 1.69929886719km , Jones Branch - 3.08714338658km , Matheny Branch - 3.48608553458km , McDavid Branch - 4.43487183486km , Marberry Branch - 4.63381919559km , Hope Creek - 4.94556764132km , Redwater Creek - 6.19222696521km , Gin Creek - 6.58365345088km , South Creek - 6.75155589614km , Ramble Creek - 6.91767333449km , Paffords Branch - 7.12149481948km , South Fork Crooked Creek - 7.29313977919km , Harris Spring Branch - 7.50446732354km , West Sandy Creek - 7.80089261105km , West Sandy Dike - 7.96227322619km , Trace Creek - 8.02751066346km , Woodson Branch - 8.36447350726km , Springville Branch - 8.6219646464km , Valentine Branch - 8.7668828385km , Snake Branch - 8.90994056897km , Crossnoe Lake Dam - 8.99275158027km , Greenbrier Branch - 9.01220816083km , Rushing Creek - 9.04778019862km , Cherry Branch - 9.15406953097km , Holly Fork Creek - 9.18000531811km , Bomar Branch - 9.37917397295km , Conyers Branch - 9.54841080697km , Vaughn Branch - 9.67641936913km , Bass Bay - 9.88082325936km , North Fork Crooked Creek - 9.94862687629km , Sulphur Well Swamp (historical) - 10.08644311809km , Wade Branch - 10.0960683588km , Collins Branch - 10.24058640504km , Lockhart Branch - 10.61389359487km , Crooked Creek - 10.89177405582km , Gillooly Branch - 11.13197127461km , Blue Pond (historical) - 11.17751210349km , Bailey Fork Creek - 11.31978158171km
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