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Bass Fishing Report; Kentucky and Barkley Lakes; 5/2/2007
Bass Buster Guide Service


Kentucky Lake :  
Water Level at Ky Dam - 359.15  
Surface Temperature - 66

Lake Barkley :  
Water Level at Barkley Dam - 359.50  
Surface Temperature - 66

Both lakes are just over summer pool.  Fishing early in the week was slow due to 3 days of blue skies and high pressure but the bite turned around yesterday after the cloud cover returned and lower pressure prevailed.  The largemouth bass bite was very good yesterday and today.  The weather forecast for the next few days indicates we will keep the cloud cover, with a chance of thunderstorms each day.  This should keep the bite in the good to excellent range for the largemouth. 

Largemouth Bass:  We are at that time of the season when there are a myriad of patterns working.  We have largemouth on late prespawn, spawn and post spawning patterns.  The late prespawn and spawning bass are being taken in shallow water around the flooded over mustard flowers and buck brush.  These fish are being taken with topwater lures, Texas rigged lizards and creature baits, jigs, sinking worms and floating worms.  There are still some prespawn on the lead in channel banks and points near the spawning areas.  These fish are being taken on topwater lures, crankbaits, Texas rigged lizards and creature baits, shakey head worms, tube jigs and jigs.  The earlier spawning bass have moved out and are on the creek channel banks and secondary points with some fish on ledges in the creeks and bay.  These post spawn fish are being taken on Carolina rigged lizards and creature baits, tube jigs, shakey head worms and jigs. 

Smallmouth Bass:  The Smallmouth Bass are being taken on main lake primary points and the first secondary points in the bays.  These fish are being taken early and late in day on topwater lures, crankbaits, tube jigs and jigs.  The bite is reported to be fair at best but if you can find some early or late topwater fish, the action is good.

Some of the productive lures this week were:  Lucky Craft Sammy in ghost lemon shad, Yozuri popper in same pattern as the Sammy, Chatterbuzz buzzbait in black, Zoom lizards in watermelon seed and green pumpkin, Hook Some Bass baby brush hounds in watermelon seed, watermelon/red and green pumpkin, Zoom trick worms in watermelon/purple and watermelon/red, Bandit crankbaits in rootbeer/chartruese, Hook Some Bass tubes in green pumpkin and smoke/purple and Last Cast jigs in green pumkin with Tiny Paca Craw trailer. 

I received word that The Cabin Bait and Tackle on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa is now stocking the Last Cast custom finesse jigs that you have seen in my reports all spring.  I discovered these custom jigs while doing fishing seminars at the Indianapolis Boat Sport and Travel Show this past February and from my results of fishing these jigs, I highly recommend them.  Note that I have been fishing these jigs with a Tiny Paca Craw trailer..they make a perfect match. 

I would like to welcome my good friends from the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio club which is affiliated with BassBoatCentral.com. to Kentucky Lake . This great bunch of folks will be holding their annual rally at Ken Lake this weekend and I am looking forward to joining them for some fun fishing on Friday and Saturday (even us full time guides need to take some time off for some just for fun bass fishing now and then.)

If you are in need of a bass guide for some fun bass fishing, tournament preparation, lake familiarization or technique instruction don't hesitate to give me a call or drop me an email.  I will be offering both day and split day (4 hours morning and 4 hours evening) trips during the months of July and August.   Contact me for information on the split day trips. 

I have the following dates available in May, June and July available for booking:

May:  sorry I am booked up

June:  25th

July:  I have a lot of dates available in July...contact me for booking dates

Captain. Dave Stewart
Bass Buster Guide Service
270-354-5039
dave@kentuckylakeguide.com

www.kentuckylakeguide.com

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