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	Bass Fishing Report; Kentucky and Barkley Lakes; Sep. 28, 2006 Bass Buster Guide Service Kentucky Lake : Water Level at Ky Dam - 355.19 Surface Temperature - 73 Lake Barkley : Water Level at Barkley Dam - 355.30 Surface Temperature - 73 Both lakes are 4 ft below summer pool. Last weekend we had very heavy rains in the lakes area. Anywhere from 10-12 inches of rain fell in the area during a 36 hour period. This resulted in both lakes rising about 1.5 ft. Lake Barkley quickly muddied up and Kentucky Lake was heavily stained. Both lakes have been pulled back down to their pre-storm levels now and are starting to stabilize. Barkley is still muddy on the main lake but many of the creeks and bays are clearing. Kentucky Lake still has some stain to it and few of the west side creeks are heavily stained. I would like to caution everyone, especially those folks coming here for the big tournaments this week and next week that have never been on the big lakes here. These are river lakes...not big deep water reservoirs. There are numerous obstructions on the lakes such as foundations, stumps etc and these can be very hazardous if you hit them. Please use the navigation buoys and only run your boats on plane where you know for certain that the water is unobstructed. We have had a number of accidents here this year and last week we had another bad one when a boater hit a stump in a very shallow area on the main lake outside of the navigation channels. I would also like to commend the tournament director of U.S.A. Bassin for his decision to cancel the first day of their trail's Classic here last Saturday. The wind and weather conditions were definitely hazardous to the tournament participants and canceling the first day's fishing was in the best interests of the anglers. It is nice to see a tournament director that will take a stand on the side of safety first. Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass are in transition from summer to fall patterns. More and more schools of shad are moving into shallow water and fish are being taken on the flats on the main lake and in the creeks and bays on topwater lures, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas rigged soft plastics. Largemouth are also being taken on primary points on the main lake as well as secondary points in the creeks and bays on crankbaits, Carolina and Texas rigged creature baits and jigs. Some fish are still being taken on the humps and ledges near the mouths of the bays as they are staging to move into the bays. These fish are being taken on deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth Bass are being taken on main lake points and the first secondary points in the bays. These fish are being taken on crankbaits and jigs. Smallmouth are also being taken on the river ledges on Carolina rigged creature baits and jigs. Some Smallmouth are being taken on the flats early and late in the day on topwater lures. Some of the productive lures this week have been: Lucky Craft Sammy in ghost pearl lemon, Zara spook junior in white and bone, Lucky Craft G-Splash in ghost pearl lemon, Rebel Pop R in black/chrome and white, Hook Some Bass spinnerbaits in blue glimmer, Lewis Rattletraps in blue/chrome and smokey joe, Hook Some Bass baby brush hounds in watermelon/purple and watermelon/red, Norman crankbaits in white, Bandit crankbaits in rootbeer/chartruese and Hook Some Bass jigs in green pumpkin. I have received many emails and phone calls from folks trying to locate the Lucky Craft Sammy's in the Ghost Pearl Lemon patterns. These lures are special order and hard to come by. I know for a fact that The Cabin Bait and Tackle located on U.S. 62 just west of Kuttawa got a shipment of 50 of these lures yesterday. Their phone number is 270-388-0122. If you are looking for one of these lures you may just be able to get one from them before they sell out. For all of you tournament folks coming in here over the next few weeks. If you have any problems with your boat or need some boating supplies you cannot do any better than to visit Jet-A-Marine in Calvert City just north of Ky Dam. These folks will bend over backward to keep you on the water if they possibly can. They have taken care of me and my clients for years and I have never had anything but good feedback about them. Dave Stewart Bass Buster Guide Service 270-354-5039 dave@kentuckylakeguide.com www.kentuckylakeguide.com "Fish with a Professional"