TN (Benton, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart)

Kentucky Lake

WATER CLARITY: 8/10

What you need to know about fishing Kentucky Lake

Kentucky Lake is located on the Tennessee River and is apart of the Tennessee River Authority (commonly known as the TVA). Beginning when the Kentucky Dam was constructed in 1944, Kentucky Lake consists of 160,300 acres and is the lowest of the nine TVA lakes. Being known for its famous bass and crappie fishing, it has hosted countless national level tournaments every year. Kentucky Lake is known for having large schools of bass congregate on ledges in the main lake, resulting in an incredible offshore bite. Lures like large spoons, deep diving crankbaits, and football jigs will all produce fish. Kentucky Lake is also known for unprecedented panfishing. Trophy Bluegill, White and Black Crappie, and Redear Sunfish can all be caught, many view this as a very overlooked feature of Kentucky Lake. The Bluegill and Redear Sunfish can be found on shallow structure, docks, trees, and grass lines. While the Crappies are commonly caught on brush piles that are scattered around tapering points across the lake.

Waterbody Type

Lake/Pond

Species Present

Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Panfish / Bluegill

Coordinates

-88.0585W
36.4748N

Surface Area

476.82 sq. km

Avg. Depth

0 ft.

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Ambassadors (6)
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Summer Largemouth Bass Fishing Reports

Reported by Kristine Fischer
Mid June transition, when the majority of the fish haven't made their way to the main river ledges just yet. Look for those active shallow fish around secondary points,... Read More
Season: Summer
Structure: Rip Rap
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Chatterbaits
⚡13 Product Recommendations
Reported by Ben Anderson
Season: Summer
Structure: Points
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Hard Topwater (Prop)

Other Season Fishing Reports

Reported by Ricky Harris
Find the bait this time of year and you are sure to find bass not far behind. The biggest concentrations of shad are up in the water column right now... Read More
Season: Fall
Structure: Baitfish
Species: Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique: Hard Topwater (Walking)
KVD Sexy Dawg Topwater Bone / 4 1/2"
strike_king
⚡1 Product Recommendations
Reported by Ricky Harris
The lipless crank bait bite is hot as the bass are staging on shallow points and shell beds right off the main river channel getting ready to move into spawning... Read More
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Points
Species: Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique: Lipless Crankbaits
Red Eyed Shad Oyster / 1/2 oz / 2 1/2"
strike_king
⚡1 Product Recommendations
Reported by Omnia Community
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Points
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Spinnerbaits
Reported by Jackson Perry
Spinnerbait has worked great on windy and rainy days. The key is to cover water until you get a bite.
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Rip Rap
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Spinnerbaits
Mike McClelland Finesse Spinnerbait 5/16 oz / Chartreuse White
war_eagle
⚡7 Product Recommendations
Reported by Josh Jenkins
Catching Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass on rocky secondary points and pea gravel in the back of bays on jerkbaits. Also catching bass on wood structure in the back of bays... Read More
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Boulders
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Jerk Baits
Provoke 106X Jerkbait Sensory Shad / 4 1/8"
6th_sense
⚡1 Product Recommendations
Reported by Jackson Perry
With the water level dropping again, the bass have been found hiding in brush piles in a little deeper water. I've had great success throwing a firecraw jackhammer and bringing... Read More
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Points
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Chatterbaits
Jack Hammer Chatterbait 1/2 oz / Fire Craw
zman
Reported by Katherine Field
Water was warm but fish were not staged out on ledges yet. Found fish very shallow in 1 to 3 feet of water, usually along submerged brush along creek channel... Read More
Season: Post-Spawn
Structure: Rip Rap
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
⚡4 Product Recommendations
Reported by Ben Anderson
Season: Post-Spawn
Structure: Ledges
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Drop Shots