Lake Barkley (11)
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Lake Barkley (11) Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructurePilingsA bright sunny day during midday catch several suspended near the bridge pilings. Used white blue glimmer bladed jig with crush city freeloader at fast retrieve middle water column. A couple times burning and pausing the bait gets a reaction strike.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructurePilingsTried a few swimbaits and the xzone swammer bluegill colored was the winner of the day. Cast and slowly retrieve off the bottom around brush and stumps. Was catching them in the depths between 10 to 15 feet.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Partner and I got a win on the Cumberland River below Barkley Dam. We were cranking isolated cover. Rock piles, laydown, and points all came into play. This body of water is super pressured and it was important to change it up. Crank it, then swim a jig or pitch something into it. Make multiple cast to the same cover. Good luck and good fishing.
Daniel NorrisBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesGetting up under the brush or at the edge, and dragging back out.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze Ambassador
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePointsCaught a small one on the first cast of the day with this setup. Ended up with 6 keeper sized fish overall, this being the biggest. Switched between a nose hook and Texas rig. Caught them both ways.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydowns
Shad spawn, bluegill and some bass are still spawning. Caught a bunch around laydowns and brush. Really fun time to fish lots of fish shallow. Lost a giant that I watched chasing bait in about a foot of water.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureStanding Timber
Caught em all day on stake beds, not very scientific, but the lines were tight.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureLaydowns
This time of year below either Ky or Barkley Dams you can catch them flipping around laydowns. Flipping and Pitching jigs and soft plastic work for me.
