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Lake Barkley Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBaitfishBelow Barkley Dam cranking the rocks and flipping laydowns. Current seams and needs to be moving pretty good. Current dies go to dragging or flipping bait.
melvin thompsonBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureLedgeswater condition stained..
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
Ned rigs and Texas and Carolina rigged craws are working right now on largemouth and smallmouth bass. If wind is blowing you can find smallmouth on main lake points
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureLaydownsBluegill are still spawning in the backs of the bays in great numbers. They will eat live bait such as red worms or wax worms. They will also eat the Jenko Fry Baby rigged on their Slasher head.
- t headBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
caught smallmouth and large mouth. Points and humps and rd beds
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBrush Piles
Pitching and flipping Coffee tubes to both spawning and post spawn fish is working right now . The key is finding the right button willows with some depth to them . Small isolated pockets are better .
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
There are several islands near the channel. Work the down-current island points, especially in the morning (sunrise -10am), with a top water popper. The morning usually has a strong top water bite so just focus on the areas where the bass are actively feeding. These areas will have bass and shad schools breaking the surface. There are carp and gar in this lake also.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBrush Piles
There is a big wave of spawners coming in. Find a bay with feeder creeks about 3/4 of the way back. Then flip the buck brush, willow trees and anything that has some cover. Hard bottom was a plus. If the sun is high try to put your bait in the shady part of the cover. If the bite doesn't come right away reel in and pitch to something else.
