Thread: Ky Lake On The Rise

has anyone been fishing for crappie near Paris landing state park, I'm thinking of going there this weekend. whats the crappie doing there on ky lake and whats the water temps. thanks in advance for any info.

Originally Posted by Wiskers

I've not caught many short fish this yr. like I did last yr. I have caught a ton of 10.5" to 11.5" fish though. According to Paul Rister these would be the 2009 & 2010 spawns. I have only caught a few over 2# and very few over 1.5#. That could have something to do with where I've been catch'n though. I haven't done much deep fish'n.

I have just recently started catch'n some 10" fish that even though they are right on the line, I have been releasing. I've seen those fish shrink in the livewell.

I don't know what causes it but I've done experiments with the shorties. I put 2 fish in my back live well. Both fish were RIGHT ON THE LINE with their mouth closed and tail pinched. At the end of the day they were 1/8 or better short! Didn't matter what I did, they were short. Thank God I didn't get checked. At $202.50 ($50 fine + 152.50 Court Cost) per fish that woulda been an expensive experiment. If you catch a fish that's on the line, I suggest you release it or at least check it again before leaving. If it's not at least 1/4 inch over the line without the tail pinched it don't go in my boat anymore.

The numbers of short white crappie I've caught in the last month have been similar to fall 2011, catching 4 or 5 shorts to keepers. Between myself and another friend fishing the same stuff,we probably caught 500 shorts one week here recently. May sound like bull,but I have no reason to lie about catching shorts and honestly that's probably a conservative estimate. Some area's of the lake have a lot more white crappie than other's so doesn't really surprise me some aren't catching as many shorts. Another friend fished another area of the lake that same week and only caught 5 shorts but had similar numbers of keepers.

Whiskers, I think your right on holding the water. Saw a program early Sun morning couple weeks ago. Had some weather experts on there saying they think the Drought will extend into this year and actually be worse and more wide spread.

When I came from home work there was one gate open on KY Dam, don't know what the lake is doing but the they are letting some water go.

Originally Posted by justinp61

When I came from home work there was one gate open on KY Dam, don't know what the lake is doing but the they are letting some water go.

She's up over summer pool after this rain. I hope they just try to keep it at summer pool.

Look for the fish to attach themselves around the winter pool line at this point and try to hang there.