This fishing report was compiled for March 20 – March 26, 2012
Editor’s note: We are getting more reports, as more anglers get on the water. While fish were reported caught in all our reported lakes, rivers and streams, the continued rainfall still has many bodies of water muddy and is raising some to the point of being unfishable. However, as waters fall and temperatures remain higher than normal, fishing activity should continue to improve.
Cave Run Lake:The water level is five foot above winter pool. Surface temperature is 48 to 52 degrees. The Licking River is muddy, and the main lake is stained to muddy as the dirty water make its way from the river into the main lake. Musky: Fair to good and improving. All the guides on the lake reported catches this past week even in the dirty water. Use jerkbaits, bulldawgs, gliders and jigs. The rattle-type lipless crankbaits have also been coming on and account for some of the reported fish. Bass: smallmouth fair to good. Baits this week have been ¼ oz. ball-head jigs with white twister tails along with black on black marabou jigs. There also have been a few fish caught on jerkbaits around ledge areas. This activity has mostly been in the dam area. However, some smallmouths were reported in Beaver Creek this week, and were taken on chatter baits. The largemouth is reported to be improving. Use jerkbaits, Jig & Pig combo rigs along with lipless crank baits. We also had reports of chatter baits catching bass this week. Crappie: improving. Fish small in-line spinners on mud flats near feeder creeks, and live bait around brush-piles on flats.
Grayson Lake: The water level is rising and starting to approach summer pool. The lake is stained to muddy with water temps warming to 48 to 53 degrees. Bass: fair and improving. Use ¼ oz. ball jig rigged with two-inch grub in watermelon color. Fish the secondary points using a lift and drop action. Strikes have been as the grub falls back to the bottom. We have also had some reports of catches using jerkbaits on points as the water warms in the middle of the day. Crappie: Unchanged, reported fair. Use live bait fishing down trees near channel areas.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 55 degrees and stable. Bass: fair and improving. Fish jerkbaits and Silver Buddies on points and creek heads. Trout: very good. Fish inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: slow and unchanged.
Ohio River: The Ohio River Greenup pool is reported to be rising with backwater areas very muddy. Below the Dam: Sauger is reported unchanged, at fair to good. However, rising water may make some areas unfishable until the water return to normal levels. At that time, use, white, lime-green or chartreuse grub, rigged on a lead-head jig. Although the river has been slow, it shouldn’t be long until we start getting some good reports on improving conditions. We have been getting reports that this is mostly an early morning bite with better success on the Ohio side of the Locks. This bite has been falling off by the middle of the day. Our suggestion is to get there early since most of the reported catches have been before noon.
Yatesville Lake: The water level is reported to be rising and was 4 feet over winter pool at press time. The water surface temperature is 49 to 53 degrees. Headwater areas are reported muddy. The main lake is stained. Bass: improving. Use flippin’ jigs, swimbaits, crankbaits, and jerkbaits, fishing points and creek headwaters. This bite has got better as the water warms in the middle of the day. Crappie: improving. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats as the black crappie start visiting these areas when the sun begins to warm the surface.
Local area fishing reports can be submitted to trimmer308@windstream.net
This fishing report was compiled for March 13 to 19, 2012
Editor’s note: The fishing report is beginning to improve as more people are reporting. While water temperatures are beginning to rise, rainfall has sent many lakes into a pre-flood stage making headwater areas unfishable.
Cave Run Lake: The water level has been rising quickly this last week. The lake has made it to summer pool, rising up over five feet this week. Surface temperature is 42 to 46 degrees. The Licking River is muddy but the main lake remains clear. Musky: Fair to good and improving. We continued to have reports of Musky catches on both the main lake and below the dam this past week. This is the third week in a row that we have had reported catches. Use jerkbaits, Bulldawgs, gliders and jigs. It’s also time for the lipless crankbaits to begin to produce. Bass: Smallmouth fishing is fair to good. Baits this week have been ¼ oz. ball-head jigs with white twister tails along with black on black marabou jigs. There also have been a few fish caught on jerkbaits around ledge areas. This activity has mostly been in the dam area. The largemouth remain slow, but is beginning to improve. There were a few reports this week of catches in headwaters of feeder creeks and deep water points. Use, jerkbaits, jig & pig combo rigs along with lipless crank baits and safety-pin type spinnerbaits. Crappie: improving. Fish small in-line spinners on mud flats near feeder creeks, and live bait around brush-piles on flats.
Grayson Lake: The water level is rising and starting to approach summer pool. The lake is stained to muddy with water temps warming to 42 to 46 degrees. Bass: slow and unchanged. Use ¼ oz. ball jig rigged with two-inch grub in watermelon color. Fish the secondary points using a lift and drop action. Strikes have been as the grub falls back to the bottom. We have also had some reports of catches using jerkbaits on points as the water warms in the middle of the day. Crappie: Unchanged, reported slow. Use live bait.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 46 degrees and stable. Bass: Slow and unchanged, fish hair jigs with black grubs at the dam area in 15 to 20 feet of water. On days when the sun is out and bright, bass have been active on points using suspending jerk baits. Trout: Very good, fishing inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: slow, and unchanged.
Ohio River: The Ohio River Greenup pool is reported as rising with backwater areas very muddy. Below the Dam: Sauger is reported fair to good. However, rising water may make some areas unfishable until the water returns to normal levels. Use white, lime-green or chartreuse grub, rigged on a lead-head jig. Although the river has been slow, it shouldn’t be long until we start getting some good reports on improving conditions. We have been getting reports that this is an early morning bite, with better success on the Ohio side of the locks. This bite has been falling off by the middle of the day. Our suggestion is to get there early since most of the reported catches have been before noon.
Yatesville Lake: The water level is reported to be rising and at press time was four feet over winter pool. The water surface temperature is 43 to 46 degrees. Headwater areas are reported muddy and the main lake is reported to be stained. Bass: improving. Use jigs, swimbaits, crankbaits, and jerkbaits fishing points and creek headwaters. This bite has gotten better as the water warms in the middle of the day. Crappie: good. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats as the black crappie start visiting these areas when the sun begins to warm the surface.
This fishing report was compiled for March 6– 12, 2012
Editor’s note: The fishing report is slowly becoming more complete as anglers get out on the water. Rain, wind, and the amount of direct sun can change surface temps quickly, while surface temps are only a gauge they can quickly tell where water temps are improving and what part of the lake you want to concentrate on this week.
Cave Run Lake: The water level has been rising for the last week and at press time was 1.5 feet above winter pool with more rain expected this week. The main lake temperature is 38 to 42 degrees. The Licking River is slightly cooler with temperatures running two or three degrees below the main lake. Musky: Fair to good and improving. We had reports of Musky catches on both the main lake and below the dam this past week. This is the second week in a row that we have had reported catches. Use jerkbaits, Bulldawgs, gliders and jigs. It’s also time for the lipless crankbaits to begin to produce. Bass: Smallmouth fishing is reported to be fair to good. Baits this week have been ¼ oz. ball-head jigs with white twister tails, along with black on black Marabou jigs. There also have been a few fish caught on jerkbaits around ledge areas. This activity has mostly been in the dam area. Largemouth fishing remains slow but is beginning to improve, there were a few reports this week of catches in the headwaters of feeder creeks and deep water points. Use jerkbaits, jig and pig combo rigs along with lipless crank baits and safety-pin type spinner baits. Crappie: improving. Fish small in-line spinners on mud flats near feeder creeks and live bait around brush-piles on flats.
Grayson Lake: The water level remains stable at winter pool. The lake is clear to stained with water temps in the 38 to 44 degree range. Bass: Reported slow and unchanged. Use ¼ oz. ball jig rigged with two-inch watermelon color grub, fishing the secondary points. Use a lift and drop action. Strikes have been as the grub falls back to the bottom. We have also had some reports of catches using jerkbaits on points, as the water warms in the middle of the day. Crappie: Unchanged, reported slow. Use live bait.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 45 degrees and stable. Bass: Slow and unchanged. Fish hair jigs with black grubs at the dam area in 15 to 20 feet of water. On days when the sun is out and bright, bass have been active on points. Use suspending jerkbaits. Trout: Very good, fishing with inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: slow and unchanged.
Ohio River: The Ohio River Greenup pool is reported as falling. However, some of the backwater areas have been producing Walleye and Sauger. Below the Dam: Sauger reported fair to good. Use white, lime-green or chartreuse grub, rigged on a lead-head jig. We have been getting reports that this is an early morning bite with better success on the Ohio side of the locks. This bite has been falling off by the middle of the day. Our suggestion is to get there early since most of the reported catches have been before noon.
Yatesville Lake: The water level is reported to be rising and was one foot over winter pool at press time. The water surface temperature is 39 to 44 degrees. Headwater areas reported stained and the main lake is reported to be clear. Bass: improving. Use jigs, swimbaits, crankbaits, and jerkbaits on points and creek headwaters. This bite has gotten better as the water warms in the middle of the day. Crappie: good. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats. Black crappie begin visiting these areas when the sun starts to warm the surface.
Local area fishing reports can be submitted to trimmer308@windstream.net
This fishing report was compiled for Feb. 28 to March 5, 2012
Editor’s note: As we head into March and more anglers get on the water, the weekly fishing report will begin to reflect a more complete picture of the fishing opportunities in eastern Kentucky.
Cave Run Lake: The water level has been stable for the last week at .5 feet above winter pool. The main lake temperature is 37 to 40 degrees. The Licking River is slightly cooler with temperatures running two or three degrees below the main lake. Musky: fair to good. There were reports of Musky catches on both the main lake and below the dam this week. Use jerkbaits, Bulldawgs, gliders and jigs. Bass: Smallmouth fishing is reported fair to good. Baits this week have been ¼ oz. ball-head jigs with white twister tails, along with black on black Marabou jigs. There also have been a few fish caught on jerkbaits around ledge areas. Largemouth fishing remains slow, fish the shakey head jig with a white twister tail grub, in 20 ft. of water. Crappie: unchanged. Fish small in-line spinners on mud flats near feeder creeks.
Grayson Lake: The water level remains stable at winter pool. The lake is clear to stained with water temperatures in the 38 to 40 degree range. Bass: Reported slow and unchanged. Use ¼ oz. ball jig rigged with two-inch watermelon color grub. Fish the secondary points using a lift and drop action. Strikes have been as the grub falls back to the bottom. Crappie: Unchanged, reported slow. Use live bait.
Greenbo Lake: The lake is mostly clear and the water surface temperature is 39 degrees and stable. Bass: Slow and unchanged. Fish hair jigs with black grub at the dam area in 15 to 20 feet of water. On days when the sun is out and bright, bass have been active on points. Use suspending jerkbaits. Trout: Very good, fishing with inline spinners, Berkley Power Bait, blade baits, and red worms. Most of the action has been in the ramp area from the bank. Crappie: Slow, and unchanged.
Ohio River: The Ohio River Greenup pool is reported as falling. Some of the backwater areas have been producing walleye and sauger. Below the Dam: Sauger is reported fair to good. Use white, lime-green or chartreuse grub, rigged on a lead-head jig. We have been also been getting reports that these are early morning bites, with the best success coming on the Ohio side of the locks. Although the river has been slow recently, it shouldn’t be long until we start getting some good report on improving conditions.
Yatesville Lake: The water level reported stable at winter pool. The water surface temperature is 39 degrees. Headwater areas are reported stained while the main lake is reported as clear. Bass: Slow but improving. Use jigs, swimbaits and crankbaits, and jerkbaits fishing points and creek headwaters. Crappie: Reported as good, fishing the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors. Use 32 oz. white crappie jigs tipped with live minnows. We have also had some reports of Black Crappie catches using small in-line spinners casting the shallow water flats when the sun begins to warm the surface.
Local area fishing reports can be submitted to trimmer308@windstream.net
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