Hey Guys,

I just got back into bass fishing after being away for a few years. I'm new to fishing Kentucky lake and haven't had much success. Planning on going this weekend (April 25-27) to Wildcat south of Murray Ky and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for me.

Thanks in advance.

Josh

I'll be there this weekend also, pre-fishing for our club tourney there next weekend.  We're putting in at Buchanan's right there near Paris Landing.  My buddy that lives there says they've been whackin em all week on 200 series Bandit crankbaits in shad and bream colors, as well as flipping the bushes with brush hogs.  All this was down near the Paris Landing area in TN.  Good Luck.

TN basstracker

Went Friday night and Saterday afternoon. Had really good luck on 1100 series Bandit Shad color on Friday up until the storm started to roll in. Switched to Top Water Zara Spooks and they really turned on. Couldn't stay to late because the storm was getting close to our dock.

Saterday, was a lot slower. Had a lot of bass chase spinner baits, cranks and worms up to the boat. Real slow bite. Did catch a few on top water late in the evening. Caught two bucks that had been working the beds real hard. Both bucks almost didn't have a tail!!!

I caught most of the fish this weekend in Tischel Creek. Where would you suggest to fish around at Paris Landing???

Josh

TN basstracker

Went Friday night and Saterday afternoon. Had really good luck on 1100 series Bandit Shad color on Friday up until the storm started to roll in. Switched to Top Water Zara Spooks and they really turned on. Couldn't stay to late because the storm was getting close to our dock.

Saterday, was a lot slower. Had a lot of bass chase spinner baits, cranks and worms up to the boat. Real slow bite. Did catch a few on top water late in the evening. Caught two bucks that had been working the beds real hard. Both bucks almost didn't have a tail!!!

I caught most of the fish this weekend in Tischel Creek. Where would you suggest to fish around at Paris Landing???

Josh

Sounds about like an idemtical report as to what we had down near Paris Landing.  Late in the afternoons, I was finding the schools of shad busting the surface and casting a white ice fluke in the middle of the fray and they were crushing it.  Caught some on spinnerbaits, rattletraps and topwater as well.  How deep were you fishing?  We caught alot of our fish real shallow near buckbrush and grass.  I would suggest Lick Creek and Leatherwood Creek on the TN river side as well as Eagle creek on the Big Sandy side right there at the split.  That's where we caught all of our fish.  I couldn't buy a bite on plastics other than flukes, but other guys in our club did pretty well on them while practicing.

Almost all the bass I caught were less than 3' deep. I tried fishing a few deep drop-off's off the main lake thinking that the water is still cold that deep and might be some fish hanging out waiting for the water to warm-up. But no luck with that. I think they are all up in the shallows ready for the spawn. If you get a chance try fishing Tischel Creek right at dusk with a top water Zara or Heddon Topido. I'm going to try to go again this weekend and will let you know how my luck is.

One more question.......I want to take my father fishing later this summer when it gets really nice but he wants to catch some small mouth bass. Have you had any luck?? I've been many times in the past with no luck!!

Josh