| Crappie fishing is what you are planning. There is | | | | year. These lakes have a huge black and white |
| plenty to do and see throughout the country when it | | | | crappie population. The sizes of the papermouths |
| comes to crappie fishing. If you are one that is looking | | | | regularly pulled from Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake |
| to enjoy Kentucky lake crappie fishing, the good news | | | | is amazing as well. Catches of two pounds plus are |
| is that there are a number of great places to get | | | | not uncommon, and tournament fishermen are |
| started. Before you begin your plan for catching | | | | consistently required to catch two pound fish in order |
| crappie, start by grabbing a map and laying out your | | | | to place well in the local tournaments. |
| goals. The fact is, you will want to plan how to hit just | | | | Black crappie in Kentucky Lake tend to move into the |
| about all of the areas within this great state that offer | | | | shallows much sooner than white crappie do, which |
| excellent crappie fishing for anglers. Here are some | | | | allows anglers to fish different depths longer, |
| tips to help you, but know that there are plenty of | | | | depending on whether they are after black or white |
| other great locations to fish than the Kentucky lake | | | | crappie, than some other popular places do. Recent |
| crappie fishing we list here. | | | | studies showed they were moving into the shallows |
| Kentucky is well known for providing anglers with | | | | as early as March, so adjusting your techniques |
| great slab crappie fishing all year long, so choosing two | | | | accordingly should prove to increase your catch in |
| top lakes in the state in which to fish for crappie is a | | | | these areas. |
| daunting task to say the least. As is always the case, | | | | Crappie fishing is always best in March through May, |
| the perfect fishing hole is largely a personal | | | | but after a little bit of a lag, you will find plenty of fish |
| preference, and each angler is entitled to his or her | | | | again in the autumn through the winter months of the |
| own opinion. Known as the Bluegrass State, Kentucky | | | | year. Most of the crappie seem to be caught in the |
| is known for several lakes and other bodies of water | | | | deeper water areas. Many anglers actually prefer the |
| that consistently produce terrific, record setting crappie | | | | months of June, July and March for crappie fishing in |
| fishing all year long. The depths and techniques are | | | | Kentucky Lake, and bringing in 30 keepers in the ten |
| what varies, not the abundance of crappie, because | | | | plus inch range is certainly not uncommon! |
| anglers statewide can easily find crappie to catch | | | | As is always the case when fishing for crappie, fish |
| whenever the urge to bait a hook and hit the water | | | | with the smallest hooks possible to avoid tearing the |
| finds them. | | | | fragile mouth of the crappie. Normally an eight or ten |
| Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake are arguably two of | | | | works well, as do gang hooks. Reel your catch in |
| the very best crappie fishing waters in Kentucky, if not | | | | slowly, using a gentle pull and reel combination |
| in the whole country. These tributaries are located in | | | | technique. Net the fish to bring it in as soon as you can. |
| southwestern Kentucky, and are well known for the | | | | Even light weight rod and reel combination rigs seem |
| consistency of their crappie catches each and every | | | | to work well when fishing for crappie. |