May 2, 2008 FISHING REPORT by The Big Kahuna Sorry for the late report. I have not been near a pc for a while, so here it comes. We have been out most every day the past few weeks and the fishing was different each day. One day they where in tight to the shore and the next they where gone. We just had to stay on the move and hunt for them. One thing we picked up on is the fish bite was better on the west winds fishing in close to the banks. I think it was blowing the bait in better on those days. The only thing I have been doing is casting green firecracker curly tails and reeling back slow. I think for the most part the crappie we caught where half black and white mixed. The spawn is just winding down but there are still a few late ones coming in. Just have to try and see. Thanks to everyone that has put up with the high winds on some days, it makes it hard to detect the light bites. One thing we got into on each trip was the big bluegill some where as big as I have seen in a long time, they hit the jigs just like the crappies. We also caught a few big redear and catfish and big drum they where lots of fun. One thing that was different on a few trips we got into to some real nice sauger in 5 feet of water caught 8 one day and 6 the next and 2 on several trips have no reason why they where there but was glad to see them most of them 16 inches long and good to eat. I think the crappie fishing will be good for some time on in May. Try in the deep brush piles in the bays and out in the main lake, try minnows and jigs down in the cover. The bluegill fishing is good and will only get better for a while to come. Go out with some kids and have some great fun try worms and bugs under floats and on the bottom. White bass are slow but we are starting to fish for them a little if we get time a some trips out, try in line spinners off the main river drop offs. For some great lake fun come down and stay a few days at The Moors Resort and Marina! Thanks and have fun on the lake The Big Kahuna Don Schnuck April 24, 2008 FISHING REPORT by Kentucky Lake Guide Service Level: 358.60 Temp: 61 Hello friends. Happy days are here again! The weather has been spectacular and so has the fishing. The warm nights and sun filled days have warmed the water right up, and the fish are making a move shallow. We have limited nearly every day on crappie and have started picking up some big gills and redear as well. Today, 23rd, I had a 5 year old and his grandfather who had 37 nice crappie. The size of the fish this year is fantastic. Surprisingly, we had several black crappie in the mix. They each boated several "slabs" and the weather was just fantastic, a guides dream! The Largemouth bite is excellent! There are bedders on both lakes, and still some pre-spawners on both lakes. As we continue thru this full moon phase I expect even more to make their way to the beds. We are still catching some big pre-spawners. Soft plastics and jigs for the shallow fish, and c-rigs and DT 10s for the pre-spawners. My guess is that some post spawn fish will start being caught in the next few days. The crappie have really come around since our last report. They are in the backs of creeks and some are on the banks. We are still casting but have talked to several folks who have caught good fish on minnows under bobbers. Normally stake beds work best for us as a post spawn structure. Seems the fish want a vertical piece of structure to hang on coming off the beds, BUT, we have picked up several fish off stake beds early this year. Your favorite stake bed may be worth a look as you go shallow. As we have said, the bluegill we are catching are simply huge. We are picking them up in staging brush as they will start making beds soon. We haven't had a great day with a redear bite, but we have caught redear as we crappie fish nearly every trip. The whites and yellows are moving from the creek backs out to the main river. You'll pick up one or two as you cast for crappie. Get out there and have some fun, and make sure you take a young en' with you. Watching them catch fish is worth all the trouble. If we can help, give us a call. Take care.