Ky Lake Closed

[FishinTN]

I made a post in the Southeast section, but in case ya don't check it out very often. Don't plan a trip to Ky lake this week. Coast Guard has closed the Tn river  between pickwick and paducah to all rec. boating, due to the flooding. It's expected to crest around 10-11 feet over summer pool. 

[Alpster]

Here's a link to some info.

http://www.explorekentuckylake.com/lbl/

Ronnie

[Tin]

WOW, guess the other roadtrip to KY Lake must be coming to an end. Is Pickwick closed?

[Willzx225]

Hmmm I wonder what this will do for the fishing around the first of June.  I have been planning a trip there for the past year and hope it isn't too washed out when we get there.  Anybody have any experience on KY Lake after a major flood like this?  I know it floods similarly to Buggs Island in the springtime but I am wanting to learn more about ledge fishing.

[TN basstracker]

WOW, guess the other roadtrip to KY Lake must be coming to an end. Is Pickwick closed?

Pickwick is open.  The closure starts at the Pickwick Dam on the river side and runs North 206 miles to Paducah, KY.

[CJ]

Don't worry about the fishing this june. The water will go back to normal and the fish will still go out to the ledges. There is an upside and a downside. The upside is that a lot of threadfin shad should get moved down here. The downside is that the high, stained water will hinder the growth of grass for the fall season.

[cart7t]

Word has it the KY lake RT guys were fishing a golf course......   from their boats! 

dick apparently was fishing in areas that according to his GPS graph, weren't part of the lake but dry ground!!   

[1inStripes]

I wonder if they were fishing small sandy pits?  I generally find those places all over a golf course when I am there.

[bowfish12]

CG has opened up the lake from pickwick to the 68 bridge in Kentucky.  Everything else from the 68 bridge up to the dam is still closed as well as barkley.

[Long Mike]

Gee, that must be really tough on the guys who decided to bail out of the BR Road Trip at Pickwick and fish KY Lake instead.    :P   Read the Road Trip thread.   

[burleytog]

Gee, that must be really tough on the guys who decided to bail out of the BR Road Trip at Pickwick and fish KY Lake instead. :P Read the Road Trip thread.

No, it wasn't.  They were south of the closure.  When I talked to them Wednesday, they had been on fish every day.

[R520dvx]

Kentucky Lake is open except for about 2 miles next to the dam. Water is starting to drop ....