Kentucky Lake Ledge Fishing for Bass
Catching bass consistently on Kentucky Lake means that you need to learn how to fish deep water. The ledges will be the spots that hold the majority of the bass and the bigger bass. Bass can still be caught shallow in the summer, but a lot of those bass will be in the 1.5 to 2.5 pound range. Get out onto some of that deeper water and you have a much better chance of catching bass in the 3 to 6 pound range.
The deeper ledges off of the main river channel and where the creek channels meet up with the river channel are going to hold some fish in the summer. With every spot hold fish? No……but if you spend most of your time fishing the ledges, you’ll be on your way to catching more bass. If you can find the ledges that have some type of cover on the ledge as well as shallow water near by, you’ll have a great chance of catching some bass.
There are a lot of baits that can be very productive. The bass won’t always be on the bottom, so don’t rule out throwing crankbaits that go 8 to 12 feet down for those suspended bass. Typically though, jigs, spoons, deep-diving crankbaits and 11 inch worms on carolina rigs will be your best lures to fish the ledges. Jigging spoons worked vertically can also be effective and while most of the pros will never mention using live bait, drop-shotting nightcrawlers, minnows or chubs will also catch plenty of bass.
Ledge fishing is talked about most of the time for the summer bass fishing on Kentucky Lake, but bass can be taken off the ledges during the early spring before they move shallow and also throughout the fall. Bass will move shallow again in the fall, but some bass will always be deep in the fall and when water temperatures drop into the upper 50s, expect to find schools of bass on the ledges again.
Last we checked, there is a guide named Dave Stewart that does ledge fishing classes. He’s also a guide on the lake. http://www.kentuckylakeguide.com/
For more information on the lake, please visit Kentucky Lake.
