Spring
During the spring, fishermen plan fishing trips all over the country for crappie. Kentucky Lake gets thousands of visitors in the spring time because the
fishing is that good. In the spring, crappie are very predictable. Crappie will start to move out of deeper water as the water gets above 45 degrees. As
the water reaches 60 to 65 degrees, they will begin spawning. They move along the shores to spawn and you can catch them everywhere that you can
find cover with sand, rock or gravel bottoms. Most spawning crappie are in less than 5 feet of water, which makes it very easy to find these fish. Bays,
canals, and shorelines that provide some protection from prevailing winds are good spots for spawning crappie. The main lake points, humps and rock
piles will hold some of the biggest crappie.
Summer
As temperatures start to warm, crappie become hard to find. They will move to deeper water and travel all over the place. The best places to find
crappie in the summer are rock piles and humps in 12 to 20 feet of water with some weed growth. Drop-offs close to the shoreline are also good places
to find them. When fishing for summer crappie, you should have a good fish finder to help you locate the schools of crappie.
Fall / Winter
Crappies will move back to the shorelines in the fall. Weed lines will hold most fish, but when the weeds start to die off, try humps and rock piles. As the
weather cools even more, fish will move out of the shallows and suspend in deeper water. The best late-fall and winter spots are around deep water
close to their spring spawning areas.
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