Eastern Kentucky Fishing Report March 26

This fishing report was compiled for the week of March 26, 2014

Editor’s note: Our eastern lakes are warming up and it won’t be long now until fishing is in full swing. Our lakes went from 38 to 43 degrees this past week and if this trend continues we will reach the magic 50-degree mark in another two weeks. While we wait, it’s time to get our muskie gear together because the muskies are coming on. If you get on the water or catch a good one from the bank send me your pictures, we might just use them here in the fishing report. trimmer308@windstream.net

Cave Run Lake: The lake has been coming down fast this week dropping to an elevation of 729.1 feet. That was a 4.2-foot drop this week bringing it to just under summer pool. The lake is still stained to muddy but the upper regions of the river are in a little better shape. The lake temperature is running between 42 and 46 degrees. Musky: Fair to good. Tubs, gliders, lipless crankbaits along with inline spinnerbaits have been seeing action this week as muskie reports have started coming in. Largemouth Bass: Slow but improving. Some catches were reported on points using jigs and A-rigs. Smallmouth: No reports. Slow moving “A” rigs should produce fishing deep structure. Crappie: Fair and improving fishing channels trees and deep-water brush using jigs and live bait. Catfish: No reports. If you had any success drop us a line and tell us what you were using.

Grayson Lake: The lake has remained at winter pool. While we have had reporting anglers on this like their only success has been crappie fishing. The water is 41 degrees and stained. Bass: Fish shakey-head jigs on points. Fish were in 15 to 20 feet of water. The fish wanted to hit the jig while it was right on the bottom. Crappie: Fair fishing swim jigs around down timber and brush piles. Catfish: Slow fishing live bait from the heads of coves near discharge areas.

Greenbo Lake:  Bass: Slow using blade baits and jig & pig on points and in the dam area Trout: Fair using Berkley Powerbait and small spinners or jigs. Catfish: Remained slow fishing cut bait and live suckers.

Ohio River: The river has produced a few good days of fishing in the tailwater area of the dam. However, changing water levels have made it hard to catch the river in good shape. Largemouth Bass: Slow with little reports of activity. Crankbaits, jigs and blade baits should produce during this slow period. Below the dam:  Twin tail grubs on ¼ oz. ball jigs are the best producers of Sauger and Walleye using slow bump-the-bottom retrieves. Running a two-jig setup produces better strikes. One of the two baits needs to be a little off of the bottom. White Bass: Slow with few reported catches. Bass: We are looking for some new reports on the bass fishing above the dam. If you get on the water help us out! Catfish: slow.

Yatesville Lake: Yatesville water levels continue to stay at winter pool. The fishing has been unchanged this week. While the lake has been getting traffic fishing success has been limited. We will update it as conditions change. The water has been clear and is stable at 42 degrees. Bass: The middle of the day continues to be the prime time hours. Jigs and vertical blade baits have produced fair catches. Crappie: Fair. Fish the edges of flats in channel bends and old fish attractors using 1/32 oz. white crappie jigs or live bait. We have seen some anglers improving their odds drifting across fish attractors using both live bait and jigs. Catfish: slow.