Waters · United States
Kentucky Lake fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The crappie culture capital — 160,000 acres of stake beds and brush piles where spider-rigging was refined, plus ledge-fishing bass water that hosts every major tour.
Today's report: good (78/100)
Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Kentucky Lake today. Water temperature is around 14.3°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 76/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 78/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 76/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crappie | 70 — good | 77 — good | 74 — good |
| Largemouth Bass | 78 — good | 79 — good | 75 — good |
| Channel Catfish | 37 — poor | 40 — fair | 33 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Kentucky Lake rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:11:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- Cumberland River (Wolf Creek) — Kentucky, USA (267 km away)
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- Clinch River (Kyles Ford) — Tennessee, USA (452 km away)
- Lake Lanier — Georgia, USA (455 km away)