Carr Creek Lake
Carr Creek Lake is a lake in Kentucky. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.
Conditions right now
Weather
🌦️ Light rain
Water temp (est.)
23.1°C
Air temp
22.7°C
Wind
2.4 m/s
Pressure
1016.0
↓ falling
Clouds
98.0%
Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.
Best times today
🌇
Dusk
18:37–20:37
🌙
Night
20:37–04:26
Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.
Next hours
08:00
🌦️
23.0°
09:00
☁️
24.0°
10:00
🌤️
26.0°
11:00
🌤️
29.0°
12:00
☀️
31.0°
13:00
⛅
32.0°
14:00
⛅
32.0°
15:00
☁️
32.0°
16:00
⛅
32.0°
17:00
⛅
32.0°
18:00
⛅
31.0°
19:00
⛅
30.0°
Likely catch now (12 species)
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
White Bass
Morone chrysops
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
Tips right now
Technique
Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing
This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Colour
Low light: try red, yellow and strong scent for common carp.
Lure
Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Depth
The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.
Fishing permit
A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:
About this water
Carr Creek Lake, located east of Hazard, Kentucky, along Kentucky Route 15 in Knott County, is a 710 acres (3 km2) reservoir created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1976. Carr Creek Lake's earth and rock fill dam is 130 ft (40 m) tall and 720 ft (219 m) long, and the dam is located 8.8 mi (14 km) above the mouth of Carr Fork River, a tributary of the North Fork Kentucky River.
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