Lake Barkley
Lake Barkley 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
☀️ Clear sky
Water temp (est.)
23.9°C
Air temp
25.5°C
Wind
3.7 m/s
Pressure
1013.0
↓ falling
Clouds
12.0%
Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.
Best times today
🌇
Dusk
18:56–20:56
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Night
20:56–04:48
Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.
Next hours
08:00
☀️
26.0°
09:00
⛅
26.0°
10:00
⛅
27.0°
11:00
⛅
29.0°
12:00
⛅
29.0°
13:00
🌤️
30.0°
14:00
☀️
31.0°
15:00
☀️
31.0°
16:00
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31.0°
17:00
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30.0°
18:00
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30.0°
19:00
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29.0°
Likely catch now (12 species)
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, bright sky slows things.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, bright sky slows things.
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Slow during the night, peak season, bright sky slows things.
White Bass
Morone chrysops
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, bright sky slows things.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
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.
Lure
Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour
Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
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
Lake Barkley, a 58,000-acre (230 km2) reservoir in Livingston County, Lyon County and Trigg County in Kentucky and extending into Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee, was impounded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 upon the completion of Barkley Dam. Both the lake and the dam are named for Vice President Alben Barkley, a Kentucky native.
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