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"A great guide and hunting setup" -Tony Accerano, SPORTS AFIELD MAGAZINE
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Fishing Report Updated fishing reports can be found here each week. Please note that lake elevation and surface temperatures are subject to change when drastic weather changes occur.
STEVE'S WEEKLY KENTUCKY LAKE FISHING REPORT (Please note fishing reports will not be updated on a weekly basis during Dec/Jan/Feb as I am involved with guiding duck/goose hunters this time of year. I will update from time to time but for my weekly waterfowl report click on the icon to your LEFT. Thanks, Steve)
Updated December 10th 2009 LAKE LEVELS ON THE RISE...COLD FRONT AND HIGH WINDS HAMPER FISHING By Steve McCadams
COLD FRONT BRINGS SHORT HIATUS TO WINTER FISHING SCENE By Steve McCadams
Lake levels have been rising several inches each day on Kentucky Lake since the heavy rains arrived on Tuesday. The warm weather got pushed away by a drastic cold front but not before dumping a lot of water in the area. Crappie and bass anglers have been at the mercy of the elements this week as both colder temps and gale winds have curtailed fishing activity for most. A few sauger fishermen are braving the weather, however, with some improvement. Presently, lake levels continue to rise slowly and TVA projects the elevation at New Johnsonville to climb to the 357.1 mark by this weekend, which is up several inches from last week at this time. Kentucky Dam is projected to have a reading of 355.6 this weekend, which shows a considerable amount of water flowing that direction as TVA is now spilling water through the dam and creating a lot of current in the main Tennessee River channel. Sauger fishermen thrive on current this time of year and that should work in their favor in the week ahead, not to mention colder surface temps. Reports this week were sparse as to success stories from sauger fishermen but a few were landing keepers down around New Johnsonville and the mouth of Duck River. Not many boats were reporting keepers in the Paris Landing and Danville Bridge sector just yet but that could change this week. The cold weather has pulled surface temps out of the 50’s this week as readings are now in the 46 to 48 degree range and getting cooler. Water color had some stain in many areas after the recent rains but overall the reservoir remains relatively clear. While crappie action subsided for a few days due to the wind and cold fronts watch for the deep water bite to resume later this weekend and early next week barring any additional cold fronts and high winds. Those deeper ledges in depths of 18 to 24 feet will likely improve as the colder surface temps are likely to pull baitfish back toward deeper venues. Bass action backed off considerably this week due to the cold change as well. All it takes is a few warm days for things to rebound for bass and crappie anglers this time of year. END
McCadams to be inducted in national hall of fame
Paris outdoorsman Steve McCadams is one of seven honorees being inducted into the national Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame Friday. “I got lucky and got a nice honor,” said McCadams, who has been a part of the outdoors community for 33 years. “Some of the most prominent people in the outdoor world are in it. It’s nice to be in good company.” McCadams will be recognized in a ceremony at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville. Garry Mason, a nationally known hunting and fishing guide, founded the hall of fame six years ago. It is designed to recognize outdoor sportsmen who have played an integral role in setting the standards and guidelines for the rest of the outdoor world to follow, according to the organization’s Web site, www.legendsoftheoutdoors.com McCadams is a professional hunting and fishing guide. He also serves as outdoor columnist for The Post-Intelligencer and works as a freelance journalist for several outdoor magazines. His work has appeared in Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Sports Afield and The Saturday Evening Post, among other publications. He has appeared on and hosted several television shows. He’s also frequently contacted for interviews by other writers researching hunting and fishing opportunities in the Kentucky Lake area. “I’ve been written about and I’ve written,” said McCadams. “I’ve been on both sides of it.” McCadams, who grew up in McKenzie, said that the outdoors has always been a part of his life, whether he was writing, teaching, guiding or just enjoying. “My father was a big outdoorsman,” he said. “It was a way of life.” McCadams received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Bethel College in McKenzie, intending to pursue a career as a game warden. He started guiding at the lake part time and eventually made it his full-time job. “I always wanted to be outdoors,” he said. “I’ve been fortunate to make a living doing something I enjoy.” McCadams also uses his expertise to help others. As a cancer survivor, he sponsors an annual Casting for a Cure Kids Fishing Rodeo to benefit the American Cancer Society. In addition, he is involved in coordinating the American Cancer Society benefit skeet and trap shoot, which will be held Aug. 25 at the Holly Fork Shooting Complex. He also enjoys being able to help people through his weekly columns in The P-I and other writing outlets. “You never know when you might do something to help somebody’s life or do something good for them,” he said. McCadams said that being inducted into the hall of fame tells him that he is reaching people through his work. “It’s nice to know people are reading your stuff,” he said, and he hopes to continue to be a trusted outdoorsman. “I keep a pulse on the outdoor life in the area.”
Others being inducted into the hall of fame include Alex Rutledge of
Hunter’s Specialties; Larry Weishuhn of Thompson Center Arms; Tommy
Akin, public relations director for Avery and Strike King; Pamela
Martin-Wells, leading money winner from the Women’s BASS Tour; Larry
Nixon, 1983 Bassmaster Classic winner; and Marion McCollum, owner of
Macks Prarie Wings. Steve McCadams |
"America's Best Known Crappie Fisherman" - Nick Sissley, FISHING WORLD MAGAZINE
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