Lake Beshear Fishing Spot
- Elevation: 635'
- Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/09/09 12:33 PM
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Target these rocky shorelines with lures that imitate shad, such as a white spinnerbait or a chrome lipless crankbait. Largemouth bass also feed on bluegills, Rister said, so plastic worms or lizards in junebug, sour grape or smoke with blue flake are good imitations. Water willow and lotus stands are excellent areas to throw these lures. The prime months to fish Lake Beshear for largemouth bass are April and May and again in September and October. Rocky banks are good areas to prospect for catfish in the spring with chicken livers, night crawlers, catalpa worms or dead minnows. As summer arrives, catfish relocate along deep flats along the old creek channel during the day. They move up on shallow mud flats at night to feed.
Lake Beshear Description
Lake Beshear is a 760-acre artificial lake located in Caldwell and Christian counties in Kentucky. Impounded in 1962, the lake lies within the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. Lake Beshear, a 760-acre lake in Caldwell and Christian counties, has an excellent population of good-sized largemouth bass. "If we electrofish for an hour on Kentucky Lake, we average 15 fish per hour over 15 inches long," said Paul Rister, western fisheries district biologist for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. "When we electrofish Lake Beshear, we average 30 fish per hour over 15 inches long." "Lake Beshear reminds me more of an eastern Kentucky lake," Frey said. "It doesn’t have the shallow habitat like most of the lakes in this region. It has a lot of bluffs and rocky shorelines." Lake Beshear is pretty clear, especially for a western Kentucky lake, and it has fairly steep sides overall. Its banks include a mix of forests, bluffs and home lots. No bank-fishing opportunities exist, unless an angler knows a landowner around the lake. Boating access is limited to a single privately owned ramp, Redden's boat ramp, which is open to public use for a fee. Redden's boat ramp is located east of Princeton. Take U.S. Highway 62 east to state Route (SR) 672. Turn right on SR 672, which leads to the boat ramp. The lake is open 24 hours a day, so night-fishing is a good option for the middle of the summer.
Lake Beshear is a 760-acre (3.1 km2) reservoir located in Caldwell and Christian counties in Kentucky. Impounded in 1962, the lake lies within the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park.[1]