Howell with a nice keeper

Randy Howell is catching em. We've watched him catch three small non keepers in the last 20 minutes, and just now he landed a 5-pounder. That gives him 16 pounds and the...

Rook has a 5-pounder

Scott Rook just made a move up the leaderboard with a 5-puonder that gives him 6-13 for the day. Rook, an accomplished river fisherman, is not far from the Lick...

Not seeing ledge fishing today

We made a 20 mile run today north on Lake Barkley and we didn't see one guy fishing river ledges. The last two days on Kentucky Lake that's basically all we saw....

Barkley covered from one end to the other

You talk about spread out. The 74 anglers competing here today are stretched from the dam to Lake Barkley's headwaters in the Cumberland River. Zell Rowland is the furthest south...

Lots of Classic champions at Kuttawa

Steve Bowman and I have made a long run up Lake Barkley to the Kuttawa Marina. This is a popular spot.  We're in a big pocket with Randy Howell, Chad Morganthaler,...

Omori has back-to-back bass

Takahiro Omori caught a 2 1/2-pounder and quickly followed it with a 4-pounder. He's south of the Dyers Creek mouth.

Kernan lands a 5-pounder

Mike Kernan and Mike McClelland are fishing in the mouth of Eddy Creek. Kernan just got on the board in a big way with a 5-pounder.

Howell has a limit, 13-10

Randy Howell continues to be the hot stick on Lake Barkley. He caught his fifth fish, a 3-pounder, at 7:58 to give him 13-10 today.

Howell has 4 quickly

Randy Howell's long run to the north end of Lake Barkley paid off quickly, as he has 4 fish for a total of 10-10. Brandon Palaniuk is at the north...

Anglers quickly spread out

The 74 pros have quickly spread along the length of Lake Barkley's 134 miles. This lake is about one-third the size of Kentucky Lake, with 57,920 surface acres to Kentucky...