Myers Landing Rv Resort
Boating season might be winding down, but campfire season is just getting started! Who’s ready to cozy up around the fire with good FRIENDS and great memories? 
Sep 25, 2025
Campfire Season Coming Soon
Myers Landing Rv Resort
Boating season might be winding down, but campfire season is just getting started! Who’s ready to cozy up around the fire with good FRIENDS and great memories? 
Sep 22, 2025
Kayak Winner at Annual Piney Campers Fair Open House at LBL
We want to thank Colson for drawing the winning ticket for the kayak drawing. The winner was Thomas Barrett of Paris, TN.
Sep 21, 2025
Day One Of Big Bass Bash On Kentucky Lake
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By: Shannon McFarlin
September 21, 2025
6:34 am
Day 1 of tournament competition is complete for the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley. Over 630 of the top collegiate anglers took to Kentucky Lake in search of one big bite to stake claim to the tournament lead, and earn their share of the more than $40,000 in prizes & contingencies up for grabs at this no-entry-fee, nationally televised, double points tournament.
Sep 20, 2025
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS DOMINATE FISHING SCENE
Kentucky Lake 9/17/25
By Steve McCadams, Professional Guide/Outdoor Writer (stevemc@charter.net)
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS DOMINATE FISHING SCENE
An extended stay of hot and humid weather has dominated the Kentucky Lake fishing scene for the last two weeks. Dog days of summer have hung around until the end as the official transition of seasons occurs on Monday. While the first day of fall will officially arrive Monday on the calendar, out on the lake it looks like more like summer’s grip will be stubborn to let go anytime soon. Daytime highs will remain in the upper 80’s with night cooling to the upper 60’s.
Anglers are yearning for cooler days and lower surface temperatures. Readings lately remain around the 80-degree range. Watercolor is clear as very little rain has fallen across the region lately. Lake levels are in the 355.9 range. Discharge rates at Kentucky Dam have been in the 25,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) range producing a light current. With daytime highs running some ten degrees above normal cooler surface temps are not likely to arrive until a cold front descends, bringing change to the region. The area is very thirsty.
A few catfish have been taken lately out on the edge of the main river channel whenever some current is present. Depths of 35 to 50 feet have produced a few blue and channel catfish which are out there in pursuit of the balls of baitfish. Most fishermen are bumping bottom with a double hook rig armed with nightcrawlers. A few are using commercial stink baits and catching fish while others are trying big minnows or cut shad and bluegill as bait.
Scattered stringers of crappie have been taken but the overall bite as of late has been sluggish for most anglers. Low numbers have been reported across the board the last week or ten days. Normally crappie begin moving up to shallow or midrange depths by early to mid-September but no doubting the negative influence of the high surface temperatures accompanied by hot sunny days and no cloud cover. Even anglers who have mastered the high-tech sonar units say they can see fish around structure but cannot get them to bite. Several fish appear to be residing in the 12-to-15-foot depth range---some even less---but getting them to take a jig or live minnow presentation has been challenging at times.
The sluggish mood of September crappie will change once cooler days and cloud cover return to the fishing scene. That early fall bite is overdue to kick in anytime. Some anglers have attempted casting jigs around stake beds and brush piles in a variety of depths, but the mood of the fish has not been cooperative.
A few white bass have busted the surface at times as they pursue schools of shad out over shallow sandbars near the main channel areas. Several schools of the smaller yellow bass are out there but some of the large white bass are there too.
Bass fishermen are still stalking the main lake ledges tossing swim baits and crankbaits. A few smallmouth have been located at times as have a few small schools of largemouth roaming the sandbars. Anglers fan casting the backs of big bays in search of shad activity have found the bite inconsistent too. It’s high time bass were moving up on gravel banks in the early morning and late afternoon hours when lowlight conditions stimulate midge hatches that result in some topwater feeding sprees. Tossing chrome colored Rattle Traps usually yield both bass and white bass this time of year if baitfish are located.
Both the anglers and fish on Kentucky Lake are tired of enduring the long hot summer conditions. Now that fall has officially arrived (Sept 22nd) let’s have some fall temps to enter the fishing picture!
By Steve McCadams, Professional Guide/Outdoor Writer (stevemc@charter.net)
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS DOMINATE FISHING SCENE
An extended stay of hot and humid weather has dominated the Kentucky Lake fishing scene for the last two weeks. Dog days of summer have hung around until the end as the official transition of seasons occurs on Monday. While the first day of fall will officially arrive Monday on the calendar, out on the lake it looks like more like summer’s grip will be stubborn to let go anytime soon. Daytime highs will remain in the upper 80’s with night cooling to the upper 60’s.
Anglers are yearning for cooler days and lower surface temperatures. Readings lately remain around the 80-degree range. Watercolor is clear as very little rain has fallen across the region lately. Lake levels are in the 355.9 range. Discharge rates at Kentucky Dam have been in the 25,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) range producing a light current. With daytime highs running some ten degrees above normal cooler surface temps are not likely to arrive until a cold front descends, bringing change to the region. The area is very thirsty.
A few catfish have been taken lately out on the edge of the main river channel whenever some current is present. Depths of 35 to 50 feet have produced a few blue and channel catfish which are out there in pursuit of the balls of baitfish. Most fishermen are bumping bottom with a double hook rig armed with nightcrawlers. A few are using commercial stink baits and catching fish while others are trying big minnows or cut shad and bluegill as bait.
Scattered stringers of crappie have been taken but the overall bite as of late has been sluggish for most anglers. Low numbers have been reported across the board the last week or ten days. Normally crappie begin moving up to shallow or midrange depths by early to mid-September but no doubting the negative influence of the high surface temperatures accompanied by hot sunny days and no cloud cover. Even anglers who have mastered the high-tech sonar units say they can see fish around structure but cannot get them to bite. Several fish appear to be residing in the 12-to-15-foot depth range---some even less---but getting them to take a jig or live minnow presentation has been challenging at times.
The sluggish mood of September crappie will change once cooler days and cloud cover return to the fishing scene. That early fall bite is overdue to kick in anytime. Some anglers have attempted casting jigs around stake beds and brush piles in a variety of depths, but the mood of the fish has not been cooperative.
A few white bass have busted the surface at times as they pursue schools of shad out over shallow sandbars near the main channel areas. Several schools of the smaller yellow bass are out there but some of the large white bass are there too.
Bass fishermen are still stalking the main lake ledges tossing swim baits and crankbaits. A few smallmouth have been located at times as have a few small schools of largemouth roaming the sandbars. Anglers fan casting the backs of big bays in search of shad activity have found the bite inconsistent too. It’s high time bass were moving up on gravel banks in the early morning and late afternoon hours when lowlight conditions stimulate midge hatches that result in some topwater feeding sprees. Tossing chrome colored Rattle Traps usually yield both bass and white bass this time of year if baitfish are located.
Both the anglers and fish on Kentucky Lake are tired of enduring the long hot summer conditions. Now that fall has officially arrived (Sept 22nd) let’s have some fall temps to enter the fishing picture!
Sep 15, 2025
Annual Piney Campers Fair Open House at LBL
Annual Piney Campers Fair Open House at LBL
621 Fort Henry Rd., Dover, TN 37058
Visit Piney Campground September 19-20 for the annual Piney Campers Fair. Check out a wide range of craft booths, RVs, golf carts, boats, food and more! Find the perfect item to enhance your camping experience or a gift for your camping buddy.
This year your admission and booth fees go to support the Friends of Land Between the Lakes. The Friends of LBL supports educational programming and visitor information at Woodlands Nature Station, Homeplace Working Farm, and Golden Pond Planetarium.
-General Admission $5 per car
If you are interested in being a vendor:
-Vendor Spaces are 15x15: $20 each
-Vendors must be at a booth and cannot sell at their campsite
-Booth registration starts September 17, 3pm at the Piney Gatehouse
*Please note we will not take pre-registration or ask for any payment ahead of time.
PLTL will have tenderloin sandwiches, hot dogs and a selection of items for sale.
Drawing for a Kayak
Sep 14, 2025
Sep 7, 2025
Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Paris Landing Tourism League (PLTL) will be held Tuesday, September 9th, at 6 pm at the Senior Center inside the Paris Landing Emergency Complex.
Hope to see you there!
2025 Collegiate Bass Fishing Series
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First Event Of 2025 Collegiate Bass Fishing Series Set For Paris Landing
Shannon McFarlin
September 6, 2025
2:46 pm
The 2025-26 season will mark the Association of Collegiate Anglers’ 21st season of the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. The first event of this new season will be the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley. A major nationally televised, double points event, this no-entry-fee tournament will be contested at Kentucky Lake in Henry County and Paris, TN on September 20-21, 2025.
Registration will close on Sunday, September 14th at 6:00 PM (CT).
The 2025 tournament will boast a total payout of well over $20,000 in prizes and contingencies. Anglers will also be competing for double points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.
The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley is a two-day, big bass format event consisting of a total of seven weigh-in sessions. On the first day of tournament competition, there will be four weigh-in sessions, with each session paying out the Top 10 biggest bass for that hour. During Day 2, there will be three weigh-in sessions. The first two sessions will pay out the Top 10 biggest bass, and the final session of the day will award prizes to the Top 20.
On Day 2 of tournament competition, anglers will be permitted to use only Berkley baits. The Berkley baits only rule on Day 2 creates a lot of excitement and buzz amongst the anglers. The award-winning lineup of Berkley baits is comprised of hard baits and soft plastics that can catch prize winning Kentucky Lake bass on any cast. Multiple times in the past, the overall biggest bass of the event has been caught on Day 2 of tournament competition.
The 2025 Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley will be the first ACA double points event to count towards the 2025-26 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. 1st place will earn 1,750 points for their respective school. Teams will be eligible to earn points for their two highest-placing fish inside of the Top 150.
Thanks in part to the large diversity of media exposure the ACA provides, the series boasts the largest amount of televised and streaming coverage of any collegiate fishing series. This includes a dedicated television series on numerous television networks and streaming platforms, as well as additional coverage of select events inside other programs.
This combination includes coverage from national and regional television networks as well as being streamed online on various apps and connected devices. You can also find coverage via video on demand online at any time of past events thanks to coverage on OutdoorActionTV.com and PursuitUp.com
For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com.
For more information on CarecoTV, visit www.CarecoTV.com
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Shannon McFarlin
September 6, 2025
2:46 pm
The 2025-26 season will mark the Association of Collegiate Anglers’ 21st season of the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. The first event of this new season will be the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley. A major nationally televised, double points event, this no-entry-fee tournament will be contested at Kentucky Lake in Henry County and Paris, TN on September 20-21, 2025.
Registration will close on Sunday, September 14th at 6:00 PM (CT).
The 2025 tournament will boast a total payout of well over $20,000 in prizes and contingencies. Anglers will also be competing for double points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.
The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley is a two-day, big bass format event consisting of a total of seven weigh-in sessions. On the first day of tournament competition, there will be four weigh-in sessions, with each session paying out the Top 10 biggest bass for that hour. During Day 2, there will be three weigh-in sessions. The first two sessions will pay out the Top 10 biggest bass, and the final session of the day will award prizes to the Top 20.
On Day 2 of tournament competition, anglers will be permitted to use only Berkley baits. The Berkley baits only rule on Day 2 creates a lot of excitement and buzz amongst the anglers. The award-winning lineup of Berkley baits is comprised of hard baits and soft plastics that can catch prize winning Kentucky Lake bass on any cast. Multiple times in the past, the overall biggest bass of the event has been caught on Day 2 of tournament competition.
The 2025 Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley will be the first ACA double points event to count towards the 2025-26 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. 1st place will earn 1,750 points for their respective school. Teams will be eligible to earn points for their two highest-placing fish inside of the Top 150.
Thanks in part to the large diversity of media exposure the ACA provides, the series boasts the largest amount of televised and streaming coverage of any collegiate fishing series. This includes a dedicated television series on numerous television networks and streaming platforms, as well as additional coverage of select events inside other programs.
This combination includes coverage from national and regional television networks as well as being streamed online on various apps and connected devices. You can also find coverage via video on demand online at any time of past events thanks to coverage on OutdoorActionTV.com and PursuitUp.com
For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com.
For more information on CarecoTV, visit www.CarecoTV.com
Stay Up To Date on College Fishing and Follow Us — Click Links Below!
Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok
Watch College Fishing Anytime!
Watch Now On Outdoor Action TV & YouTube
Listen to our #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!
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