Matthews Lake Fishing in Woodford County, Kentucky

• Overview

  Matthews Lake is a Woodford County water, Kentucky side. It stands 892 feet above sea level. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Kentucky listings. Versailles is the closest place, 3.2 miles off. The big place round here is Lexington, 17 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Matthews Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Reported across Woodford County: rock bass, green sunfish, smallmouth bass and longear sunfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Matthews Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 31°F in January and 76°F in July. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. That shapes the year on Matthews Lake. Short days concentrate it into a narrow window.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Sportsman Club Lake at 4.5 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Matthews Lake for certain.