Once again, the best colors will be green pumpkin and watermelon. Without question, these are Harold Knight's go-to baits throughout June.

He will also flip a jig around flooded wooded cover during the first of June. Another high-impact strategy he utilizes at this time of year is to fish a single-blade spinnerbait around the ledges and dropoffs. A 3/8-ounce spinnerbait with a green and white skirt can trigger a lot of strikes around this cover.

Harold will also fish a 10-inch worm with a 5/16-ounce sinker around deep-water structure, if the bass seem to like the bait on the fall. However, if the bass want the worm on the bottom, he will switch to a 1/2-ounce sinker. Knight will pull his rod sideways and try to keep to keep the worm on the bottom. All of these tactics can be lethal on Lake Barkley during the summer months.

This summer, don't overlook the phenomenal fishing on both of these lakes. Double-duty bassing on Kentucky and Barkley Lakes can generate some of the hottest action in the state, especially during June.

Good luck and good fishing!

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