• CAPTAIN JIM’S CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REPORT

    StriperFun and Tennessee Walleye Charters
    (931) 403-2501 http://www.striperfun.com captainjim@striperfun.com
  • Specializing in "Trophy" fishing as the owner of StriperFun Fishing Guide Service in KY and TN and TN Walleye Charters, Captain Jim Durham is a licensed guide who has fished the Cumberland Plateau and KY and TN year round for over 50 years. Captain Jim is a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Captain and is the creator of the “Striper Fish like a Pro” instructional DVD series as well as his own line of fishing lures.

  • CAPTAIN JIM’S CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REPORT

    STRIPERFUN GUIDE SERVICE - CAPTAIN JIM’S CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REPORT

    Provided by Captain Jim Durham

    DATE OF REPORT: May 4th, 2016

    THE CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REMAINS “RED HOT”!

    As a quick up date………………… Well.... "We done whooped em again"!!!

    Greetings to my readers! I hope that the world finds you and your family doing well!

    KAPOW ! BAM! KAPOW! BIG FISH AND LOTS OF THEM!!!!!

    THE CUMBERLAND RIVER STRIPER FISHING REMAINS “RED HOT”!

    Please enjoy some photos and videos below of a recent 50 inch 50.5 pound River Striper fish caught by Dave Tavel, a 49 inch 47 pound caught by Alan Ross, a 47 inch 43 pounder caught by Phil Gates and a 40 pounder caught by StriperFun guide Bob Alsup (on his day off)!









    As I mention in my videos, the superlative ability of my Humminbird HD CSI 1199 and its sophisticated “side scan” technology helps put me on this huge monster Stripers. These big fish hold behind big rock ledges, rocks and timber piles in the current break just waiting for food to swim by.

    My Humminbird HD CSI 1199 side scan allows me to “zoom” in when I see what I believe to be a large fish. I can put my cursor on the fish and freeze it for a few seconds to confirm what I am seeing. Once I do this, my Minn Kota I-Pilot has the power to hold me in the current so that I can present an 18 inch Trout (we can use Trout in TN!) right over top of the big predator!

    The results are amazing!

    Click below to see the video of Dave Tavel catching his big fish:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hAM_kNp32o

    Click below to see the video of Alan Ross catching his big fish:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_0Ks3v1-LU

    Click below to see the video of Phil Gates catching his big fish:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNg0...ature=youtu.be

    Click below to see the video of StriperFun’s Captain Bob Alsup catching his big fish:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JfNjspOoA

    This is now a 50.5 pounder, a 47, 43, 40 and a 30 pounder all in the last few weeks. When it hot - its hot! Of course, when you use 2 to 3 pound bait, you only catch huge fish (the bait is too large for a 20 pound or less Striper to eat!) so we do have days when we do not hook up. But that is the nature of fishing!

    To learn more information about StriperFun and our available services and products and to read the full versions of all of our fishing reports, please click over to our website at:

    www.striperfun.com

    Sincerely,





    Captain Jim Durham
    United States Air Force Veteran
    U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer Captain - License No. 1037731
    Kentucky State Guide License # 007 - Tennessee State Guide License
    U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 8th Eastern - Division 11
    Patrol Coxswain and Search and Rescue Officer
    East Clay County TN Fire Dept
    Firefighter and Search and Rescue Officer
    Owner StriperFun Guide Service
    Owner Superbaittanks.com
    Owner Captain Jim Marine Electronics
    Owner Captain Jim Lures
    Humminbird and Minn Kota Field Staff member
    931-403-2501
    captainjim@striperfun.com
    www.striperfun.com
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