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I got a 26" 10lb Largemouth out of Cumberland about a month ago and heard the next week of a 10.4lb that came out of Harmon Creek on Cumberland. I've hooked 4 fish this year in excess of 8lbs that...

I just try to go when they're biting! Seems to work out great most of the time. LOL!

Jeff

Personally, I can't wait for foul weather, I've caught the best and most fish during those time.

Seems like an idea for tourists that don't know any better.

Jeff

I started using a medium action rod with a moderate tip and sharply decreased the number of fish I loose on lipless cranks.

Jeff

I'll keep fishing but it's billfish, wahoo, kingfish and sharks for awhile! I'll miss the green/bronze fish though.

Jeff

I'm getting ready to leave Cumberland for a 30 trip overseas. I've been on the water for most of the year, staying on the houseboat. While fishing has been good most of the spring. The last few day...

I just spoke with Lance. He limited out again yesterday. I know it's been hit and miss here lately but that guy is good! 8 keepers is a good day on any boat. This warm stretch we are having should...

I just spoke to them out on the water. Lance said they had one so far. Somebody got a 48"er yesterday.

Jeff

I fish fluoro as a leader only. The reason....durability, hands down. The stuff does not hold up well compared to mono. I've found that if I'm fishing rocky areas I'm retying every 15 minutes or so...

Got 1 keeper smallie.
I didn't spend much time on the spinnerbait, never caught a fish on it.

Indian Creek Report 3-19 through 3-21

Temps in the feeder creeks in the low 50's
Temps in Indian Creek in the mid 50's

The backs of the feeder creeks look like black coffee, while the main...

I use Suffix braid for the main line (30 to 60lb) and either Seagar or Vicious fluoro for the leader. The Vicious seems to have more memory and feels larger in diameter. I use two different knots,...

At $ 600 bucks the Lowrance LSS-1 is pretty affordable. With the imaging being the same technology as the more expensive units, is there a reason to not buy it. I fish the same 3 lakes over and over...

7.5' Drew a blank

Pro V Le,

Yes I am, stop in any time! I'll be here all week.

Bassmaster,

I spent January here with great success. I probably caught more than I did all summer. I was able to follow...

18' was a bust this this morning. Amazingly easy to throw. I'm sure getting a trophy in the boat at that length would make for a funny video.

Know1. Thats next! I'm going back out around 3:30 and...

Man! Fishing is tough! Tried 14' and 16' leaders today. One bite at 14'. No fish. I'm going to try 18' tomorrow, if I can throw it. At 16' I was so far off the bank I felt like I was fishing in the...

42* surface temp in Indian Creek. Falling water, stained about 3 ft visibility. Little to no floating debris. Saw lots of isolated shad (1.5" length) flipping below the surface, no visible schools....

I vote Seaguar. I use alot of the 15# stuff and you cannot see it in the water. Very sensitive, very low stretch. Never had a palomar fail.

Jeff

I'll second that!

Water conditions are less than ideal for sure! Indian Creek in muddy with less that 1ft visibility. Wind driven chop was white capping today.

Jeff

Tim,

I fished the blue/green Punisher @ 11'

Jeff

The recent rains have stained the water in Indian Creek with 2-3ft visibilty in the creeks. Water temp is 46.5.

The bite was awesome this evening. I boated 7 smallies 15"-19" form 5p to dark.The...

Dave,

Yep, it was a smallie. I got another 20" today and 16" Spot.

I went to 14' leader and the bite dramatically IMPROVED but it's crazy trying to boat a fish with a leader that long! I'm...

Cumberland,

Were they surface feeding at all? Or did you find em with electronics?

Jeff

I've been on the lake and fishing the fly for almost 2 weeks.

Venured back in the creeks today looking for stripers and found 100yds or more of ice at sunrise. Air temps so cold my baitcaster...

Ok Boone,

Thanks for the tips! I'll be out when suggested, where suggested and rigged as suggested.

Are you coming down this way? If so I'll look for your Lund. I'm in a solid white Bullet...

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Fished Indian again today 1p-3p
Water Temp 47*
Air Temp 20*
Mostly Cloudy
Extremely windy

Fished the fly with dope and points and ledges

Caught 5 today on the fly in the afternoon in Indian Creek. All short fish, 4 spots and 1 smallie. Air temps in the twenties, Partly cloudy/mostly sunny

Jeff

Boone,

All spots between 14"-15"

I thought about not fishing tomorrow but may head out to the island and rock wall across from it.

Jeff

Boone,

What part of Indian did you fish? I was in Browns Creek and got 3.

Jeff

Fished from 11a to 1:30 p today. Air temp in the mid 40's water still at 49. Very cloudy skies. Boated 3 on the FNF and missed two more. Took a bigger swing today with the fly rod and it increased my...

Boone,

I headed out around 10 am came in around 1 for lunch. Headed back out around 1:30 and finished up around 4. I'm in a white Bullet 20XD if you see me out stop and say hello.

Jeff

Floatman,

Let me know when you'll be down again. My houseboat is at Grider and I'll be here most of January.

Jeff

It's 4:12 and I literally just tied the boat to the dock and walked in the houseboat frustrated. The float n fly is on but I never boated a single fish.

Shimano spinning reel on a 9' Field and...

I don't like the double uni knot. It takes too long to tie it and if I'm on the boat and need to tie on a new leader for whatever reason I'll usually just skip it and tie straight to the braid. I...

Has anyone had a problem using the seaguar knot joining a fluorocarbon leader to braid?

Jeff

I've got Optimas in my boat, it came with em'. When it's time for new batts I'm going back to Interstate! The Optimas go down very quickly.

Jeff

My spoon of choice is the Johnson silver minnow. I fish it with a popping rod and twitch the bait the entire retrieve when bass fishing. I throw it in the heaviest cover I can find and use 50lb braid...

My father and I fished Cumberland last evening and this morning. Bass (spots) were actively feeding in very large schools on points of main creeks. I fished a Heddon "Torpedo" exclusively since they...

I always attach a bearing swivel with a split ring. It nearly eliminates line twist depending on how fast you retrieve the spoon. I think spoons are very much over looked by many fisherman. I'll fish...

Smokey Joe 1/2 oz rattle trap. It was the only thing they would touch.I tried several other colors and baits, I was in the jumps for 2 hrs. I could get them to hit a spook and spoon buzzer but they...

I got into them Monday morning in Indian Creek just after daybreak. Caught 3 keepers and one short fish, lost one at the boat, broke another off and lost my bait. After I lost that bait I never got...

Here is my sad but true report.

11-4 found the fish in the grass beds in about 18" of water. The fish seemed to nearly always be in front of the cattails but well off the bank. Caught several...

I thought when I caught her it could be. I went back to the houseboat and looked up the record (7lb10oz) and realized it wasn't even close. Had it been spring time and she was holding eggs it could...

I was as shocked as you are. She weighed just over 5lbs and was the biggest spot I'd ever seen in person. I brought her back to Grider Hill to show some friends and get a photo before releasing her....

I just got off the phone with a friend who has been in Indian Creek since Saturday.

Sunday morning they caught 5 Striper keepers (2 @ 30")in the mouth of Whippoorwill on Super Spooks. Since then...

I'm heading to Cedar Creek tomorrow with my 8 year old daughter. Seems she has become quite the bass fishing addict. Our plan is to start in the backs of the creeks with a Johnson silver minnow,...