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    Cumberland River Burkesville/Crocus Creek

    Has anyone seen or had any good reports of catching trout in this area lately? I was thinking of fly fishing this area on Friday.

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    Burkesville area

    We were down two weeks ago and caught some nice fish at Trace's, Crocus and Marrowbone as well as other areas in-between. We fly fish mostly and were using pheasant tails, caddis emergers, zebra midge and white woolly buggers.
    Lost a huge fish at Trace's on a 4 inch shad fly tied clouser style. We will be down again the 17th.

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    Cumberland Burkesville

    David,

    I don't know what your accommodation plans are but,

    We just bought a house on the river near the Marrowbone intake and have been thinking about renting it to fly fishermen/fishermen. It sleeps four now will sleep six soon. 2 bedrooms 2 baths, Galley kitchen and best of all
    it has its own boat ramp! Sit on the deck...sip an Adult Beverage and watch the river go by. Oh I moved my fly
    tying desk down three weeks ago so you could tie up whatever you wanted to!

    This weekend is a little early in the process but keep it in mind for down the road.

    Tight Lines
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    Quote Originally Posted by gforcetrivers View Post
    pheasant tails, caddis emergers, zebra midge and white woolly buggers.
    Lost a huge fish at Trace's on a 4 inch shad fly tied clouser style.
    I'm always suspicious fly fishermen are just making these names up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gforcetrivers View Post
    David,

    I don't know what your accommodation plans are but,

    We just bought a house on the river near the Marrowbone intake and have been thinking about renting it to fly fishermen/fishermen. It sleeps four now will sleep six soon. 2 bedrooms 2 baths, Galley kitchen and best of all
    it has its own boat ramp! Sit on the deck...sip an Adult Beverage and watch the river go by. Oh I moved my fly
    tying desk down three weeks ago so you could tie up whatever you wanted to!

    This weekend is a little early in the process but keep it in mind for down the road.

    Tight Lines
    Where is marrowbone intake and is that rental for other fishermen as well. We fish from dam on down and I usually pull the camper down for a week,but early spring the campgrounds arent open yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shellkat View Post
    Where is marrowbone intake and is that rental for other fishermen as well. We fish from dam on down and I usually pull the camper down for a week,but early spring the campgrounds arent open yet
    lol, i was wondering the same thing....ive been fishing the river for 42 years and ive never heard of "marrowbone intake". i know exactly where "marrowbone" is....just never heard of the "intake". and i need to find "marrowbone intake" is because there is a cabin close by that has a fly tying bench...im needing a few new flies

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    Stripernut sounds like we need to go marrowbone intake hunting
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    Intake

    The Marrowbone Intake is about 3/4 of a mile upstream from Marrowbone Creek confluence with the Cumberland. I believe it isn't used anymore but was used as the water source for Cumberland Cnty or at least Marrowbone. Its a huge cement tower!

    Stop by next weekend and tie some up! BTW a lot of the fly names are made up! Some are descriptive some are just made up! Zonker, Beadhead flashback pheasant tail (BHFBPT), Prince Nymph ( not the Purple Rain Prince), Royal Wulff, Copper John, Clouser Minnow created by Bob Clouser who still fishes the SoHo from time to time.

    Good Luck hunting!

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    Learn sumfin everyday
    I know the structure you speak of....never heard it called the marrowbone intake in 42 yrs.....but I like it....it fits

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    Quote Originally Posted by gforcetrivers View Post
    We were down two weeks ago and caught some nice fish at Trace's, Crocus and Marrowbone as well as other areas in-between. We fly fish mostly and were using pheasant tails, caddis emergers, zebra midge and white woolly buggers.
    Lost a huge fish at Trace's on a 4 inch shad fly tied clouser style. We will be down again the 17th.

    Thanks for the reply. I ended up just going to Winfreys. We caught nearly 40 on Friday most of them on streamers. I caught a few nymphing. I'm off in a couple weeks so I'll defiantly try the Burnsville area then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gforcetrivers View Post
    We were down two weeks ago and caught some nice fish at Trace's, Crocus and Marrowbone as well as other areas in-between. We fly fish mostly and were using pheasant tails, caddis emergers, zebra midge and white woolly buggers.
    Lost a huge fish at Trace's on a 4 inch shad fly tied clouser style. We will be down again the 17th.
    I haven't had much luck with the clouser style. I usually fish wolly buggers. What type of rod did you fish a 4 inch clouser with?

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    DJ

    Orvis 9'6" 7wt sinking tip. I ll try and post a pick of the fly.

    It was funny because I bought a whole bag of them in the Bargain Cave.
    I should have bought more. It was like some ridiculous amount like 5 bucks
    for fifty flys. Most of them are gone so I have started to tie some up.
    Not quite as nice but they work. Last year I caught a Brown about 25 inches
    up stream near Winfreys on it.

    Sorry don't know why its upside down!?
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