If you have never fished cave run before I would stay out of the river channel especially the licking river section. It is dangerous, tons of stumps just inches under the surface. I've been going up so far and marking a way and I still find a stump just feet from where I had been before. Beaver is marked but the farther up you go some of the buoys have disappeared and can be confusing. If I were you once the sun goes down I would hit the grass flats. I was there last week and all my fish came off of a Texas rig worm. Cave run has plenty of standing timber, Caney creek has several coves and once you pass the no ski buoy its loaded with standing timber. I wouldn't go out there July 4th week or any weekend, a lot of pleasure boaters. Hope this helps and good luck.