• Latest water temperature: 43.8° F surface (Halfway out Fishing Creek) January 23, 2012
• Latest water temperature: 44.1° F surface (Needle Point) January 22, 2012
• Latest water temperature: 40.9° F surface (Head Water of Fishing Creek) January 23, 2012
• Current lake level is Lake Level: 686.85 feet.
Currently, the lake level is right at 686.85 feet above sea level. This is 7 feet ABOVE the normal (working on the dam) elevation of 680.00 feet above sea level. The lake is now about 39 feet below the tree line, which is 725' above sea level. I will keep you posted.
Greetings to my readers! I hope the world finds you and your family doing well!
THIS IS MY 134th EDITION OF MY LAKE CUMBERLAND STRIPER FISHING REPORT!
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We also cannot forget the duty and service provided by our policemen and firemen.
As such, beginning in 2012, STRIPERFUN WILL OFFER A 10% DISCOUNT on all charters to currently active Policemen and Firemen as well as to active military and retired military veterans (with proper verification ID provided by the person booking the trip).
This is our way of saying “THANKS” for your service to these important groups.
RECENT ACTIVITY
The hits just keep on coming!
I had the great pleasure over the weekend to have a couple of StriperFun’s regular customers come down for some great winter fishing. This being my good pals “Buckeye Bob” Maas and Cal Rittig. These guys come fishing with StriperFun many times a year. They fish all over the world and are top notch fishermen. It is always nice to see them (they are like family by now!)
I must tell you that the conditions were tough.
It had been raining like crazy the day before and the water was getting cloudy and rising. The temperature had also dropped nearly 15 degrees over night. Such a nasty fast moving cold front will many times cause the fish to get “lock jaw”.
Old Captain Jim had his work cut out for him that was for sure!
We initially headed back in the creek to shallow water for a temperature check. As I suspected, the fresh water that had fallen from the thunder storms was very cold and the water way back in the creek was only 40.9 degrees!
Nope. That was not going to work!
I have advised you in previous reports to not be afraid to fish as shallow as five to ten feet deep during the winter as many times, the warmest water on the lake will be flowing into the very backs of the creeks.
However, this does not always hold true.
If you get a winter time thunder storm, the rain that falls comes from “very high up in the clouds”, will be very cold and will make the water flowing into the very backs of the creeks the coldest water in the lake. This of course is the opposite of rain falling during the winter from low level clouds on a warmer day (no thunder) when this condition can cause the warmest water on the lake to be flowing in to the very backs of the creeks.
Thus, you always need to make a temperature check. Always use your temperature gauge on your fish finder and hunt for the “warmest” water you can find. There you will find the strongest concentration of bait fish (and large predators).
There is a lot of truth to the old adage; “Find the bait fish and you find the Stripers”!
Because the water in the back of the creek was so cold, I immediately decided to abandon this area where we have been simply “drilling” the Stripers for several weeks (see story from 10 days back - below). We moved further out in to Fishing Creek about 2 miles until I found the warmest water of 43.8 degrees.
I then began to concentrate solely on “blood red” clay banks. This is a favorite technique I use during the winter.
“BLOOD RED” CLAY BANKS
For whatever reason, the food chain in the winter tends to “bunch up” at the depth of the thermalcine directly out from these “blood red” clay banks. Such banks may only be 50 to 100 feet long. I would have to believe that this “rich earth” somehow holds a little more heat or provides an extra dose of nutrients that the plankton like. The bait fish eat the plankton and the entire process of life and death occurs etc. (“Find the bait fish and you find the Stripers”)!
All I can tell you is that this technique works!
I put out 6 planer boards and 2 down lines, fishing in 50 feet of water with the bait at 45 feet deep. The fish were hanging off the bottom. For several hours we fished the “blood red” clay banks (there were three in a quarter mile area on one side of the creek. Again and again we would make a pass thru then circle back and hit it again.
We ended up catching 12 Stripers with a nice 38 inch fat “monster” kicker.
See the photo of Cal Rittig above holding his nice trophy fish!
10 DAYS BACK
Yee Hi !!!!!! What a blast! This is truly Striper “fun” time! Late last week it was “Slam – Bam” and “Kabam - Kapow” with rods getting yanked down hard (FASTER THAN I COULD BAIT THEM!!!) with major number of nice Stripers!
The bottom line is that the lake is beautiful, we are catching great fish on most days and all the fish we are catching are healthy.
The water clarity in the creeks is staying clear and we continue to enjoy “EXCELLENT” fishing. So far, the weather has been mostly mild thru the first of the year and the fish have responded well! We are catching some nice limits on many days (with lots of hot action on numerous short fish as well – about one keeper for every three Stripers caught as of recent!). The water temperature has maintained a very similar degree (around 48 to 50 degrees). This caused the fish to be very active and to move around quite a bit, from as little as 7 feet of water in the back of the creek to move out into the deeper 50 to 60 foot depths (holding at about 25 to 30 feet).
I had the pleasure of taking the Todd Brashear group out last Saturday. We headed back in the creek just after daybreak and I had just deployed all eight lines with live bait. We were fishing (fresh caught out of the lake) Threadfin shad and Albino suckers (that have the coolest very slight “iridescent” rainbow trout coloring – Striper “candy” I call them!), fishing 33 feet of water about 22 feet down.
Suddenly, I looked ahead and the gulls were in a major tornado “vortex” diving on the bait fish eating them off the surface with the Stripers “busting” everywhere eating the bait fish from below! It looked like a water polo game with the water “churning” everywhere!
In all the years I have fished Lake Cumberland with its wonderful majesty, I never grow old of the “surreal moment” when such an event of nature occurs. It is if time stands still, childhood memories flood back, your adrenaline begins to pump and you suddenly feel more alive!
I just love it! I am tingling now as I write this just thinking about it!
Well, I kicked my Minn Kota “Rip Tide – I Pilot” out of cruise control up to jack rabbit (full steam a head to warp speed baby!!) and we quickly moved ahead the 40 yards into the diving gulls and surfacing fish.
I had stationed one of the guys up on the nose of the Sara Katherine III and he was throwing a Captain Jim Special white on white ¾ oz hair jig with a white 2 inch plastic grub. He cast into the splashing water, immediately hooked up with a fat Striper and the rout was on!
As I was landing that fish, I looked at my Furuno fish finder and it was lit up with several hundred “huge” arches as we had moved into a massive school of Stripers! I immediately dropped out of warp (jacket rabbit) speed back into I Pilot cruise control then I stopped the motor dead to let the live bait settle in and begin to dance. The rod tips were visibly bouncing as the “nervous” bait waited for the inevitable.
You can just imagine what happened! It was “Whamo” as all eight live bait rods were viscously yanked down at the same time!
This is where the “Yee Hi” comes in!!
Well, we landed all eight fish and wouldn’t you know it they were all 23 to 23 and ¾ inches long. Stripers at Lake Cumberland have to be 24 inches long to keep them so all eight fish (fat and healthy!) went back into the drink!
I baited up again, made a circle back to the frothing water and “Once more unto the breach we went my dear friends”!
We moved in, the rod tips began visibly bouncing again and then “Kabam” down they all went. While this was going on, the fisherman up front had switched over to a Captain Jim Special “Little Friend” blade bait and was staying busy getting his lure hammered with some fat schooling Stripers.
Well, all eight live bait rods were once again viscously yanked down at the same time and once again my customers were flying around the boat again like a Chinese fire drill! Wouldn’t you know it! Every fish we landed was again all 23 to 23 and ¾ inches long.
We were having a blast but so far no meat in the boat. There is an old saying that; “If it is not broke then do not fix it!” So, it was time for round three!
I baited up again, circled again and back through the continuing frothing “event of nature” we went!
This time, the results were astounding! All eight live bait rods were once again viscously yanked down at the same time but this time they were full of huge and fat keeper fish! Now that was what we were looking for!
By the time the dust at settled (so to speak) and the birds and Stripers had moved on, we had caught 42 Stripers total with a huge fat limit of fish!
Enjoy the photo above!
STANDARD TECHNIQUES THAT WILL DELIVER FOR YOU!
I am truly fishing “all” of Fishing Creek, from the mouth to “needle point” to back behind the bridge. You will need to hunt around some to find the bait fish (“find the bait – find the Stripers”!), but when you do “THE BITE IS ON”!
You should find similar success in most of the major creeks on the lake.
If I am not zoned in on a big school, I am doing my hunting of the schools of bait and Stripers (as always) by pulling Captain Jim Special umbrella rigs. We are simply “burning them up” on the “Chartreuse” and the “Tiger” patterned full sized rigs. These are great colors to use!
Umbrella rig fishing allows us to cover a lot of ground to find the “aggressive” schools. We also (once we find feeding fish) bring in the Umbrellas and go back to live bait and drop shot them . This is a classic “search and destroy” method to locate hungry fish.
You can learn all these techniques (reading electronics – live bait techniques – umbrella rig fishing and tons more!) on the “Striper Fish like a Pro” DVD series available on the StriperFun website or at Sportsman’s Warehouse.
Generally, we are still catching Stripers throughout the day in the back sections of the creeks. Also, the water is always warmer on the north shore of the creek. The simple reason being, the Sun is in the southern sky this time of year and the majority of direct sunlight falls on the Northern shore line.
One of my favorite tricks is to find the mud line in the creek water. Being, this is many times an area in the creek where a strong rain or snow melt has caused the creek to muddy up. I like to fish either side of the mud line (either going out of the creek or way back in the creek where fresh water is clearing out the mud line). Remember that Stripers (and most large predators) have better eye sight then the bait fish. That is how God made them (thus, one is the predator and one is the prey!).
So, when you fish within a 1/4th of a mile from the mud line, the Stripers will be feeding in this area because they have a strategic vision advantage over the bait fish. The muddy water also holds more heat (and is warmer).
The fishing in winter can be absolutely spectacular! You can find massive schools of Stripers and big Smallmouth that have trapped huge herds of bait fish back in this shallow water! It can be “Kabam” and “Kapow” with rods getting yanked down hard with major number of nice Stripers and Smallmouth with the occasional “wall mount” monster!
Winter is “big fish” time. The larger Stripers have a stronger metabolism than the smaller fish and the cold doesn’t bother them. It is the best time of year to catch a real trophy.
Many times our customers do not initially realize that the Striper fishing is 365 days year round. However, as the largest guide service in Kentucky, all of our boats are covered and heated and we virtually fish almost every day. Do not let the cold weather keep you away!
Once a school is located, the most proficient ways to catch these big brute Stripers early in the day is to fish your live bait weightless on corks or balloons and with planer boards on mud flats. It is a waste of time to use down lines, as the water is too shallow for fish to get under the boat (they will see the boat as a big predator!).
Generally, about 9:00 am to 10:00 am, the fish will move out of this five to ten feet deep water into fifteen to thirty feet deep water, holding at about twenty two feet deep. You then adjust the depths of your planer boats (no reason to fish weightless now) and begin to use down lines as the water will be deep enough for the fish to get under the boat (the Stripers will no longer see the boat as a big predator!).
You can always look for a “vortex” of swirling birds actually diving into the water to help you find fish. As explained above, what this means is that the fish are eating the bait from below, driving the bait fish to the surface right into the feeding birds!
You should also be casting lures while you are doing this. We throw the Captain Jim Lures line of vibrating blade baits, hair jigs and the new multi lure in one casting rig series of Kentucky and Tennessee “Thumper” baits and “Striper Muggers” (more on that below).
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
Captain Jim Lures, a Division of Striperfun.com, has just released yet another new Striper lure! It is called the “Striper Mugger”! PLEASE READ MORE ABOUT THE NEW STRIPER MUGGER BELOW!
For you Bass fishermen, there are also several new “multi lure” casting and trolling rigs. The new lures are called the "Kentucky Thumper" and the “Tennessee Thumper”! These lures have been heavily field tested, are super easy to cast (or troll) and absolutely wear out the Large Mouth, Spots and Smallies! THE STRIPERS LIKE THEM TOO!
We have been catching large black bass with this rig (like the old days!) when fished in shallow water back in the creeks AND THE STRIPERS ARE SIMPLY “INHALING” THEM.
The "Kentucky Thumper" (that is “fully rigged to fish right out of the package!) that comes with five (5) swim baits and the “Tennessee Thumper” has the four (4) spinner blades with the singular swim bait in the middle (Tennessee, Indiana and several other States only allow one lure to have hooks). The “Tennessee Thumper” works well in murky water!
DO NOT BE FOOLED BY IMITATORS LURES NAMED AFTER OTHER STATES! "Kentucky Thumper" and the “Tennessee Thumper” lures are a “higher quality” product that sells for nearly $5.00 less than the competition AND THEY COME FULLY RIGGED where the competition’s rig does not!
Plus, Captain Jim Lures are always in stock and ready for delivery!
SURFACE ACTION
When we can get steady weather for a few days straight, the fish are surfacing and it can get really exciting! When the weather is stable we are catching some really nice numbers of fish first thing in the morning as the surfacing Stripers “viscously maul” the huge schools of bait fish that are enjoying the cooling and oxygen heavy surface water.
LURES TO THROW
I throw several different types of lures at these Stripers:
CAPTAIN JIM’S “STRIPER MUGGER”, “KENTUCKY THUMPER” AND THE “TENNESSEE THUMPER”
The new “Striper Mugger” is an exciting additional to the growing line of “Monster” producing Captain Jim Lures. The “Striper Mugger” is specifically made for casting or trolling (a real killer also when down rigging!) and comes fully rigged with four (4) high impact snap swivels and a custom made three (3) inch leader with a high impact snap swivel at the end. It has larger 3 inch juxtaposing Willow Leaf spinner blades (two Chartreuse and two Blue) on the (4) high impact snap swivels on the outer arms and comes with a singular 6 inch shad patterned swim bait on a Gamakatsu jig head with a Gamakatsu hook on the three (3) inch leader.
If you want to concentrate on “BIGGER” FISH, then this is your “larger lure” ticket (bigger lure – bigger fish)!
You can cast it out to the bottom on sandy points then “rip” it up and reel it fast back to the boat then “pause” every few seconds with a “stop and go” technique. BUT YOU BETTER HOLD ON TIGHT because it can be “Kabam – Kapow” with big brute Stripers trying to rip the rod out of your hands!
The new "Kentucky Thumper" has the (5) swim baits and the “Tennessee Thumper” has the (4) spinner blades with the singular swim bait in the middle (Tennessee, Indiana and several other States only allow one lure to have hooks). These lures have been heavily field tested, are super easy to cast (or troll) AND ABSOLUTELY WEAR OUT THE STRIPERS as well as the Large Mouth, Spots and Smallies!
Please see the StriperFun website to see photos and read about the Striper Mugger and Kentucky & Tennessee Thumper lures.
CAPTAIN JIM’S “LITTLE FRIEND”
I have always told everyone that if I had to “guarantee I was going to feed my family” tonight, I would throw a blade bait. All species of fish will nail it, from big Stripers, Walleye, Smallmouth and huge Largemouth.
I have developed my own blade bait which I call Captain Jim’s “Little Friend” (let me introduce you to my “Little Friend” – Ha). It is really bright chrome blade bait with tough (Striper proof) hooks that has a hard knot of twine at the top of the back hook shank and small white feathers. This extra weight (and the feathers in the back) causes the “Little Friend” to VIOLENTLY VIBRATE the end of your rod tip much more strongly than normal blade baits. I prefer the ½ ounce size that also perfectly matches the size of the bait fish. The ¾ size will get you more distance in the cast and will deliver well on surfacing Stripers.
I fish my “Little Friend” by throwing passed fish that are jumping and then ripping back until it is in the zone. Then I stop to the count of three and begin to rip it again.
“Kapow”, they will simply slam it!
When it drops, it looks like a wounded bait fish. Then when you begin to rip it again it looks like it is attempting to escape and the fish just cannot stand it. Or, if the fish are not jumping, I simply fish it with a “stop and go” action.
Captain Jim’s “Little Friend” calls the “big ones” in!
CAPTAIN JIM’S “STRIPER DOMINATOR” HAIR JIG
The other lure I love to throw this time of year is a white or chartreuse hair jig. I am now using a plastic trailer.
My favorite (naturally) is my ¾ oz Captain Jim Special “Striper Dominator” hair jig. White/pearl and Chartreuse are the hot colors for surface fishing (match them with the same color Captain Jim Special “Tiger tail grubs), with red/white working on the downriggers.
The Captain Jim Special “Striper Dominator” hair jig is a super high quality hair jig made with a long lasting super tough powder coat finish (will not crack or split easily), prism red eyes and a sea guard hook.
All of these new Captain Jim Lures ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON LINE NOW at http://www.striperfun.com. When you hit the front page, simply click to go into the “Online Store” then click on to the lure you want to learn about or buy.
The new "Kentucky Thumper" and the “Tennessee Thumper” lures and the “Striper Mugger” will also be hitting the store shelves of Sportsman's Warehouses across the U.S. in early 2012!
FISHING ETIQUETTE
If you see a school of Stripers on the surface feeding, be sure to not run your boat directly into the school. Come down off of plane at least 150 feet away then approach by trolling motor on high speed. Be patient as well, do not throw until your lure can reach the edges of the school (that is mentally “hard” to do).
Be respective of other boaters as well. Unfortunately, you will rarely get the same treatment.
The reality is that the fish usually will not stay up long. However, check the time on your watch and stay in the general area. My experience this time of year is that they re-surface every 6 to 8 minutes as they “herd” the large schools of shad to the surface (like any predators herd their pray). Many times, I find that if I “run” over towards them when I see them come up, by the time I get there they are “back down”! Then, when I look over, they are coming up “right where I just came from”! This is a technique you just have to learn (to be at the right place at the right time).
Truthfully, sometimes it is just “luck”.
MINN KOTA TROLLING MOTORS FROM JOHNSON OUTDOORS
I (and ALL StriperFun guides!) only use the Minn Kota “Rip Tide” trolling motors from Johnson Outdoors and so should you! As a professional fishing charter Captain, my livelihood depends on my trolling motor working every time – every day! For 15 years I have used Minn Kota trolling motors and my “Rip Tide” trolling motor never lets me down!
With “cool” features like the hands free “Auto Pilot and “I” Pilot functions, I can set my motor and turn my back to deploy lines and have full confidence it will stay on course no matter the weather conditions! My new trolling motor also allows me to automatically “hover” over top of feeding fish automatically without having to touch the trolling motor. This makes “down line” fishing a lot easier!
I would never consider using anything else but a Minn Kota trolling motor!
GIFT CERTIFICATES
The gift of a weekend package trip (or even a one day Striper fishing trip) with StriperFun makes a great Father’s day present for Dad, a brother or for the family and kids, or can make a great bonus for an employee or a promotion for a customer! We fish year round and our trips are very popular and our booking dates fill up fast!
Fishing is family friendly and wholesome. So if you are interested in catching “trophy Stripers” or giving the perfect gift to that special someone, order a StriperFun Guide Service gift certificate today!
StriperFun also offers an extensive variety of products that make great gifts, including numerous types of fishing lures, Super bait tanks, Hydro Glow bait lights and much more!
We take VISA and MASTERCARD credit cards!
Call me for details toll free at 866-575-3770 or click my photo above to go to the StriperFun website to send me an email!
HYDRO GLOW BAIT LIGHTS
I get lots of calls about catching bait. For years I have been using the “Hydro Glow Bait Light” to catch bait and so should you! It allows me to be “mobile” and catch bait on the main lake as well as at the dock!
The "NEW" Hydro Glow Fish Light (JUST RELEASED!) is actually an "LED". IT IS TWICE AS BRIGHT BUT IS HALF THE SIZE (and is less expensive than the older models!). It is designed to use 12 vdc low amperage fluorescents to produce a green glow similar to that emitted by chemical light sticks in widespread use by divers to lure fish. It will work all night on one battery!
The patented design utilizes the green light technology for improving your fishing activities during the night time hours. The light is designed to vertically submerge with only the top 3 to 5 inches of the light above the water level. This insures the entire illumination of the light is in the water where to fish are, not the bugs!
Boy, does it ever draw in the bait fish!
CALL ME TOLL FREE 1-866-575-3770 or go to the StriperFun website to order your “new” led styled Hydro Glow bait light!
SUPER BAIT TANKS
You will need to put your live bait you catch in a bait tank. To really hit the “monster” Stripers, you need to use the freshest live shad. Not only can catching fresh shad be tough, keeping them alive used to be virtually impossible! Not any longer!
The SUPER BAIT TANK has a triple filtration system, a built in oxygen infuser, a built in light for night use and is insulated. This system has been tested to hold gizzard shad & blue black herring for up to one week.
I use only the SUPER BAIT TANK. Every guide I know uses it and so should you! StriperFun is the exclusive NATIONAL "on line" dealer of the SUPER BAIT TANK
CALL ME TOLL FREE 1-866-575-3770 or go to the StriperFun website to order your SUPER BAIT TANK – we ship factory direct!
SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE
All StriperFun fishing products are carried by Sportsman’s Warehouse! Sportsman’s Warehouse is America’s fastest growing “Premier Outfitter” national chain of sporting goods stores! They carry everything you need for your hunting and fishing needs!
The closest Sportsman’s Warehouse to Lake Cumberland is in Lexington KY off of Interstate 75 - exit # 10. Their address is:
SPORTSMAN’S WAREHOUSE
2200 WAR ADMIRAL WAY
LEXINGTON, KY 40509
You will not find better Striper lures than the Captain Jim Special brand! Captain Jim gets his equipment at Sportsman’s Warehouse and so should you! Ask for Jack, Nick or AJ in fishing!
StriperFun Guide Service now has four (4) guides to serve your charter needs. We can handle large group and corporate outings!
My Captains and I are all Federal Coast Guard Certified and State licensed, insured and are well trained with no less than 20 years experience per man! If you want to catch Monster Stripers this fall, then you better book soon! The prime winter dates (AND THE PRIME SPRING DATES!) are already booking up, so do not wait too long to lock in your weekend trip! All of StriperFun’s guide boats are covered AND HEATED as well, so come see us at beautiful Lee’s Ford Resort!
Lee’s Ford Resort Marina is StriperFun Guide Service “Headquarters”!
As one of the most comprehensive recreation, entertainment and dining experiences on Lake Cumberland, Lee’s Ford Resort Marina offers fantastic dining at the Harbor Restaurant, great lodging in beautiful cottages, condos and rentals on boat slips, personal watercraft and boats of various sizes. It is also the closest marina to visitors from Lexington and Ohio!
JIM STRADER RADIO SHOW
Be sure to listen in to the "Outdoors with Jim Strader" show that airs weekly on Sunday Evenings from 6-8 pm on 84 WHAS-AM, a 50,000 watt Clear Channel radio station in Louisville Kentucky (you can listen in on line!). Tune in and catch Captain Jim’s Lake Cumberland Striper Fishing Report on Sunday night to see how the prior week’s fishing went!
If you have any other ideas, techniques or subjects you want me to write about, drop me a line!
I am many times asked “What are the advantages to hiring a guide”? In essence, you hire a guide to utilize the guide’s many years of experience and lake knowledge, to learn new tactics and techniques to increase your chance of “landing the big one”. Guides use top of the line equipment and the freshest live bait. Also, if you cannot afford your own boat, it is a very cost effective way for you or your group to fish (cost per fisherman). Even professional fishermen hire guides to learn a lake and new techniques!
January is speeding along I am happy to be alive and fishing Lake Cumberland! We are now into the winter season. Winter solstice has come and gone and the days are getting longer again. “Twilight” now rolls around just a little later each night. I look forward to a great new year. Spring will be here before we know it!
Count your blessings each day and live “in the moment”, not in the future and always remember to stop and shake the hand of a person in uniform or wearing garb that shows they are a veteran!
Their service is why you speak English, can vote and can enjoy the freedoms you do!
Please also remember to thank the policemen and firemen who also protect us.
Until next time, blue skies and tight lines!
Captain Jim Durham
Toll free 866-575-3770
United States Coast Guard Licensed Merchant Marine Officer License No.
1037731
Kentucky State Guide License # 007
captainjim@striperfun.com
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Current Lake Records
Sturgeon*: 36lbs 8 oz. Caught By:
Barney Frazier, Corbin Ky. 10/3/54
No current population of Sturgeon known to exist in the lake Striped Bass*: 58 lbs 4 ozs Caught By:
Roger Foster, Somerset, Ky. 12/11/85 Sauger*: 7lbs. 7 ozs. Caught By
Rastie Andrew, Jamestown, Ky. 4/28/83 Walleye*: 21 lbs 8 ozs Caught By: Currently 3rd Largest
ever caught..
Abe Black, Shaker Heights, Oh. 10/1/58 Muskie: Mike Casada (Unofficial Record) NO weight
submitted.
Tailwaters Records
Brown Trout*: 21 lbs 0 ozs Caught By:
Tom Malone of Crofton, Ky. April 30, 2000*State Record
Lake Trout*: 5lbs 5 ozs Caught by:
John McDonough, Jeffersontown, Ky. 4/4/83
No known population in river, Lakers Were stocked in Cumberland Lake and
In Dale Hollow, and it is surmised the fish came from there or from a
stocking of lake trout in the 80's in Lake Cumberland. Rainbow Trout*: 14lbs 6 ozs Caught By:
Jim Mattingly, Somerset, Ky. 9/10/72
USA Bassin Tournament on Sunday May 7,
2006. Notice the 4.15 pound Smallie
weighed in on the far right. A Nice Surprise on Taylorsville Lake. They
are there.
If you would like to provide a report for Taylorsville
Lake please contact peter@fishin.com
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