Cumberland Walleye

[clcoutdoors]

Can anyone tell me if the walleye at cumberland are biting under lights or is it to late for this type of fishing. Also is the stripper fishing at night over with at Cumberland or is the bite still going on.

[cumberlandguy1]

I catch them all the way up until mid July

[clcoutdoors]

Thanks Cumberlandguy1 my dad and uncle are coming down in the coming week to do some night fishing for walleye. They were wondering if you could catch the walleye under lights. Do you use minnows or nightcrawlers?

[cumberlandguy1]

I generally use a 3/4 ounce hopkins spoon with a white bucktail under the lights. Hang on as a striper will try to take it away from you at times.

[Mean Morone]

Hey CG, I've always wanted to try to catch walleye and stripers under the lights. Problem is, I don't have much time to give to that technique. Is it possible to throw a deep diving crankbait (10 or 14 ft) and get a few walleye and stripers under the lights? I have a lure I would like to try.

[charlie1]

If you don't "have time" to devote to fishing under the lights and you want to try crankbaits you still have time this season to fish for them when the shad come up at night. Cruise from point to point after midnight, preferably close to rock/clay transition where the point has a gradual slope next to deep water coming out of a cove. Listen for shad flipping close to the bank, the more the merrier. Pull your boat up close to the bank and cast parallel to the bank within 10 feet of it (depending on depth close to the bank you may go out 15 feet). Throw a long, slender crankbait that has a good wobble when retrieved very slowly and crank it in starting on top making a V-wake, if no strikes crank it in 2-3 feet below the surface. Also try a suspending Husky Jerk. Crank it very slowly and give a hard 1-2 jerk every 5 seconds. If you don't get a walleye within 10 minutes try another similar point but make sure you hear the shad. If you can't find the shad on top, you may just have to find out where the thermocline is and anchor out from the same type points where the thermocline intersects with the bottom. Use your electronics to see if there is bait in the area. If you see bait, anchor and put out a light. You should be able to snag some shad within 15 minutes. Put a 1/2 oz. weight on the end of your line and a treble hook about 18" above it. Snag a shad and lower it until you feel the weight hit the bottom and reel in a couple turns. If the shad stops being active reel in and snag another one. While you are waiting for a fish to hit the shad. Jig a Hopkins spoon or Mann's with another pole. Don't let a fish jerk your pole out of the boat. Use a rod holder. Good luck.