Cumberland Top Water

[18'stratos]

Fished this past Sunday, started at a little before day light. Put in at the dam, warmed up engine and started to fish right at the dam. Within 10 minutes I had a spot about 2 lbs. Came off of lay down. That was the only cover that I found on the dam. Very heavy fog so I went idle over to the other side and began fishing all of the points from the dam to the mouth of beaver. Using a blue and chrome Zara Spook, fairley fast so they didn't have time to think about it. Caught several smallmouth in the 10-17" range,and 2 fish right at 18-1/2". The spots were very aggressive on a 4" jr white fluke with an occasional small-smallmouth. When the fog lifted and it became clear bluebird skies, I continued to fish the points with steep banks and shade. The bite never slowed down. Points with no shade wouldn't produce anything, atleast not on topwater. The backs of small cuts on the main lake were full of spots or ky's. Caught those on a 4" plum Zoom Shakey Head, and fluke. I saw a few stripers blow the surface but couldnt draw a strike. All in all it was a great day to be out fishing. Got a little windy at times but not real bad. I never threw a buzz-bait. Has anyone had any luck with them lately? Good luck and See Ya on the water!

[mhall]

Buzzbait was hot a few weeks ago but has really tailed off. You did better than most Sunday and as always location means everything. I started off good with a few good fish Sunday morning and then it slowed for me. I came as far as Beaver by the boyscout camp and then back to Pumpkin creek and then home. Since the Corp idiots bombed the dam ramp I haven't fished my usual haunts as much. Too far to run sometimes with this over priced gas and as I was almost froze stiff after the run from the no-wake at Jamestown to the boyscout camp before daylight. Normally I hate to see the sun come up but that day it felt pretty good, LOL. Thanks for the report it's really been up and down like a roller coaster down there this year. Obviously you have a four wheel drive truck to manage that cluster $^&* they created down there at the dam with the old ramp.

[Bobby Headrick]

Got one good spot and one real good largemouth on a buzzbait early Sun, had 3 other keepers on shakey head after that, had a good day Sunday.

[abssprint]

Great reports guys!! Thanks...I might have to head down next week..