Cumberland

[Mudfish]

Heading down this weekend. Supposedly a front moving through Saturday..... how bad does it affect the stripers?
Any word on how the fishing has been around Clifty, Greasy, or Pumpkin creeks?

[HURRICANEBOB]

Supposedly a front moving through Saturday..... how bad does it affect the stripers?

With a name like Hurricane Bob...well,,,,,ya came to the right place. It's been my experience that as a storm is brewing, or a front is approaching, things start to slow down. Looks to me like this weekend is expected to be rainy off and on, with some thunder boomers pitched in. The bad news is as each storm builds or approaches, things may quiet down. the good news is after a storm hits, there's invariably a rise in pressure, some times small, sometimes right after the storm begins to clear, sometimes awhile after the storm has passed. I've had my best luck right after a storm passes, and as the clearing is going on, even if just between storms. That's part of the reason I seek out bad weather to launch in, especially when there's the promise of either clearing, or if there looks to be a trend of occasional storms blowing through over a given period.

This is also why I tend to have a hard time finding fishing buddies. They have learned "BOB" and "DRY" do no occupy the same boat for long.

[Mudfish]

Thanks..... been a "storm" fisherman for years!

[Mudfish]

We're heading down to the lake Saturday for 2 or 3 days...... I'll let you know how we did!

[gizzard shad]

Mudfish,
I was down at LC last weekend for three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)and the striper fishing was good. I was fishing by myself and also had friends fishing in other boats. We all did catch some stripers, but I did the best. I caught my limit within a couple of hours everyday and the fish I caught were big (15# to 20# fish). I caught the stripers trolling live shad at depth of 20 feet. Free lines seemed to work the best. The thing that surprised me the most was that I was fishing over the creek channe and I was not close to the banks (approximately 50 to 70 yards away from the bank). This time of the year most people fish very close to the banks. The key is to find large schools of bait and the stripers will be close by. The areas you are talking about should be good fishing. I have not fished to much up in greasy this year because I have not produced many stripers in that creek. Plus that creek is exteremly popular and it always seems to be crowded with other boats. I would recommend trying Caney or Wolf. Good luck and post your results when you get back.