Cumberland Stripers

[striperjoe]

Anyone know if the Stripers are in the jumps yet ?
Taking boat down for storage and want to stay and fish 3-4 days if they are active.
Thanks for any help.

[mhall]

No.............Way to early for that yet.

[striperjoe]

No.............Way to early for that yet.

When we had our home there and i was on the lake a lot, I've had some good August Fishing with jumps and downriggers.

Thanks , I'll check with one ofmy guide buddies.
I'll let you know what I find out.

[mhall]

When we had our home there and i was on the lake a lot, I've had some good August Fishing with jumps and downriggers.

Thanks , I'll check with one ofmy guide buddies.
I'll let you know what I find out.

Hmmm, interesting. The downrigger part I see for sure but I personally have never seen a Striper jump on that lake in August in my life and I have been going there a very long time. I'm sure it happens sometimes I've just never seen it personally. Now mid Sept through November...now we're talking......

I would love it if it was year round...

[JimDi]

What week of Sept thru Nov would be the best for the jumps??

[HURRICANEBOB]

Hmmm, interesting. The downrigger part I see for sure but I personally have never seen a Striper jump on that lake in August in my life and I have been going there a very long time. I'm sure it happens sometimes I've just never seen it personally. Now mid Sept through November...now we're talking......

I would love it if it was year round...

Mark,

In August of 11, and 12, I got in to good jumps morning and evening above Indian Creek,, at and around Cemetary Ridge. Since the lake has come up, I think that pattern has changed, and I think it only occurred then because of low water, high temps, and high surface temps that brought the small gizzards up.

[Les Young]

I have saw them in jumps in July & August both. August was a very bright sunshiny day too. Was fishing a tournament, but stopped to be sure that it was Striper & it was. It probably isn't a wide spread regular occurance, but I bet it happens more than we realize. I have also caught them at night on top water on the dam rip rap & the big point of Indian Creek on the main lake in July, but that's been several years ago too.

[MTaylor]

I have caught MANY stripers at 4pm in the afternoon in August with the sun shining bright and close to 100 degrees

[mhall]

Fellas like I said I'm sure it happens I believe that. But if you are going to make a living chasing jumps in hot weather or this time of year ''On Cumberland'' I wish you alot of luck, LOL...

[Jiginpig]

I am new to this we went to Cumberland last year on a house boat and we caught them very well on top
In fact it is all my son has talked about
We are heading back next week sept 9-13 and hope they are biting
If anyone has any kind of info I would love to have it cause I have an 8 year old that wants to really get them
Thanks

[Les Young]

Believe me when I say I totally agree with you 100%. You talking about starving to death. lol

[HURRICANEBOB]

I shop at Krogers, I fish at Cumberland, and I have a day job too. I appreciate and respect your opinion that a August Striper Guide Jumps Fishing LLC may not be a fruitful venture, but is it still okay to cast to surface feeding fish even if it's not the appropriate calendar month?

Dear Striped Bass,
You are no longer allowed to surface and eat shad during the months of June thru August. You may start practicing to do so in limited numbers not earlier than 15 September each year however that training must be concluded not later than 30 September. During the months of October, thru December, you are authorzed to collect into very large schools, and feed at the surface, but only once every 20 minutes and then no further than 100 feet from the last place your surfaced. In an effort to conserve energy and burn less out board motor gasoline, you are instructed to surface withing 100 yards of any well established boat ramp, dock, or anchored houseboat. Surface feeding before light and after dark must only be done when shad have first surfaced, made a swirling noise of suficient loudness as to allow anglers near by to avoid the need to use boat gas to close within casting distance. Failing to follow these rules will cause you to be deported from Lake Cumberland to Taylorsville Lake. Repeat offenders will be banished to Nolin. (Most Stripers don't follow rules, that's why they end up wearing those pin-striped suits).