lAKE CUMBERLAND ON WOLF CREEK DAM

Heading down Friday with the family 2 grandkids and wife for our fall camp but this is the first time for me to take a boat on the lake near the dam. we have a pontoon boat set up for fishing any info on that part of the lake would be great. What should we look for this time of year, we fish Barren river more than any where else. But I know Cumberland is a whole different kind of critter. We would love to hook up a stripe never caught one of them but lots of hybrid on Barren. so help me out, we have gear for fishing just about any kind of fish from ultra lights to shore fishing in the gulf. Thanks for any help.

Dennis
(aka POPPY)

The lake took a spike in elevation due to heavy rains, but not as excessive as it could have been I guess. Watch for floaters that lake gets some honkers at times after the frog stranglers we just had. Read the striper reports on this site to get you some ideas there. Look for bass, especially spots in the jumps early and late, specifically real early at daybreak. Some largemouth and smallmouth will be mixed in with them. Try throwing topwaters at them and try to stay back and make long casts if possible, they spook easy and will stop if you get to close. Most good fishing is still probably at night. If you do most of your fishing by day don't be afraid to go deep 20 to 30 feet deep. It's been my experience on the big C that they just aren't up good yet in Sept. Give it a month and look out it get's fun. Let your grandkids try for the catfish in the channels near a point or bluff wall. Hotdogs will catch them, all the houseboaters have the cats trained to eat hotdogs down there. Sounds crazy but it works. If all else fails try meal worms and crickets, experiment with your depths you fish and you'll surely get some gills or punkinseeds to bite. The Ohio navy is going home and if weather will cooperate with you the lake is beautiful this time of year. Have fun and be careful, Mark. :-)

>The lake took a spike in elevation due to heavy rains, but
>not as excessive as it could have been I guess. Watch for
>floaters that lake gets some honkers at times after the frog
>stranglers we just had. Read the striper reports on this site
>to get you some ideas there. Look for bass, especially spots
>in the jumps early and late, specifically real early at
>daybreak. Some largemouth and smallmouth will be mixed in with
>them. Try throwing topwaters at them and try to stay back and
>make long casts if possible, they spook easy and will stop if
>you get to close. Most good fishing is still probably at
>night. If you do most of your fishing by day don't be afraid
>to go deep 20 to 30 feet deep. It's been my experience on the
>big C that they just aren't up good yet in Sept. Give it a
>month and look out it get's fun. Let your grandkids try for
>the catfish in the channels near a point or bluff wall.
>Hotdogs will catch them, all the houseboaters have the cats
>trained to eat hotdogs down there. Sounds crazy but it works.
>If all else fails try meal worms and crickets, experiment with
>your depths you fish and you'll surely get some gills or
>punkinseeds to bite. The Ohio navy is going home and if
>weather will cooperate with you the lake is beautiful this
>time of year. Have fun and be careful, Mark. :-) Thanks Mark