Cooper Power Plant on Cumberland

Does anybody know if you can fish the power plants discharge near Burnside by boat? Didn't know if boats could get in there the same as past years. I know it's no wake.

Also, any fish been in there besides shad lately? Thanks.

Were is this discharge located, I thought it just emptied into the Cumberland river at burnside. I know of a few on here getting some good wallyeyes there now.

[QUOTE=Wormin;308880]Were is this discharge located, I thought it just emptied into the Cumberland river at burnside. I know of a few on here getting some good wallyeyes there now.[/QUOTE]

The discharge is right below the power plant a few feet below the surface.

[QUOTE=Wormin;308880]Were is this discharge located, I thought it just emptied into the Cumberland river at burnside. I know of a few on here getting some good wallyeyes there now.[/QUOTE]

Even if it "JUST EMPTIED " into the cumberland river that would qualify as a discharge. Right now it is out of the water about a foot but because it is 3 ft in diameter it is still going into the water

[QUOTE=striperwiper;308850]Does anybody know if you can fish the power plants discharge near Burnside by boat? Didn't know if boats could get in there the same as past years. I know it's no wake.

Also, any fish been in there besides shad lately? Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Yes, you can fish it and there are much more than shad crappie and striper as well walleye.

How are they cathcing the walleyes in the discharge area? I mark a ton of fish here but the bite seems to be hard because there is so much bait fish here. I have fished for walleyes with crank baits and erie deries tiped with shiner but no luck only stripers. Any feedback on how to catch walleyes in this general area would be great day or night fishing I do both.

Anyone have any info on the fishing there right now..............????

water was still pretty murky when i drove over the bridge today so id say itd be really tough right now