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Has anyone ever caught a spot or smallmouth out of CC? My brother and I were their yesterday and he caught what looked like to be a spot but had the bars like a smallmouth.
Its jaw did not go past his eye. Dumb me never thought to check for the tooth patch.
It was a dirty greenish color. If it was a spot it is the biggest I have ever seen. It weighed 5lbs right on the nose.
rustedhook
You are describing what some call a Meanmouth. It's a hybrid/ Spot and Smallmouth mix. The state fishery department actually toyed for awhile with claiming these as a Ky species but later said there just wasn't enough of them around to classify them. I think it's Missouri that claims these fish and they are fairly common on Table Rock lake.
I have heard that there were smallmouth in the river before they created Cedar Creek. I have never caught a smallmouth, or a spot, for that matter in CC. There may be some remnants from when the river was dammed and CC was created.:cool:
I spoke with a fellow who lives on the lake, He clames he has turned lots of smallmouth lose that were cought from Cumberland. No telling what people are turning lose in their.
[QUOTE=fishhunter;373957]I spoke with a fellow who lives on the lake, He clames he has turned lots of smallmouth lose that were cought from Cumberland. No telling what people are turning lose in their.[/QUOTE]
Great somebody else taking smallmouth from Cumberland. This is not a good practice, in fact it's stupid.
i thought it was against the law to carry a fish to a lake and turn them loose in another lake?
[QUOTE=Barry2780;373980]i thought it was against the law to carry a fish to a lake and turn them loose in another lake?[/QUOTE]
You are correct it is...... Not to mention he would be better off just eating them, they probably won't make it in Cedar anyway.