Cumberland Report 1-7-12 and 1-8-12

The striped bass fishing at lake c was excellent last weekend. The girlfriend and I caught a total of 17 striped bass (approx. 5 hours of fishing). Seven of the 17 were keepers and the rest of the fish were close to be keepers (22 to 23 inches). Fished with Morgan’s guide service on Saturday and went out with Jerry's son who is an excellent guide. We caught 10 on Saturday (4 keepers and 6 throw backs) and the only disappoint was we caught the fish by 9:30. Jeremy would of stayed out later to fish for other species, but I decided to to head in a get some rest for the Bengal's playoff game (what a disappointment). My girlfriend and I went out Sunday in my boat and caught 7 stripes in approximately 3 hours. The fish were hitting shad at a depth of 25 to 40 feet deep. We were fishing 2/3 up the creek in approximately 35 to 50 feet of water. The water temp was around 48 degrees at the location we were fishing. Did not fish past 10:30 a.m., however, due to the full moon I know the fishing would of been hot around 12:30 p.m. Shad was not easy to catch, Jeremy spent 3 to 4 hours catching bait on Saturday and fortunately I caught over 100 shad on my second throw Sunday (thank God I am Irish). I did say a little pray prior to catching the bait maybe that is why I got lucky.

Ever fish we caught had the parasite present in their mouth and I do believe that this parasite will be gone by the spring or sometime next year. Jeremy and I have done a lot of research and it does not affect a human what so ever, therefore, it is safe to eat the fish. It was a gorgeous weekend and I highly recommend going fishing with Morgan's Guide service. I have known Jerry and Jeremy for over 10 years and they are a top notch guide service. I would not make that statement if it was not true. The only downside to the weekend is that the Bengals lost along with my Cards.

God Bless and good fishing

Morgans are good people.

[QUOTE=gizzard shad;477307]The striped bass fishing at lake c was excellent last weekend. The girlfriend and I caught a total of 17 striped bass (approx. 5 hours of fishing). Seven of the 17 were keepers and the rest of the fish were close to be keepers (22 to 23 inches). Fished with Morgan’s guide service on Saturday and went out with Jerry's son who is an excellent guide. We caught 10 on Saturday (4 keepers and 6 throw backs) and the only disappoint was we caught the fish by 9:30. Jeremy would of stayed out later to fish for other species, but I decided to to head in a get some rest for the Bengal's playoff game (what a disappointment). My girlfriend and I went out Sunday in my boat and caught 7 stripes in approximately 3 hours. The fish were hitting shad at a depth of 25 to 40 feet deep. We were fishing 2/3 up the creek in approximately 35 to 50 feet of water. The water temp was around 48 degrees at the location we were fishing. Did not fish past 10:30 a.m., however, due to the full moon I know the fishing would of been hot around 12:30 p.m. Shad was not easy to catch, Jeremy spent 3 to 4 hours catching bait on Saturday and fortunately I caught over 100 shad on my second throw Sunday (thank God I am Irish). I did say a little pray prior to catching the bait maybe that is why I got lucky.

Ever fish we caught had the parasite present in their mouth and I do believe that this parasite will be gone by the spring or sometime next year. Jeremy and I have done a lot of research and it does not affect a human what so ever, therefore, it is safe to eat the fish. It was a gorgeous weekend and I highly recommend going fishing with Morgan's Guide service. I have known Jerry and Jeremy for over 10 years and they are a top notch guide service. I would not make that statement if it was not true. The only downside to the weekend is that the Bengals lost along with my Cards.

God Bless and good fishing[/QUOTE]

i like your optimism....i hope the parasites are gone soon as well. im just curious as to where you found research that suggests the parasites will be gone by spring? that would be great news. i would like to read definitive research that states " these fish are ok to eat" in those words...i cant find that statement in print anywhere....but when i do i will definately pull the trigger on the fillet knife again !;)
p.s. you fished with a class act, been around jeremy since he was a little kid, they dont make em any better!

[URL]http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/index.php3?docID=52&docHistory%5B%5D=1[/URL]

i did find this awhile back, but im not sure this is the "warm fuzzy" we're looking for lol.

i just dont know if i can get over looking in that ugly parasitic mouth log enough to roll it in cornmeal :eek:

I did not actually read anything Jeremy told me he spoke with some biologists and they indicated the fish are safe to eat. I also spoke with some friends in other states that had the parasite in their waters and i was told the fish are safe to eat. I have a friend that studies biology and fish and was told the fish are safe to eat. I will be eating the fish we caught if the parasite affects me in any way I will let everybody know.

God bless and good fishing

[QUOTE=gizzard shad;477360]I did not actually read anything Jeremy told me he spoke with some biologists and they indicated the fish are safe to eat. I also spoke with some friends in other states that had the parasite in their waters and i was told the fish are safe to eat. I have a friend that studies biology and fish and was told the fish are safe to eat. I will be eating the fish we caught if the parasite affects me in any way I will let everybody know.

God bless and good fishing[/QUOTE]

can i have your striper rods if the parasites get you? just asking :p

[QUOTE=stripernut;477362]can i have your striper rods if the parasites get you? just asking :p[/QUOTE]

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who ya are!:D

[QUOTE=stripernut;477362]can i have your striper rods if the parasites get you? just asking :p[/QUOTE] Thats pretty funny and yes you can have my gear if I am affected.