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Went out Saturday on West end of LC and measured main lake surface water temperature at 72.8 at 6:35 am and 73.3 at 1:30 pm. Surface temperaure in back of Brown Creek (off Indian Creek) was 74.0 at 11:50 am. Cooler air temperatures in the forecast for next week should continue to move the water temp down.
Took the boys out for a few hours Sunday. Had several bites bass fishing but couldn't land a single one. They wanted to mainly look for striper jumps. We only saw two relatively small groups come up and got to them in time to make exactly one cast each. First jump, both the boys hooked up. My lure got smacked probably 6-7 times (sometimes knocking the bait a foot out of the water) but I stuck none of them. They pulled two nice keepers out of that school. Stayed there for another half hour but never saw the school again. Then ran into a small school jumping on the main lake and we got exactly one cast in them before they went down and hooked up a 3rd keeper. Not bad considering how few schools we came across. It's been 3 years since I can find a school that will stay up longer than 60 seconds. Maybe that will change this year but usually I get there too little too late. This time we found a little success (well the kids did anyway. I got skunked).
I've fished LC for 20 yrs and have experience jumps that lasted more than a few seconds only once. That year we found two different schools that stayed up for a long time. One school stayed up for 45 minutes and the other school stayed up for 3 hours. Of course I only fish in Nov. and Dec. so my experience is not the norm. For many years the prime time for jumps was the second week of Oct. It was very consistent for years until they began working on the dam and then you could not predict jumps at all. They would come up in the middle of summer and stay up for awhile. It sounds like the stripers are wanting to stay up and maybe after this weeks cooler temps it will drop the surface temps under 70 deg and turn them on. Of course it's all theory because the stripers have changed from their normal routine since the dam repair. Hopefully they will return to their old ways in the next year or two. I'm still waiting for the shore brush to float away so I can get back to plugging the banks.
Anybody have recent surface temp? Corp website hasn't been updated since 10/8
I was getting anywhere from 67 down to 60 depending on which part of the lake I was on this weekend
[QUOTE=OutdoorLife;550292]I was getting anywhere from 67 down to 60 depending on which part of the lake I was on this weekend[/QUOTE]
60 degrees................???
Hmmm you might wanna check that temp gauge. 67 sounds about right but 60....that means it dropped ten degrees in less than 6 days, Wow...
Anybody have recent surface temp? Corp website hasn't been updated since 10/8[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/Lakes/LakeCumberland/Recreation/Fishing/DailyFishingUpdate.aspx[/url][QUOTE=boskeet;550279]
[QUOTE=Wormin;550311]Anybody have recent surface temp? Corp website hasn't been updated since 10/8[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/Lakes/LakeCumberland/Recreation/Fishing/DailyFishingUpdate.aspx[/url][QUOTE=boskeet;550279][/QUOTE]
67 degrees
[QUOTE=mhall;550327][URL]http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Locations/Lakes/LakeCumberland/Recreation/Fishing/DailyFishingUpdate.aspx[/URL]
67 degrees[/QUOTE]
Very possible. If you only knew how much my units have been giving me fits..........
[QUOTE=OutdoorLife;550334]Very possible. If you only knew how much my units have been giving me fits..........[/QUOTE]
Sorry man I hope I didn't come off as a smart as s as that wasn't my intent. Right now water is about 66 to 67 almost all over the lower end of the lake...
[QUOTE=mhall;550335]Sorry man I hope I didn't come off as a smart as s as that wasn't my intent. Right now water is about 66 to 67 almost all over the lower end of the lake...[/QUOTE]
No problem MHALL. But since you feel bad, feel free to send me your 5 best smallmouth spots for this time of year and we'll call it even! ;) Although I'll be camping with my sons Boy Scout Troop all weekend so no fishing for me.:(
Called the hotline today and Ranger Ashley's recording says fishing is slow due to lake turnover. Anyone been out to give more details? I wasn't able to fish this weekend but will be next weekend. Hoping to hear fishing is improving by then.