Too cold to fish....

[QUOTE=elnutsmalljaws;287099]Mark,

December 9 2005, I left the cabin and the weatherman in Nashville said it was 12 degrees with wind chill at NEGATIVE 4. I put in at Holly Creek (Amazingly, I was the only DECICATED one there so I got first dibs on the closest parking spot), left Holly Creek and motored straight to Sulphur Creek. First cast, nothing, second cast a 6-2 Beautiful Smallmouth in the boat and over the next 4 hours had 4 more fish over 4 pounds and another 4 that were better than 3. 9 total over 3 in less than 4 hours all on FNF and even though the air temp was BONE CHILLING cold, I was quite warm and toasty. Same day I learned a valuable lesson: Keep your snot rag and you fish dope rag seperated for I blew my nose on the same rag that I was wiping off the fish dope off my fingers and less say I had a Garlic Flavored Mustache for a week.[/QUOTE]

You never heard me say you can't catch'em when it's cold........

[QUOTE=elnutsmalljaws;287099]Mark,

December 9 2005, I left the cabin and the weatherman in Nashville said it was 12 degrees with wind chill at NEGATIVE 4. I put in at Holly Creek (Amazingly, I was the only DECICATED one there so I got first dibs on the closest parking spot), left Holly Creek and motored straight to Sulphur Creek. First cast, nothing, second cast a 6-2 Beautiful Smallmouth in the boat and over the next 4 hours had 4 more fish over 4 pounds and another 4 that were better than 3. 9 total over 3 in less than 4 hours all on FNF and even though the air temp was BONE CHILLING cold, I was quite warm and toasty. Same day I learned a valuable lesson: Keep your snot rag and you fish dope rag seperated for I blew my nose on the same rag that I was wiping off the fish dope off my fingers and less say I had a Garlic Flavored Mustache for a week.[/QUOTE]

I am pretty sure that the water temp's that day where not in the upper 30's!! That can really make a difference on how cold it is, or feels. Catching fish it not that cold, not catching **** it is cold. Right now the fishing is just too dad burn slow to fight it. With a little warm up, hopefully water temps will rebound into the lower 40's the bit will turn on!

I know Cumberland is practically bone dry and there isn't a useable ramp left, but has anybody tried it? Seriously anybody been and what ramps are still open? Thanks for any info.