Cumberland The Big Rise

From what I have read, the Dam has is leaking. The more pressure on the dam, the more errosion from the leak. The reason to keep the dam lower is to minimize the pressure, thus minimize the amount of errosion until they can fortify the leak area plus all of the like area. This dam has held this amount of water and more in the past and I do not think they are worried about it busting today. They are more concerned with what may happen in the future if it goes unchecked. I would also imagine there is a cost to the currrent structure based on the intrution for the repairs. I would hope they would have factored in this sort of short term situation in their plans.

[QUOTE=Jbyrd;412826]Yes I calld Flw today the event may be moved but IT WILL NOT BE ON CUMBERLAND. They are going to try to move it and will announce it tommorrow by noon... Only lake that has not gone crazy is laurel .. If they can't get it moved it would be cancelled...[/QUOTE]

Got an E-mail today from the Tournament Director. It's still on and I'm glad. Them greenheads like to eat when the waters up. Be safe

[QUOTE=crankinon;413019]Got an E-mail today from the Tournament Director. It's still on and I'm glad. Them greenheads like to eat when the waters up. Be safe[/QUOTE]

Glad? Man you haven't seen the lake yet have you . I'll bet more people tear stuff up than weigh fish. People who don't use this lake don't realize how the old weeds and leaves from last year get matted on top making it impossoble to get to the bank to fish. Not to mention the thousands of logs that where left on the bank when it was drawn down to do the repair. IT will be the highest it has been since the draw down. PLUS it is not done, the creeks and rivers are still full and running in. THEY can't let much out because the river is flooded all the way to nashville.GUYS the first thought was to move it to laurel. It only rose 4 ft and is already falling. I have fished this lake for 30 years and when it raises this fast it is a week or more AFTER it stabilizes before the fish adjust. It may be the end of next week before it stabilizes....

[QUOTE=crankinon;413019]Got an E-mail today from the Tournament Director. It's still on and I'm glad. Them greenheads like to eat when the waters up. Be safe[/QUOTE]

Don't know if your T-Dir has taken a look at the lake, but my advise to all "would be fishermen", stay home, or find another place to fish. Serious :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Gboone from Jamestown, KY

I cant believe there still fishing on cumberland this weekend, i dont know why they didnt just move it to laurel or just cancel the whole deal.

Demodan, Evidently I misread your post & for that I am sorry. Just the way it sounded to me & I'd say a few others too. I apoligize for coming on so strong at you.

I was going to fish cumberland on my way to Guntersville next week. I think this thread killed that idea.

thanks for the information. We did not get nearly as much rain in Northern Kentucky so other then news pertaining to Nashville I'm not very in touch with all the rain cental kentucky got over the weekend.

fished cumberland today and had a pretty good day= 8 stripers, 3 smallmouth over 20 inches and a really big flathead on a crankbait. you have no choice but to fish hard, cause you sure aint gonna run very far. had to push the logs out of the way just to get back out of some of the coves. idled everywhere we went.....i live less than 5 minutes from the lake and i get to see it everyday and cant remember it ever being this bad in 40 years. the main lake is almost impassable in places where the wind is bunching the debris and logs. good luck and be safe.

[QUOTE=stripernut;413196]fished cumberland today and had a pretty good day= 8 stripers, 3 smallmouth over 20 inches and a really big flathead on a crankbait. you have no choice but to fish hard, cause you sure aint gonna run very far. had to push the logs out of the way just to get back out of some of the coves. idled everywhere we went.....i live less than 5 minutes from the lake and i get to see it everyday and cant remember it ever being this bad in 40 years. the main lake is almost impassable in places where the wind is bunching the debris and logs. good luck and be safe.[/QUOTE]

Did you fish any around the mouth of Wolfe? Where did you see the mudline and all the logs...everywhere?

hey thunderstorm, sorry for the late reply but, i didnt see a mudline, i fished from lowgap towards the mouth of beaver and otter, water was actually pretty clear, temps were 66-68 and yep the logjams were everywhere. hope this helps.

Mud hasn't made it down to Jamestown area as of yet but it's coming. East end of lake looks like the Ohio River, clarity the worst it's been in years. Debris fields and mats are the worst than most locals that have lived there all their life have ever seen. Parts of the east end, you LITTERALLY can not see the water AT ALL.

Good luck with your tournament, LOL.

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Good luck with your tournament, LOL.[/QUOTE]

Definitely NOT looking forward to it. Would cancel if I could.