Lake Cumberland "Jumps"

[mhall]

Definitely possible. Talked to a guide years ago who told me that he had times when only some guides in their group were catching fish. Fishing the same place, same depth, same baits. Only difference: guides catching were fishing from boats with 4 stroke motors.

Also talked to another guide who would turn his depth finder off when he located a school of fish. He felt that they could hear the ping from the depth finder.

Oh, and Mark, we may be laughing at you, but its for completely different reasons




I think this certainly is playing a part. Different baits, so different patterns. Gizzards and Threadfins like open water, and will go shallow early and late in the day. Unlike Alewifes, they will head to the surface when chased by a school of stripers. Alewifes stay down. Gizzards and Threadfins also will typically stay shallower than alewifes. They like different parts of the lake too.

Alright wise guy...LOL....Hey if I think I am near them and they may come up I will ALWAYS turn off my depth finder as I am thoroughly convinced they can hear it.

[peter]

"It's like chasing a rainbow"

Hello wizard, Dorothy and Gypsy fortune teller. "Somewhere" is right!


Ya just don't seem to get quite there and its often just a bit further than you can throw and they are gone just a little bit too soon.


....no intention of being negative but the reality I guess is...

Sorry but I have work intensified and fishing deprived.

[Duayne]

If you study them a while, you can usually see a pattern in the creeks. They come up here then go down. They come up over there, then go down. Then they may come up at the first location again. I watch for key locations and just hang out in the best one. It's nerve racking sitting here and watching them bust over there, but you have to develop a plan and stick to it. Good luck in the main lake.

Sometimes you CAN still get lucky. Last year, on the last day of fishing for 2014, my brother in law and I went out. We had some bait but not a lot and were just going to stay out an hour or so. We were marking but the fish were moving fast and not hitting bait. Next thing you know, we found out why. They were herding and came up about two cast away. We were able to move over to them and picked up four nice keepers in just a few minutes. Disclaimer that one of the fish came on a down rod as we drifted right in them and I wasn't making any sort of boat sound even with the trolling motor. They had the bait pinned in a pocket and just kept them there. So it is still possible. You just have to adjust how and where you fish for the jumps. This was the day before Thanksgiving and we found them pretty far back in the creek.