Advice for Fishing Cumberland

[Purduej]

I am bringing my 3 boys down to the lake for Spring Break in two weeks. We fish mainly in smaller lakes and ponds so Cumberland looks a little intimidating however they want to go. I assume fishing from a boat is the only option? If not where would there be a spot to fish from a bank or spotsomething along the river or inlets?

[OutdoorLife]

Good spots in and around Pulaski Co. Park in Fishing Creek. Can also access bank fishing at the old Alligator 2 Dock in back of Wolf Creek. There are other spots but those should be good this time of year for crappie, bluegill and bass.

[scuba_steve82]

Without getting too specific, you may have some luck finding chunk rock, points, and casting medium-sized, medium-depth crankbaits along them. It can definitely be an intimidating body of water, but there are definitely fish in there, and they're willing to bite, and they're big.

[smashdn]

You can fish from the bank below the dam. Watch the generation schedule and search the past threads here for what is a safe flow and what gets hairy.