Cumberland River below Wolf Creek

[crappiepappy]

Many moons ago, when you could run right up close to the dam ... I would run the boat up to near the dam & float back down with the current, bouncing silver Kastmaster spoons (with white bucktail dressed hook) along the bottom. I left the big motor running in case I hung up & had to motor back above the spot, but sat in the front seat using the trolling motor to control boat path/movement. I just had to disengage the reel while moving from front seat to console, then reel up slack as I motored back to free the lure. Caught some nice sized Rainbows doing that ... but, it was Winter when i did it (as I remember getting snowed on during one trip).

Now, that was some 40 or so years ago, but I'd say it would still work.

[luvtohunt]

Crappie hit it on the head, I use the same technique but typically only fish down there in January and February that way. I utilize my boat the same but will at times find an eddy and hold it in the eddy with the TM and cast across as opposed to bouncing.

[Shellkat]

The ramp at dam is still closed as far as I know

[gforcetrivers]

They been running 15-17,500 for a couple of weeks now. Usually they drop it at midnight to 10 am ish. Its fishable but you need to put in a Mann Rd.