Hey. Much THANKS to all who posted about fishing the Cumberland river for trout.

My fishing buddy and I went this past weekend for a couple days, and STUCK tons of fish. We both limited out both days on some quality rainbows. Caught Lots of slot fish, and enough under the slot to fill the coolers.

I have a couple questions for those who fish the river and harvest trout.

First..........the limit states 5 trout, with 1 only 1 over 20. Now, does this mean 4 under the slot AND 1 over 20 or 5 trout TOTAL. My understanding of the reg, is 5 trout total. If this is not the answer, then the regs are really confusing.

Next...........Regarding limits again. I know the brown trout limit of 1 over 20, but does that mean all browns must be over 20 to keep one. Not too sure, and again the regs are misleading regarding this point. We ended up not keeping browns..........maybe 1 that I mistook for a rainbow.

Finally.........What about possession limits. We caught limits both days we were there. Normally, possession limits are CLEARLY stated in the regs. We didn't find any regs regarding possession limits, and I think I would have been fined for having more fish in the cooler than 1 days worth. Since we were leaving Sunday, we chose to take the cooler with Saturday's catch along in the boat with us. After doing so, I was worried ALL day about getting stopped by a game warden.

If anyone can clarify these, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Oh, btw, as an added bonus, we caught 4 keeper walleye, which we KEPT.

All in all, a FANTASTIC couple days.

Finally, finally. For anyone going, be aware that the ramps are NOT really useable at 6:00 - 7:00am CST. We had a rough time of it at Helms and Wolf. We did get the boat launched both days, but at Helms, my truck was backed off the ramp, and the truck was about 100ft into the river before I could even come close to floating the boat. At Wolf, the end of the ramp is really bad, and if you're not careful, or have a small trailer, you can do some SERIOUS damage. I ended up launching the boat on the LEFT side of the ramp, by backing down the riverbank, and cutting the trailer towards the deep hole at the bottom of the ramp.

Again, THANKS for all the help.

Later,

Geo