Smallmouth Report @ Lake Cumberland

[FlyLie]

My January SM trip to LC has been On-Off and Back On. My concern has been the weather forecast (60-70% rain), however this has changed with the forecast now calling for 10-20% rain through Saturday with cloudy to partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain/snow on Sunday. As I am 4 hours away from LC, I like to spend several days when I do get a chance to go. So, if the weather does''t change, I'll head out tomorrow for Jamestown and fish on Thursday and Friday for sure.

Anyone been this past weekend or earlier this week. Just wondering what effect all of this warm weather/rain has had on the fishing and water conditions in the creeks and main lake? Smallmouth (FNF) is my target, but if then isn't happening, they a few Ky Spots or Stripers would certainly be acceptable.

Any help appreciated. Good fishing to all,

Gary

[bassmaster]

Went Saturday and had 6 pull downs on FNF catching 4 fish, one smallie weighed 5-1, another 4 pounder, one 15 in smallie and one 13 in KY. Fish on points with wind. Went Monday and caught 8, missed 4. Had a BIG KY weighing 3+pounds, nice largemouth around 3.5, and the rest were KY and 3 smallies 12-16 in. We did catch 4 os the fish Monday on shiners the rest on FNF. I would think that the FNF would be better next week after the cold spell. I would also try a wiggle wart....I didn't because my partners wanted to FNF.
Good luck and see ya on the water,
Tim
bassmaster

[FlyLie]

Went Saturday and had 6 pull downs on FNF catching 4 fish, one smallie weighed 5-1, another 4 pounder, one 15 in smallie and one 13 in KY. Fish on points with wind. Went Monday and caught 8, missed 4. Had a BIG KY weighing 3+pounds, nice largemouth around 3.5, and the rest were KY and 3 smallies 12-16 in. We did catch 4 os the fish Monday on shiners the rest on FNF. I would think that the FNF would be better next week after the cold spell. I would also try a wiggle wart....I didn't because my partners wanted to FNF.
Good luck and see ya on the water,
Tim
bassmaster

Bassmaster, thanks for the encourging report.

Fishrgurl, If I am still out there on Saturday, might see you around the James town area?

Good fishing to all,
Gary

[know1]

Bassmaster, thanks for the encourging report.

Fishrgurl, If I am still out there on Saturday, might see you around the James town area?

Good fishing to all,
Gary

Gary,
We'll definitely be in the Jamestown area if we go. We'll be in a small, tan, older tri-hull fiberglass boat with a small Evinrude motor. I remember what yours looks like.

Michael

[pastorbass]

There were two tournaments - FOM and Backwaters (they go every other Saturday I believe).

It did not take 25lbs - I wish it did, that was a heck of a sack. My info is not handy at the moment, but I believe it was just over 13lbs for 4 fish. I don't think anyone had a limit. I've got to get everything entered into the system tonight so I will post the results on here as well.

[FlyLie]

Gary,
We'll definitely be in the Jamestown area if we go. We'll be in a small, tan, older tri-hull fiberglass boat with a small Evinrude motor. I remember what yours looks like.

Michael

I'll give you a call on your cell Saturday AM if I'm still on the lake. I'm staying at TimberPoint Lodge, thus I will most likely launch out of Jamestown marina, not the state park.

Gary

[know1]

I'll give you a call on your cell Saturday AM if I'm still on the lake. I'm staying at TimberPoint Lodge, thus I will most likely launch out of Jamestown marina, not the state park.

Gary

Sounds good, although I have spotty cell phone coverage down there on the lake. Of course, if Dad backs out again and you're fishing, I'd be happy to drive down and meet up with you.

Michael

[FlyLie]

Sounds good, although I have spotty cell phone coverage down there on the lake. Of course, if Dad backs out again and you're fishing, I'd be happy to drive down and meet up with you.

Michael

Michael,
I'm playing it by ear right now as far as Saturday goes. I'll give you a call Friday night if I'm staying over to fish Saturday. My cell is spotty also, unless I get in the middle of the lake or up on a high hill.

If you Dad isn't going, then we can make plans to meet up at Jamestown dock.

Let's catch a few fish,

Gary

[know1]

Michael,
I'm playing it by ear right now as far as Saturday goes. I'll give you a call Friday night if I'm staying over to fish Saturday. My cell is spotty also, unless I get in the middle of the lake or up on a high hill.

If you Dad isn't going, then we can make plans to meet up at Jamestown dock.

Let's catch a few fish,

Gary

Works for me!

[Bass_King2007]

In the south central classic last week it did take almost 25 lbs to win. The devier bro's had 2 lm and 4 sm that weighed 24 something.

[know1]

My January SM trip to LC has been On-Off and Back On. My concern has been the weather forecast (60-70% rain), however this has changed with the forecast now calling for 10-20% rain through Saturday with cloudy to partly cloudy skies and a 30% chance of rain/snow on Sunday. As I am 4 hours away from LC, I like to spend several days when I do get a chance to go. So, if the weather does''t change, I'll head out tomorrow for Jamestown and fish on Thursday and Friday for sure.

Anyone been this past weekend or earlier this week. Just wondering what effect all of this warm weather/rain has had on the fishing and water conditions in the creeks and main lake? Smallmouth (FNF) is my target, but if then isn't happening, they a few Ky Spots or Stripers would certainly be acceptable.

Any help appreciated. Good fishing to all,

Gary

You can't get too hung up on the weather forecast. The reason my Dad and I did not go this past Saturday was that he called me at 6:30AM and said it was going to rain and he didn't want to be out in the rain (he had surgery recently). I looked at the NWS site that morning and it said the rain would be after 2PM. Well, it started raining about 7AM and was finished by about 10:30AM, but by that time we had decided not to go. The forecast still claimed that the rain wouldn't be until after 2PM even at noon when it had already come and gone.

I do not put any stock in weather forecasts outside of current temperature and the radar.

That being said, we plan to go this Saturday and fish the FnF and will let you know how we do.

[Cajun78]

Bassmaster, you wear me out bro!

My brother and I went Sunday, it was really windy. We put in at Burnside and fished south fork, pitman and the main lake points and cuts between pitman and fishing creeks.

We threw wiggle warts and sparkle tail cranks in shallower water 12-15 ft and the ONLY action we got was on small rubber jigs with uncle josh craw avocado trailer in 25-30 ft of water. All the fish I graphed were between 15-25 feet deep. But the two fish we got were not smallies, even though that was what we were after. (2 largemouth, 14-15 inches)

Of course, I am no expert on Cumberland, I may have to beg Bassmaster to hold my hand and show me how to do it next time.

If you go in at Jamestown, I would go toward Burnside and hit the creeks/points between Faubush and Fishing creeks. Thats what everyone has been saying.. but I just havent had much luck there this fall/winter.