Cumberland River Questio

[crocodile]

I hope to fish the river next Thursday but I can't get a hold of the guy I was going out on the boat with. I saw it was running at around 3,000 cfs and 0 or 1 generators were pumping. I was woundering if I can fish this river from a kayak. I am looking around the Helm's and Winfrey area. Which put in would I be closes to the gravel bars by the power lines. I have heard about them. I have never fished the before.

Also I was planning to fish the hatchery creek the Wednesday before. Would this be a good area to hit. I will be staying in Somerset. So, if anyone knows any good areas I could hit up for trout that would also be great. I can fish either from foot or kayak. Please any info can help. Ronnie

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[JoeB]

Helms Landing is closer to the power lines. If you don't have a second vehicle down stream, I would think that you could only use the kayak at low flow. I don't think you could come up stream even with just one generator going. I would find the generation schedule and put the kayak in at low flow, and head up stream as far as I could. When the generators turn on, you can just float back down to the landing.

The only time I really like to fish the hatchery creek is in winter when fish come up there to spawn. At this time of year, I would much prefer to fish the main river. Good luck.

[Brokenknee]

They haven't been running water from noon to three PM (Central time) daily. So you could put in below the dam and have a very predictable situation there for three hours. Then if you drive down to Helms about 5-6 PM it will be quiet/shallow there as the water drops. Paddle upstream. Fly fishing has been slow but bait and spincasting mepps pretty decent.

[scragley]

With just one vehicle, you could float from Rock house to Winfrey's.. Good stretch of water to fish.. It's about a 5 mile float trip, but only a 1 mile walk back by road to your vehicle..

[troutcrazy]

Ronnie,

This is the guy you're going fishing with...sorry I couldn't get back with you last night due to my job, and this morning I had meetings. Left you a voicemail a little before lunch.

I'm good for next Thursday unless it's pouring the rain.

I'll try to call you again later.