Ahhh yes, the good old Cumberland River, God's country in my opinion.

In my experiences you'll do well with light tackle, spinning gear, 6lb test, nothing heavier than 1/4 lures is all you should need...minnow immitations and spoons.

I'm not a fly fishermen at all, but I'd like to be, I just don't have time to do all the fishing I'd like to do. But it seems to me that light tackle guys tend to catch more fish than fly guy's on the Cumberland River. I hope this doesn't start an argument here, it's just my own opinion on the subject.

Lastly, I've never caught anything but trout out of the Cumberland River but that's probably because that's what I was always fishing for...there are other fish in their but you're more than likely to catch trout than anything else, depending on what section of the river you intend to fish of course. Good luck and please give us a report when you get back!