Winter fishing Cumberland River

[RICHYD4U]

Winter time is the time to fish the C-River. During this time you have a greater chance of catching the trout of a lifetime! If you are fly-fishing, use nymphs several feet under a strike indicator. If spin fishing, use lures and work them erratically, this can trigger some large bites from big browns...so be ready! I was there on Mon and Tues, and the river was low and wadeable. I bet with all the rain we've had lately, they will start to generate for a while. Wait for the rains to cease, and they will cut off the generators again. Good Luck!

[troutcrazy]

Went yesterday and for the first time in 6 years of fishing the CR I was blanked...and that's saying alot because I fish it often. I can't blame the fish for not wanting to come to the surface. It was 32 degrees and 100% chance of rain where we were all day. It was a miserable day. But we had the river to ourselves!

We threw everything at them...and didn't even get a look.

If you are going in a canoe make sure you are wearing waders because if the water is low you will have to get out and push your boat down river. The bite is a little slower, but when it's a nice day even if it's cold they will bite.

[RICHYD4U]

Blanked on the CR...wow! That's hard to do! You do definetly need to pick your fair weather days while fishing the CR in the winter. Although, I have had some amazing days during nasty weather...usually as long as the wind isn't blowing to hard. It seems when the wind is blowing hard at the CR, the fishing *****! Sorry to hear that about your trip. I'm sure you'll tear them up next time! Later.

Went yesterday and for the first time in 6 years of fishing the CR I was blanked...and that's saying alot because I fish it often. I can't blame the fish for not wanting to come to the surface. It was 32 degrees and 100% chance of rain where we were all day. It was a miserable day. But we had the river to ourselves!

We threw everything at them...and didn't even get a look.

If you are going in a canoe make sure you are wearing waders because if the water is low you will have to get out and push your boat down river. The bite is a little slower, but when it's a nice day even if it's cold they will bite.