Help on Cumberland River at Kendall

[Chubminnow]

If I was you all I would put in at Burkesville.

[RICHYD4U]

GeoFisher-
Are you in a canoe? I wouldn't see why not, if they are not generating. That is one heck of a paddle coming back up from Helms to Kendall though. You go!

Chubminnow-
Although putting in at Burkesville would be easier than Kendall, I think the fishing is much better from Kendall down, than Burkesville up. That is, for trout at least. The water temps have crept up down there, and I feel that a lot of the trout have moved up stream.

Does anyone have a recent water temp down in Burkesville? Curious.

-Rich

[GeoFisher]

Thanks for the info................BUT work ***** BUTT..........I'm not going to be able to make it.

Maybe Saturday........or one day next week.

Later,

Geo

[Chubminnow]

Chubminnow-
Although putting in at Burkesville would be easier than Kendall, I think the fishing is much better from Kendall down, than Burkesville up. That is, for trout at least. The water temps have crept up down there, and I feel that a lot of the trout have moved up stream.

The feller said he'd be fishing for Trout, Walleye and Stripes...I agree with you, THIS time of year he'd be better off fishing for trout near the dam...but as far as boating on the river is concerned, especially this time of year, I think he'd be better off putting in at Burkesville, unless he's dag gone sure of what the generation schedule is doing...and we all know that what they say they're generating and what they're truly generating can sometimes be two different things.

[GeoFisher]

GeoFisher-
Are you in a canoe? I wouldn't see why not, if they are not generating. That is one heck of a paddle coming back up from Helms to Kendall though. You go!

Chubminnow-
Although putting in at Burkesville would be easier than Kendall, I think the fishing is much better from Kendall down, than Burkesville up. That is, for trout at least. The water temps have crept up down there, and I feel that a lot of the trout have moved up stream.

Does anyone have a recent water temp down in Burkesville? Curious.

-Rich

Yep..........red penobscot........I've been down there a few times with it........NEVER floated all the way to helms..........close though.

AND the paddle back up the river really is PAINFUL.

Later,

Geo

[motalot]

Hey I fished the cumberland river a week ago with Johnny Rush. check out my photo on the front page. We trolled from Burkesville down and saw all types of stripers. They should be on for another month

[kyfanatic]

Wouldn't be any fun if they were this easy

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...shHatchery.jpg

[RICHYD4U]

Wouldn't be any fun if they were this easy

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...shHatchery.jpg

I just wish they would put some of those big ones (in that front run) in at come local planting spots! There are some monsters in there! I always take time to swing in there on my trips to the CR @ Kendall, and drool over 'em! Nice pic.

-Rich

[RICHYD4U]

Yep..........red penobscot........I've been down there a few times with it........NEVER floated all the way to helms..........close though.

AND the paddle back up the river really is PAINFUL.

Later,

Geo

LMAO! I would imagine so! I have a 18ft Kevlar canoe, and thought about floating that section. Just never could figure out a way to get picked up down at Helms (I'm to lazy to paddle back up river!). Take it easy.

-Rich

[ON3 3Y3D WILLI3]

LMAO! I would imagine so! I have a 18ft Kevlar canoe, and thought about floating that section. Just never could figure out a way to get picked up down at Helms (I'm to lazy to paddle back up river!). Take it easy.

-Rich

My kayak isn't heavy like that, but my fear is that sometime during my leisurely float downstream from the dam, they'll start generating and I won't be able to paddle back up! See you in Tennessee
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Shoot, paddling upstream from Ray Mann Rd. back to the dam is hard work even with no generation. BTW are the bars at Ray Mann road exposed/wadeable yet?

[GeoFisher]

LMAO! I would imagine so! I have a 18ft Kevlar canoe, and thought about floating that section. Just never could figure out a way to get picked up down at Helms (I'm to lazy to paddle back up river!). Take it easy.

-Rich

I don't know too many who have Kevlars around here.

I also have a Kevlar too............Wenonah Boundary Waters that I use in the BWCA and QUETICO.

I've not taken my Kevlar Canoe down there yet, because some of the ripples are REALLY hard to paddle back up, and if I got sideways or somthing in my kevlar, I'd really HATE dinging it up.

As for paddling up...............there are only 2 places that it is tough......AND those are the REALLY long run 1/2 upstream from helms, and the run about 1/2 mile down from the dam........Otherwise, it is not too bad, and I've done it about 1/2 dozen times.......

Later,

Geo

[RICHYD4U]

Geo-
Yeah, I love my Kevlar. Mine is also a Wenonah and I have used it several times up in the BWCA and Quetico (man, I love that place!). There are so light-weight and strong! Love them! I need to get mine out to the CR sometime and see how it handles. Just don't want to paddle all the way back upstream by myself! My deltoids hurt just thinking about it!

-Rich

I don't know too many who have Kevlars around here.


I also have a Kevlar too............Wenonah Boundary Waters that I use in the BWCA and QUETICO.

I've not taken my Kevlar Canoe down there yet, because some of the ripples are REALLY hard to paddle back up, and if I got sideways or somthing in my kevlar, I'd really HATE dinging it up.

As for paddling up...............there are only 2 places that it is tough......AND those are the REALLY long run 1/2 upstream from helms, and the run about 1/2 mile down from the dam........Otherwise, it is not too bad, and I've done it about 1/2 dozen times.......

Later,

Geo