Cumberland River Report

[fcfishman]

We fished Burkesville and south yesterday and did not see one trout fisherman. Everyone was further upstream with the cooler water. Temp was 64 degrees. However, we did great on the Stripers. Boated several including a 28lb and a 25 lb and lost another big fish that got in a brush pile and could not pull him out. At three different times, we had doubles on. Great day, hot, but a great day.

[SMALLIES]

I'll be down there this weekend and hope to hit several different kinds of fish. Stripers would be awesome. May I ask what you are throwing for the stripers? Any advice would be gratful.

Fish Hard!!

[Chubminnow]

May I ask what you are throwing for the stripers? Any advice would be gratful.

Try throwing plastics (flukes, minnow immitations, etc) in sizes Big to XXL, at least 20 pound test line...give it as much action as you possibly can when reeling it in, give it a very eratic action. It will wear you out by days end, perhaps even before days end it will wear you out but it will also produce large Stripers...Large brown trout have also been known to be caught by this same method.