cumberland river

[ryan5fish]

Could anyone tell me if it is wadable? Thanks

[rooster]

not yet unless you just move a few feet from the bank until they turn off the last genarator. dave

[monark509]

Where are you talking about? Below the dam?

[ryan5fish]

yes and thanks Dave

[rooster]

went sunday evening and they were running two gens. then about 7 p.m. they shut one off. went to the wall at the dam and tossed every thing at them but hadf to use nightcrawlers to catch anything. 3 stripers,5 drum, 6 trout, and 5 walleyes. no size to any of them.

[dug1976]

How far can you go down river( safely) from the dam? I will be in a 18 foot bass boat.

[Brandon__]

Watch for bodies :/

[coombro]

How far can you go down river( safely) from the dam? I will be in a 18 foot bass boat.

Channel on left side of river downstream will let you go I'd say maybe 3 miles. Even at a lower flow. Look for big rock on left after that your heading for a gravel bar. Don't run er' wide open and you should be fine. just stay closer to left down stream side for channel.

["The Man"]

18ft bass boat. I don't know how good of a idea that would be with the water being low!!! We will be in a Jon boat. Cause of the low flow and low water level.

[FlyLie]

In that boat, right now at 3,400 cfs discharge, not very far. Upstream from Helm Landing, there is Blackfish Creek, then the "chute", then a long gravel bar. If you are going downstream from the dam, this gravel bar should be your STOPPING/TURNAROUND POINT, unless you want to lose your lower unit. And even then, you need to know where the channel is. You really need a jon boat with a short shaft motor to fish the Cumberland, or better a tunnel hull with a jet motor.

Don't underestimate how quickly the current at 3,400 cfs can take control of your boat! Be safe and save the lower unit $$.

[coombro]

In that boat, right now at 3,400 cfs discharge, not very far. Upstream from Helm Landing, there is Blackfish Creek, then the "chute", then a long gravel bar. If you are going downstream from the dam, this gravel bar should be your STOPPING/TURNAROUND POINT, unless you want to lose your lower unit. And even then, you need to know where the channel is. You really need a jon boat with a short shaft motor to fish the Cumberland, or better a tunnel hull with a jet motor.

Don't underestimate how quickly the current at 3,400 cfs can take control of your boat! Be safe and save the lower unit $$.

From the dam don't think he'd make it through Indian creek. Big a#s rock at chute.

[FlyLie]

In that boat, right now at 3,400 cfs discharge, not very far. Upstream from Helm Landing, there is Blackfish Creek, then the "chute", then a long gravel bar. If you are going downstream from the dam, this gravel bar should be your STOPPING/TURNAROUND POINT, unless you want to lose your lower unit. And even then, you need to know where the channel is. You really need a jon boat with a short shaft motor to fish the Cumberland, or better a tunnel hull with a jet motor.

Don't underestimate how quickly the current at 3,400 cfs can take control of your boat! Be safe and save the lower unit $$.

Forgot to mention and most important, that gravel bar, as well as the rocks at the chute are just under the surface at 3,400 cfs;....bad news...