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Lake Cumberland fishing report. The recent rains and cool temps has the surface temp down to 77 degrees. The smallmouth are starting to bite topwater already due to the cool surface temps. Pop R's and poppers are a good choice for smallmouth. Most of the topwater action will be the first and last hour of the day. During the day you will need to fish with light line and deep. The catfish are starting to become more active during the day. They have been caught 15 to 25 feet deep in small hollows with muddy banks. The walleye have been biting best on diving crankbaits long line trolled against steep rocky points on the main lake. These fish are harder to pattern because they are suspended. The bluegill are still biting good on crickets and live bait. The crappie fishing will be picking up soon due to the low water and cooling temps. They will be in the head of the major creeks 5 to 25 feet deep. Good luck and keep a tight line.
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[/url]Report Updated , 2004
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Current Lake Records
[size 2]Sturgeon*: 36lbs 8 oz. Caught By:
Barney Frazier, Corbin Ky. 10/3/54
No current population of Sturgeon known to exist in the lake
Striped Bass*: 58 lbs 4 ozs Caught By:
Roger Foster, Somerset, Ky. 12/11/85
Sauger*: 7lbs. 7 ozs. Caught By
Rastie Andrew, Jamestown, Ky. 4/28/83
Walleye*: 21 lbs 8 ozs Caught By:
Abe Black, Shaker Heights, Oh. 10/1/58
Muskie: Mike Caa (Unofficial Record)

Tailwaters Records
Brown Trout*: 21 lbs 0 ozs Caught By:
Tom Malone of Crofton, Ky. April 30, 2000 *State Record
Lake Trout*: 5lbs 5 ozs Caught by:
John McDonough, Jeffersontown, Ky. 4/4/83
No known population in river, Lakers are stocked
In Dale Hollow, and it is surmised the fish came from there or from a stocking of lake trout in the 80's in Lake Cumberland.
Rainbow Trout*: 14lbs 6 ozs Caught By:
Jim Mattingly, Somerset, Ky. 9/10/72[/size]
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Report Updated June 17, 2004
Fished Nolin all week got back today
We trolled hard tryin for walleyes or white bass but caught none .Oddly enough we did catch several slab crappie long lining shad raps ,also caught a few Largemouths ,Ky Bass and catfish while trolling
The Bass bite was decent with water temps near 90 degrees .We caught fish on dark colored worms from 2 hrs before dusk til' dusk .Had our best luck in Conoloway

We caught some nice slab Bluegill ,the Bluegill have really grown @ Nolin ,They were taking crickets ,wax worms & popeye jigs tipped w/crappie niblets

We were very lucky on tuesday night to get off the water just in time to get home before the huge storm hit ..........Thank God it was a nasty storm ..........jfw
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Report UpdatedAugust 25, 2004

Water Clarity: Clear
Water Temp: 78
Lake Level: Summer pool
Bass: Slow, plastic's and jigs
Crappie: Fair, showing signs of improvement on minnows in about 8 ft
Hybrids: Fair, some reports on trolling, crankbaits and spinnerbaits
Bluegill: Good, crickets
Catfish: Fair

15 Hybrids. Picture from Pine Tree Inn on Rough River.
Article on Hybrid Fishing on Rough River
Submitted by Tammy Aldridge, Pine Tree Inn

(Written by Ed Harp)

Commonwealth hybrid and striped bass anglers should have a good year in 2004. It looks as if several bodies of water will continue to produce good fishing, while one relatively recently stocked reservoir (Rough River Lake) will move up as one of the best hybrid striper hotspots in our state. At least that is the report from Jim Axon, assistant director of the Fisheries Division for the Kentucky Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR). Most local anglers agree.
Hybrid stripers are rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after species swimming in our waters. They are plentiful, feed ravenously and fight as hard as any fish out there.
Hybrids are half striped bass and half white bass. The most popular cross for sport stocking is a striped bass egg fertilized by a white bass.

Both stripers and hybrid stripers are members of the temperate bass family. White and yellow bass are also included. Many anglers experience difficulty distinguishing stripers from hybrids. Hybrids look like a white bass, with their deeper body shape, but are much larger. Most have broken lateral lines. Stripers generally have continuous lateral lines and are more streamlined. Checking their s will also help. True stripers have parallel patches of teeth on their s, while hybrid stripers have two lines of teeth. In most cases, they touch or at least are so close together you cannot tell them apart. Look for one patch on white bass.
ROUGH RIVER LAKE
An emerging venue for hybrid fans is Rough River Lake. This northwestern Kentucky impoundment was first stocked with hybrid fingerlings in 1996. This program by the KDFWR is a resounding success. Axon reports the population of hybrid stripers has exploded over the last seven years. Stocking rates for Rough River Lake, like most waters in Kentucky, average 20 fish per acre per year. The fingerlings are approximately 1.5 inches in length at the time of their release. While those numbers may sound small and few, consider this: With a typical life span of seven or eight years, the hybrids in Rough River are just about at their peak. Further consider that hybrids have rapid growth rates, very rapid. Two-year-old fish frequently measure 14 to 15 inches and 3 year olds can reach 20 inches. Do the math. Fishing information on this lake is just beginning to develop, but several anglers are reporting excellent success on the usual hybrid lures including in-line spinners, spinnerbaits, jigs and crankbaits. Crankbait selection centers around natural colors with some bright chartreuse or orange on the belly of the lure. Lighter weight wood lures in small sizes seem to work best.
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[/url]Report Updated July 14, 2004

Not much to say about the bass....... Didn't target them this outing. Tried to find the hybrids.
Managed to find a few that were eager to hit trolled crank baits just outside the dam buoys in 65 feet of water. They were showing up just under the schools of shad at about 15 feet deep. Caught 4 with 3 pounds being the biggest. Stayed around until just before the bad weather set in and saw some signs of jumps but nothing big. Could still be the whites. Spoke to three or four other die-hards at the ramp and one fisherman had hit crappie with pretty good success. Said he was on the far NE end of the lake and the crappie were in 15 to 18 feet of water. Sorry that the report is so vague........ we'll sharpen it up in the future. [center]
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