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hey guys, i lived in kentucky for a couple of years but now am back in utah. while i was there i fished various rivers and a few private ponds. i really wanted to fish lake cumberland, but i didnt own a boat at the time. ive been thinking of going back to kentucky to visit some friends, and maybe spending a day on cumberland with a guide. how is the striper fishing? what kinds of rigs/methods work best there? any guide suggestions? thanks for the info folks
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One of the best things about fishing with a guide is that they will have the riggings they use reddily available for you. from my experience I have found they have every thing you would need other than you picking up a license and some times they can sell you a license depending on how big of an outfit they are.
True they cant garuntee you a fish, no one can. they do however increase your chances tremedously.
I am sorry this dosnt answer your question, but you might want to ask another question like who is running guide services in the particular area you are intrested in porting from. and how far you would be willing to travel from your vacation central point to find a suitable port to set out from.
from there I would contact a guide service and ask them what you need to bring.
I too like the fealing of fishing with my own fimiliar equipment. but there are just times when you are better off using a guides equipment especialy if he is running down riggers.
cumberland lake is an awsome lake, I too am looking forward to fishing it. Only I will be fishing from the southern side of the lake when I go.
I take it you will be some where around James town Kentucky when you next visit?
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jamestown or somerset would both work just fine. i dont plan on taking my own equipment, i was just curious what they use. (wondering if they fish it the same as powell) when i go out i wont be able to take my boat, so i will be dependent on a guides equipment. hopefully someone can give me a recommendation of a good guide. if not i'll take a shot in the dark and just go out with whoever i find. id much rather have a good reference so i know what im getting into as far as a quality guide. but, you have to take what you can get!
thanks dave.
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I have not used any of theses guides, so you may want to look to see which one who may have the best offer to suit your needs. "remember if it seems to good to be true then it most likley is"
[li][url "http://www.ajguideservice.com/"]AJ GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - Specializing in striped bass, AJ Guide Service offers the latest techniques and equipment to help you catch that trophy striper. [/li]
[li][url "http://www.fishlakecumberland.com/"]BATES GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - Owned and operated by Gerald Bates, and specializes in year round trophy striper fishing on beautiful Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. Our guiding experience totals over 40 years. Russell Springs. [/li]
[li][url "http://dcguideservices.com/"]DC GUIDE SERVICES[/url] - The DC Guide fishing boats are first class boats with all the latest fishing equipment. Located at Lee's Ford Marina in Somerset. [/li]
[li][url "http://www.fishin.com/sale/nancy/"]NANCY GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - We are the oldest striper guide service in Kentucky on Lake Cumberland and the largest guide service in the USA. Located at Nancy in Pulaski County. [/li]
[li][url "http://www.sassersguideservice.com/"]SASSER'S GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - Located at Grider Hill Dock on Lake Cumberland. Fully equipped and fully licensed. [/li]
[li][url "http://www.striperfun.com/"]STRIPERFUN FISHING GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - Caters to fishing enthusiasts of all ages. Captain Jim Durham is a Kentucky State licensed guide who has fished Lake Cumberland year round for most of his adult life. [/li]
[li][url "http://www.stripermania.com/"]STRIPER MANIA GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - based at Alligator II Marina in Wolf Creek on beautiful Lake Cumberland, about 13 miles southeast of Russell Springs, Kentucky. [/li]
[li][url "http://www.stripertime.com/"]STRIPER TIME GUIDE SERVICE[/url] - Trophy striper fishing on beautiful Lake Cumberland Kentucky, out of Conley Bottom Resort. [/li]
[li][url "http://members.tripod.com/~seashift/"]VICTOR'S STRIPER FISHING CHARTER[/url] - Docked at Beaver creek on Lake Cumberland, Monticello, Kentucky. All equipment and expertise provided. [/li]
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thanks a lot dave! now i should have plenty of options to consider. thats a good list youve provided. take care, bkidder
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your most welcome,
do me a favor, if you decide to use one of these guides or some one esle, let us know how the service and accomidations are. (remember there is no garentee that they will get you on a fish, it only increases your chances about 50% than just going out on your own)
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I also lived in Kentucky most of my life and fished Lake Cumberland on a weekly basis. But I have recently heard that the lake level is to be reduced about 100 feet to make repairs to Wolf Creek Dam. A lot of the marianas will be pulled from the water. I don't know how much this will hurt the fishing but the locals are very concerned from what I hear. Lake Cumberland is a beautiful lake and one of the better smallmouth fisheries in the south.
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we can expect a short term boom in the fishing as the fish will be trapped in land locked holes. Bodies of missing persons will be found(one always shows up when a river or lake is drained).
Cumberland lake is relitivly new as far as lakes go, it is man maid and is just about 50 years old.
Look for large cats, stripers, carp,
look in old cabins and cars for trapped fish. Yes these things are in the cumberland and was there when it was flooded.
Problem, you will need to use a small rowboat, one that you can carry. since the lake was trapped between mountains there will be steep reveins.
I would be curious to know if the trees that were stinding during the flooding stage are still standing. they made for a great fishery. tho I am sure it played heck on troller rigs.
50 years is plenty of time to grow a few substantial specimens. and yes these fish in trapped ponds will need to be caught because there wont be enough resorces, especialy oxigen. they will just lay rot and stink if ya dont.
after the repairs are done, you can experience a two year lull during the refilling process. tho this may be a bit of a pocket book breaker for marinias, it offers them a chance to redo their old structures and build new ones while the water table is down.
I am sure the old road ways are for the most part a wash out and will be dangerously tretous to travel even with 4x4s. The roads will be much like what the northern states experience every spring when the frost in the ground melts and destablezes road bases, creates giant sink holes, some of wich wont be seen untill traveled upon and colapses under the weight of traffic. Land slides will be a big problem because the mortor of sand and clay and one time vegitation holding the sides of the mountains in place have been washed out or soffened and exposed to the seasonal rain wash outs.
then there is going to be the down side of the drain, that is everyone below the dam will experiene higher than usual water levels. some people will experience some washing out. Fish who dont find a nice hole to hide in will have a longer spring swim than thay are used to. the river will be running faster, carying more debre than normal.
I have only seen a few draw downs of man made lakes, but what I have seen it vary interesting to study. What is left behind is realy interesting.
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