Thread: great news lake cumberland

Now it sounds like everything is on (my) schedule. When they 1st drew the lake down for the dam repair and laid out the time line for the work to be completed, I though wow they will be plenty of new growth by the time they finish and the fishing should explode with all the new cover. My initial thoughts were it might take a couple of years after filling for the lake to settle down and the effects of the fish explosion to have an effect.
Since my buddy and me plan on retiring in 2 or 3 years it looks like everything will be just about right.

I can't wait for Cumberland to get back to normal. Lots of ledges & pockets that we fished before are high & dry. I just don't see where the cover that's grown can possibly hurt anything. We as fishermen will have to adjust. Something most of us do on a daily basis anyway. I realize we'll have to relearn it, but anyone that fished it for years before the drawdown will not have trouble finding good spots. As far as Striper go I wish it would get half as good as it used to be when it was a keeper everytime you caught a fish & they weren't hard to find that were more than willing to slam a bait at night. Really made for some long old nights for me, but absolutley some of the most fun nights too. Can't wait. Fish all night & sleep all day the next. Oh Yeah !!!