by Mallory Hinton


If you enjoy sport fishing, you should consider a weekend trip here. This lake is a man-made body of water that is over one hundred miles in length. Sandy shores cover its twelve hundred miles of shoreline. Lake Cumberland striper fishing is in a class by itself.

The lake is teeming with striped bass. They can be fished off the shore or trolled for in deep waters. Some of them get to be quite big, over thirty two inches in length. Striped bass are a lot of fun to catch. If you know where and when to find them, you'll be able to catch your limit relatively quickly.

They have been protected for years by size limitations and quantity restrictions. These laws are strictly enforced. You must get a license before you fish, and show that you understand the laws. Since you are limited in how many fish you can catch, you may want to try for the bigger fish. They give a good fight, and some of them are record breaking. A guide can usually show you where your best chances are for catching a big one.

The guides will know where the fish are. Bass like warm water, and some areas of the water warm up more swiftly than others depending on the season. Bass are also found near mud flats in the shallower areas.

An experienced fisherman can catch large bass right up close to the shore. They use a technique where the jig is cast up onto the shore rather than in the water. In shallow water, a jig cast may frighten a large fish, and chase it away. The jig is bounced off the shore, and into the water, where it continues its way in short bounces. This movement attracts the bass, and will often get you your fish.

If there are windy conditions, you can use them to drive the bass to you. They will follow the bait fish as they struggle against the currents produced by the wind. If your lure is waiting there, you may get a hit.

Guides have a lot of knowledge and skills to share with you but they have something else to offer. They have well-equipped fishing boats, with powerful engines and the latest fish-finding equipment. There's nothing like experiencing a fishing frenzy out in the deep water. You will have trouble keeping up with the fish as they grab lure after lure.

This area has many vacation cottages for rent and other luxury accommodations. You may want to stay a few days and take a fishing trip with one of the guides. Striped bass are a superb game fish and this is one of the places to find them.

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