Commonwealth Journal
October 06, 2008 07:02 am
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Water Temperature
As of September 24, 2008, the water temperature at Lee's Ford Marina was 75 degrees at the surface, 74 degrees from 5 to 15 feet and 73 degrees from 20 to 30 feet.
Fishing Conditions
Fishing conditions on Lake Cumberland are reported as follows: Bass are biting off and on with hair jigs and spinner baits at night and occasionally with red shad and tequila colored worms. Smallmouth's are on the main lake near points with the largemouth's being found on the main lake and in pockets near wood. Walleye are being caught off main lake flats in 28 feet of water. Stripers are biting in the morning on live bait and jigging spoons, and during the day on live bait and umbrella rigs with the night time top water baits picking up. Bluegills are biting on red worms in the back of the creeks. Below the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery and in the Cumberland River, Rainbow and Brown Trout can be caught on spinners, salmon eggs, night crawlers, and corn.
Usable Boat Ramps
Alligator Dock #2; Beaver Creek Resort; Burnside Island; Conley Bottom Marina; Cumberland Point; Fall Creek; Grider Hill Marina; Halcomb's Landing (small boats less 20'approx.); Jamestown Marina; Lee's Ford Marina; Waitsboro (small boats less 20' approx.).
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