Thursday, 10 February 2011

Hiring A Guide To Try Lake Cumberland Striper Fishing

By Juliette Clemons


If you are looking for a great place to go fishing and you do not like going out to sea, then why not try some on the beautiful stretch of water in south eastern Kentucky known as Lake Cumberland. For some great recreational activity, Lake Cumberland striper fishing is something worth checking out.

If you are one of those people who is a new comer to this and you really do not have a clue what this kind of sport is, then to put you in the picture it is catching striped bass. This fish also has quite a number of other names such as linesiders, Atlantic striped bass, pimpfish and a few others.

They have a silver colored body which is marked with dark looking stripes that run from just behind the gills to just before the tail. They can grow quite large to a length of around six and a half feet, weighing in at about a hundred and twenty pound, which one would estimate would take some hauling into a boat if you happened to catch one that big. They are said to be a long lived fish, able to reach about thirty years in age.

They are a fish that lives in the sea but returns to spawn in fresh water lakes and rivers. Some have been introduced into the reservoirs as a recreational fish and to control another herring fish which is of little value, the Gizzard Shad.

To catch these striped bass in this area you will need a boat, some gear such as a rod, etc., bait and probably a guide. You will also need to know the size you can take and the limits on this, this is to help stop the overfishing of the species.

If you hire a guide these people will probably have all the information that is required on the ways to fish this species, where is the best place to find them and they should also have the fishing gear if you do not have that as well as the bait you will need. And best of all if you do not have a boat they will have one of these as well.

If you enjoy this recreational activity, there are quite a number of guide services in this lake area who should be able to help you have a great time on your trip to south eastern Kentucky. Check their sites out on the internet and you should be able to find one that will suit you.

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