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Fishing improved as weather cools By JOHN VERSERGlasgow Daily Times “Avoid fishing on clear days that come with high pressure weather systems. ‘There is a major difference in the fishing between a bluebird, bright day and an overcast day,’ Dreves said. ‘You’ll catch nothing but stockers on bright days. The bigger fish are going to leave the 2 to 3 feet of water for deeper water on those days. A dark, cloudy day or even a light rain would be the best time to fish.’
“The deeper, outside bends are productive spots for larger fish during the unusually low water. ‘The outer bends help with current,’ said Jeff Ross, assistant director of fisheries for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, who formerly helped manage the trout fishery in the Cumberland River. ‘Those boulder-strewn outer bends below Big Willis Creek and Whetstone Creek hold big browns. I saw a 9- and a 12-pounder come up in the fall while electrofishing the river along those banks. We always see big browns there. The rocky outside bend below the Rockhouse is also good.’ Fishing deeper than normal for trout also helps in these conditions. ‘The trout may not be willing to come up 8 or 9 feet to strike a lure right now,’ Ross said. ‘Most trout anglers are not going to fish that deep. Fish something you can get down. We once got a 9-pounder from the end of Rainbow Run in deep water in fall. It was holding deeper than our long dip nets we use.’ “Fly anglers should use a sinking line and heavier streamers or woolly buggers to fish behind large boulders and in woody cover in these deeper areas. Anglers using spinning gear should try a 1/16- or 1/8-ounce marabou jig in orange, brown, olive or black fished in the same spots. Deep-running crankbaits such as the Shad Rap in crawfish colors also tempt trout. Drifting a live shad, shiner or crappie minnow in these areas also draws strikes. “Fishing at dusk, in the pre-dawn hours and even night may be the solution to better fish. ‘They come up on shoals and feed in really low light conditions when the water is this low,’ Ross said. ‘It may be the only time you can get a large fish to hit a lure.’ “Watch the weather, pick the right spots and get on a world class trout fishery this fall. Wet a line in the Cumberland River.” 
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