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CORBIN, KENTUCKY

A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE

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Fishing is a relaxing pastime for some people; a challenging sport and serious test for others. No matter how you look at it, Kentucky is second to none when it comes to the variety and quality of freshwater fishing opportunities. Something is always in season for anglers. Choose where you want to fish, the type of equipment you want to use, whether you'll need to rent a boat and how long you want to stay. Then just do it. For an extra edge in fishing, try one of the wonderful guide services available in the Highlands and Waterways Region of Kentucky. It's like taking a joyous fishing trip with an old friend � who also happens to be one of the most experienced anglers in the area.

 

Fishing tales in the Highlands and Waterways Region of Kentucky usually don't revolve around the "one that got away." Instead, anglers talk about the ones they caught today and the giants they will reel in tomorrow. No wonder. With more navigable miles of water than any other state in the union except Alaska, Kentucky has a veritable wonderland of lakes, creeks, ponds and rivers. And they all teem with fish waiting to be caught.

 

Laurel River Lake in the Daniel Boone National Forest near Corbin covers 6,000 acres with 200 miles of shoreline. Forested hills and steep bluffs offer exceptional views. Laurel River Dam is 1,420 feet long and 282 feet high. Fish include trout, bass, crappie, walleye and bream.

 

Laurel River Lake is also the rainbow trout mecca in Kentucky. Currently, 40 percent of the fish taken at Laurel are rainbow trout. In addition to being deep, clean and sufficiently cold at depth, Laurel River Lake's relative lack of plant life gives an ample supply of oxygen at depth to support an excellent rainbow fishery even in the hottest months of the year. Four to six pound rainbow trout are not unusual, especially in the winter months of November through February.

 

After a satisfying day of fishing, come home to a Corbin area state resort park, rental cabin, bed and breakfast, cottage, condominium or hotel that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to enjoy. Grill the day's catch on the front deck and serve dinner to the performance of a spectacular sunset. Or rent a houseboat and spend the night on the water, feeling the gentle motion of the current carrying away the stresses of daily life. Experience the beauty of moonlight shimmering across the water while savoring the fresh clear air. The Highlands and Waterways Region of Kentucky offers some of the best prices for top-of-the-line accommodations � a true bargain in a recreation world growing ever more expensive.

     The DuPont Lodge at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

 

You can also take a leisurely drive in the country after your day of reeling them in. From Corbin, the scenic Cumberland Gap Parkway runs out of the city to the east, while Laurel River Lake, Daniel Boone National Forest and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park are west of town. To the north, Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park, Wood Creek Lake and Wildcat Mountain await. In town, Corbin is home to the Colonel Harland Sanders Original Restaurant and Museum.

 

Another favorite fishing hole within 30 minutes of Corbin is Lake Cumberland, who's shoreline covers over 1,200 miles and extends from the Cumberland Falls area into seven counties and downstream for over 100 miles west to Wolf Creek Dam south of Russell Springs and Jamestown.  Fish include five species of bass, walleye, crappie and trout.

 

Kentucky anglers are generous. They'll share some of the best fishing holes and even tell you what the fish are biting on. Just ask or look interested. You'll find out. You'll hear that lunkers are known to hang around a slough called Piney Hollow on Laurel River and that divers have seen big bass suspended around 30 feet deep off the steep sides of the island near the Grove boat ramp on Laurel River Lake. In the summer, a good method for catching large bluegills is to stay about 30 feet off the bank of Laurel River Lake, use meal worms and crickets, cast out and let free fall about 20 feet.

 

Guides know all the nooks and crannies where you can find stripers on Lake Cumberland. With its blue-green water, Cumberland has become one of the nation's top striper lakes. Lake Cumberland has 63,000 surface acres and touches 1,225 miles of shoreline with an average depth of 90 feet. As local operations with people from the area, guide services use top-of-the-line electronics and well-maintained rods and reels on their charters. Along with a safe and comfortable boat and fully licensed guide, a charter service furnishes all bait and tackle. They'll also clean and package your catch at no extra charge. Some of the services have guides that are in constant radio contact with one another to produce maximum catching. It's like having several guides working for you on your fishing trip. Anglers who haven't tried striper fishing are in for a treat. One guide describes stripers as having the swiftness of a salmon, strength of a tarpon and collective feeding habits of a piranha.

 

On Lake Cumberland, striper fishing is highly successful year round. Southern Kentucky waters stay warm enough that stripers remain active even in the cold winter. The deep water of Lake Cumberland provides the oxygen and comfortable water temperatures that stripers favor during the summer months. Through years of experience, guide services have developed many different techniques to have great fishing success during all seasons. Whether stripers are surface feeding or chasing bait at depths up to 100 feet, guides know how to produce quality fish no matter the time of year. Just look at the statistics for the true story � the average size fish is 15 pounds and the average catch rate is six fish per day. There is a romance associated with stream fishing, a strong sense of communing with nature. Kentucky is filled with fishing streams that run through undeveloped and remote areas. Stream fishing is a more delicate art because stream fish are leaner, more wary creatures since they don't have the luxury of deep hiding places. Landing a smallmouth bass in two feet of clear running water under a lacy canopy of sheltering leaves is a soul cleansing experience.

 

When all is said and done, it's the fishing that folks remember more than the catching. There's something to be said for sitting still for a while, letting your mind roam free and your body relax while you peacefully keep an eye on a rod or pole. Fishing is a universal activity that can spawn friendships, bring families closer together, teach youngsters important values and be a soothing balm for stress-strewn daily lives.

 

Fishing knows no age or status boundaries. Watch a youngster delight as his little red and white bobber darts under from a bluegill. See a harried CEO lean back on a rental houseboat, content to grasp her fishing pole and let the world pass gently by. Glimpse a long-past-retirement fella lug his tackle box to river's edge, climb aboard a fishing boat and head out with a couple of buddies to commune with nature. They might not catch enough fish for a good mess, but they will bask in the spirit of fishing and the great outdoors and know that they are enjoying one of the true pleasures of life.

 

 

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