Lake Cumberland, KY

Reservoir spanning Russell/Pulaski/Wayne/Clinton counties, Kentucky. A 63,000-acre reservoir in south-central Kentucky famous for striped bass, with trophy stripers running in spring and fall. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass plus crappie and white bass round out a deep, clear-water fishery. Striped bass action peaks April through June and again in October.

Overall bite score

Scored 27 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled48

Pressure trendNOAAsteady60

SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed50

WindNOAA50

Cloud coverNOAA35

PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

10 tracked species in Lake Cumberland, with the months each fishes best.

Largemouth Bassabundant

Black Crappiecommon

Bluegillcommon

Channel Catfishcommon

Smallmouth Basscommon

Spotted Basscommon

Striped Basscommon

White Basscommon

White Crappiecommon

Walleyepresent

Water facts

TypeReservoir

CountyRussell/Pulaski/Wayne/Clinton

StateKentucky

WaterFreshwater

Ramps at State Dock, Jamestown, and Lake Cumberland State Resort Park. SPECIAL REG: striped bass 22 in minimum size, 2/day (more restrictive than the statewide 15 in).

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