It’s a breeding male channel cat. Breeding males get dark like that and are often caught up in the shallows when breeding. Also flatheads don’t have a sharply forked tail.
Lake Cumberland is beautiful. Fished there several times... fished Dale Hollow every week for about 12 years. This was back in the 60's and 70's. Beautiful lakes and a beautiful time in my life. Nice fish you caught there.. Looks like you had a good trip. Thanks for sharing.
John, I'm a principal of a local high school in the Lake Cumberland (Somerset) area. Love your channel and true creek fishing. Be glad to take you to some good creeks anytime you're in the area.
Very nice outing with you and Mark catching a mix on Lake Cumberland in the Big Blue Nation. Ye yeah buddy, love to visit that lake. Had a 3 pound largemouth grab my 6 inch bluegill and take it for a ride. I'm like duuuude I'm not after you yet....son. And the otter ran you off... Thanks for sharing the adventure brother man. 🙏
We caught a 52 inch gar on a fluke of all things. They just don't care what you throw at them sometimes and just go for it . Caught it in fishing creek beyond the parkway bridge. The water was still down because of construction at the dam. Bank fishing was awesome back then.
Have you ever seen an otter defend their territory? Them things are like wolverines that live in water. Look it up on youtube its crazy! Love the vids man.
Nice ! Good to see you come to Kentucky ! Sorry to see you in the rain. Just got back from North Idaho (glad the rain has gone and went)! Always love your content ! Hope you do more Kentucky fishing !
@@kentuckycreekfishing7342 After many years of not doing much fishing, I'm trying to get back into it. I'm getting ready to retire after 45 years of working for the same company. I live in Harlan county ( Southeastern Ky.). I fish all the headwaters of the Cumberland river. I also am close to many TVA (Tenn.) lakes.
@@randyblevins9489 me and you and in the same neck of the woods. I am going to hit that little pond out your way where the state record largemouth was caught soon.
Looks like that Gar gave ya a toothy, bloody kiss! That, admittedly, was unexpected, seeing you catch that Gar in the first place, but hey, life itself can be chocked full of surprises. I'd suggest that you keep a pair of very thick worker's gloves in your gear, just in case you run into another one of those bad boys ever again. Great video-And I noticed one other thing: The Best fishing occurred during the rain. A lot of fishermen won't fish while it's raining...and that's a big mistake. If it's warm enough for fishing, go fishing-Even if it is raining. Don't be out in the open water if there's a thunderstorm going on, though. Nobody in their right mind wants to get popped by lightning. But, if it's just rain, go, and have a great time!
I wish I have a kayak like one of those. We have rivers and spots here you just can’t fish here without a kayak. One more is I live near a beach and I really want to fish deep sea. Man! Fishing is so exciting!
When you see them striper follow your lure, throw something that works the top or middle of the water column, like a topwater, jerkbait, or swimbait. Work it quickly and erraticly. Jerkbait is my go to for hybrids and striper here on the etowah river.
I fished Cumberland in the spring of 92 out of the State Park marina the weather didn't exactly cooperate but I did manage an 8 lb striper the State Park is gorgeous but you have to be careful in the campground at night the timber rattlers are large and numerous, I wish that I had the time to go down to Dale Hollow, ( only 20 minutes away from the Wolf Creek Dam) on the same road, but I had a commitment elsewhere. One guy fishing for bluegill off of his houseboat caught a 40 lb striper!
I just watched another video you made and it wasn't a whole lot of fish and just more or less wildlife and scenery which I really appreciate because I was in South Carolina so I missed that area in North Carolina I feel it was a little bit more green and beautiful to me. Love the wildlife though that's one of my favorite parts of going out exploring
Glad you enjoyed old lake Cumberland, brother! That and Laurel Lake are my primary fishing spots. If you ever wanna do some good creek fishing, Elkhorn Creek up in Frankfort, KY has some of the best small mouth fishing I’ve seen. Highly recommended! You can wade almost the whole thing too.
Watch Chad Hoover’s video on how to Mount your kayak on the ramp. It will save your boat hull and keep you from tipping. Love your channel man. Creek fishing and kayaks are where it’s at.
Awesome I love bass fishing I learn something almost every time watching bass fishing on UA-cam i can’t wait for the next one I started fly fishing recently on my channel
You were about a 1/2 mi from my home marina up in Wolf Creek! Don't know what it is about Cumberland but I've always had better luck on rainy or cloudy days as well, esp w/ crappie.
Exactly especially when it rains the fish are expecting bugs and other critters to get washed into the water at the tree lines. Not to mention the trees that have fallen under the water are an excellent habitat for fish .
@@CreekFishingAdventures When you're catfishin on the shore it's sometimes near impossible to pull them outta their holes , rocks whatever . If you're on the water it's a much better angle to work from .
Nice variety of fish. And good to see you on Lake Cumberland. I grew up going down there from Louisville. I’ve always heard this is the time of year that the big smallmouth move out to slightly deeper water along points and ledges near the main lake. Just a tip for next time.
I love watching your fishing videos, you in alot of the same I have fish, plus congratulations on reaching 90 on your subscribers, well done I will be watching John
Last fall I got a 14lb channel cat on my fly rod on a small leach pattern (Squirrel and Herl) Pine Squirrel zonker. Needless to say my little 19inch net was useless.
@@TJ-bg4fw 5 weight Custom Kreamer Fly Rod, Erik in Milwaukee WI builds some great rods, but one of his casting rods probably would have been better suited.
Love it been wanting to go down there for 2 year's haven't had a chance theres a good lake in Northern Eastern ky Cave Run they supposedly have those muskie you're after lol. Awesome vid man keep it up.
@Tim and Vic 1989 Look at the patterning down the lateral line and the structure of the jaw. Spotted bass tend to have a more defined contrast in the darker coloration of the midsection compared to the dorsal and pectoral regions where largemouth's coloration tends to be brighter in the midsection and with wider banding throughout the body. Also, notice the facial structure when lipping the animal. Largemouth gets it's common name for a reason.
My father-in-law had his house boat there for many years. We fished summer and winter with good luck, but it isn't an easy lake to fish. That wasn't a spot, it was a Kentucky bass. Many think the spot came into existence when the Kentucky bass were introduced in Florida, hence the name Florida bass.
What a nice video, my friend! Great fishing skills you've shown! The nature is amazing.. Enjoyed watching. Cheers from Russia, buddy, and welcome to my channel about bushcraft and survival! Kind regards, Yuriy!
@@tnoutdoors3820 You're right. That's a Lew's he's fishing with (TP1 or something). 8:42 he has two white rods on the yak somehow : ) Not sure what the other is.
John thanks for taking me on this fishing trip for sure... Those large mouth were awesome and what a nice surprise with that catfish. Overall a great day of fishing despite the weather , but as always you push through and supply us all with another exciting video. God Bless and GO KATS!!!!!!
Man i hooked a 5lb bucket mouth sat.and when i was situating to get a good pic it flopped like your cat ,and i said to my bro,that is why i want to set up a go-pro so i don't have to fumble with phone with wet hands. And you know sooner or later the phone is gonna go in the drink!
Looks like Ryan's. If so they have grown pretty good since the last time I was there(early 2000's). Some distant cousins of mine built it back in the 80's and we went there for family reunions. Took us about 2 hours of hard 4 wheelin' to get to the lake. Caught my first real bass right about where that ramp is now, they had a big gar population in that area back then to.
It’s a breeding male channel cat. Breeding males get dark like that and are often caught up in the shallows when breeding. Also flatheads don’t have a sharply forked tail.
I see that cross at the end with flowers, RIP whoever that is really makes you feel fortunate sometimes seeing stuff like that.
Lake Cumberland is beautiful. Fished there several times... fished Dale Hollow every week for about 12 years. This was back in the 60's and 70's. Beautiful lakes and a beautiful time in my life. Nice fish you caught there.. Looks like you had a good trip. Thanks for sharing.
John, I'm a principal of a local high school in the Lake Cumberland (Somerset) area. Love your channel and true creek fishing. Be glad to take you to some good creeks anytime you're in the area.
Kayaking, wading, or boating!
Usually don’t catch a lot of small mouth when it’s raining and cloudy out but that great time for the large mouth! Small mouth love the bright sun
"Certified big un" awesome as always John!
Very nice outing with you and Mark catching a mix on Lake Cumberland in the Big Blue Nation. Ye yeah buddy, love to visit that lake. Had a 3 pound largemouth grab my 6 inch bluegill and take it for a ride. I'm like duuuude I'm not after you yet....son. And the otter ran you off... Thanks for sharing the adventure brother man. 🙏
We caught a 52 inch gar on a fluke of all things. They just don't care what you throw at them sometimes and just go for it . Caught it in fishing creek beyond the parkway bridge. The water was still down because of construction at the dam. Bank fishing was awesome back then.
Have you ever seen an otter defend their territory? Them things are like wolverines that live in water. Look it up on youtube its crazy! Love the vids man.
Nice ! Good to see you come to Kentucky ! Sorry to see you in the rain. Just got back from North Idaho (glad the rain has gone and went)! Always love your content ! Hope you do more Kentucky fishing !
What are you favorite KY fishing locations, friend?
@@kentuckycreekfishing7342 After many years of not doing much fishing, I'm trying to get back into it. I'm getting ready to retire after 45 years of working for the same company. I live in Harlan county ( Southeastern Ky.). I fish all the headwaters of the Cumberland river. I also am close to many TVA (Tenn.) lakes.
@@randyblevins9489 me and you and in the same neck of the woods. I am going to hit that little pond out your way where the state record largemouth was caught soon.
Looks like that Gar gave ya a toothy, bloody kiss! That, admittedly, was unexpected, seeing you catch that Gar in the first place, but hey, life itself can be chocked full of surprises. I'd suggest that you keep a pair of very thick worker's gloves in your gear, just in case you run into another one of those bad boys ever again. Great video-And I noticed one other thing: The Best fishing occurred during the rain. A lot of fishermen won't fish while it's raining...and that's a big mistake. If it's warm enough for fishing, go fishing-Even if it is raining. Don't be out in the open water if there's a thunderstorm going on, though. Nobody in their right mind wants to get popped by lightning. But, if it's just rain, go, and have a great time!
I wish I have a kayak like one of those. We have rivers and spots here you just can’t fish here without a kayak. One more is I live near a beach and I really want to fish deep sea. Man! Fishing is so exciting!
Neat video; I enjoy seeing the deer and the otter; neat stuff you see when you're out fishing
Cumberland is a great place. Lots more in the area to fish.
Right in my backyard. Wolf creek is a great area of the lake along with white oak creek for catfish, striper and bass just in general
Maybe John will like Kentucky fishing enough to do more fishing here! RKB
Let's hope so I'm sure he could definitely get some pb right out lake cumberland
I wanna see him come to KY and fish Elkhorn creek for some smallmouth!
You was right out my back door lol...awesome video ...i have fished lake cumberland and the cumberland River for 30 years
Where is this creek?
Nice video. Flatheads have yellow coloring too. My favourite to eat as well.
KENTUCKY!!! that lake is one of the best bass fishing lakes in the country
When you see them striper follow your lure, throw something that works the top or middle of the water column, like a topwater, jerkbait, or swimbait. Work it quickly and erraticly. Jerkbait is my go to for hybrids and striper here on the etowah river.
Flatheads don’t have a forked tail. Love the videos by the way 😊
I fished Cumberland in the spring of 92 out of the State Park marina the weather didn't exactly cooperate but I did manage an 8 lb striper the State Park is gorgeous but you have to be careful in the campground at night the timber rattlers are large and numerous, I wish that I had the time to go down to Dale Hollow, ( only 20 minutes away from the Wolf Creek Dam) on the same road, but I had a commitment elsewhere. One guy fishing for bluegill off of his houseboat caught a 40 lb striper!
Looks a great day for fishing and beautiful place
The rain is good on a clear lake. It distorts the water to the point those bigger fish do not see you and they also move up shallow to feed.
Cool you took the time to catch that gar......I love catching all species.
My dad always said if it’s raining the fish are biting! Enjoyed this video!
You are the Die Hard of fishing with all that rain coming down, John! But it sure paid off nicely! Good stuff as always, Bro!
Brother John loves his fish and loves his food, LOL
I'm happy you could catch something out of that lake, I sure can't.
I just watched another video you made and it wasn't a whole lot of fish and just more or less wildlife and scenery which I really appreciate because I was in South Carolina so I missed that area in North Carolina I feel it was a little bit more green and beautiful to me. Love the wildlife though that's one of my favorite parts of going out exploring
Glad you enjoyed old lake Cumberland, brother! That and Laurel Lake are my primary fishing spots. If you ever wanna do some good creek fishing, Elkhorn Creek up in Frankfort, KY has some of the best small mouth fishing I’ve seen. Highly recommended! You can wade almost the whole thing too.
Good to see you in my neck of the woods. If you ever hit Laurel Lake or Cumberland Falls you will really be close
Was on Lake Cumberland once! Lots of houseboats I remember. Great video.
Lake Cumberland is known as the houseboat capital of the world
Beautiful lake. Congrats on reaching 90K subscribers. Been a pleasure watching you grow and succeed. You've got grit my friend!
Seen lake Cumberland.......had to watch. Awesome video buddy
Caught my first 3 fish on a hellgrammite 2 smallys and one large mouth! Thanks for the response on the previous video and the tips!
Love Cumberland!!! Now u got me planning a trip! Good mix of fish too!!!
Watch Chad Hoover’s video on how to Mount your kayak on the ramp. It will save your boat hull and keep you from tipping. Love your channel man. Creek fishing and kayaks are where it’s at.
That’s a channel John for sure.
Great video sir, ifished that lake one time. My buddy got a nice smally, and my son got a nice Striped bass. Was a lot of fun for sure.
Awesome I love bass fishing I learn something almost every time watching bass fishing on UA-cam i can’t wait for the next one I started fly fishing recently on my channel
Oooooo! No doubt! What a great lake!
very nice.... love the color of that water
My home lake. Love it here!
Caught a 5,12oz Saturday morning a late spawner. On Berkley bullet pop
You were about a 1/2 mi from my home marina up in Wolf Creek! Don't know what it is about Cumberland but I've always had better luck on rainy or cloudy days as well, esp w/ crappie.
Hey what are your go to spin reels your reel look smooth. When ever I hook a big large mouth my reel seems stuck sometimes
Most times its Piscifun.
Never ceases to amaze me . People in boats fish the shore .
yep thats where the fish usually stay
Exactly especially when it rains the fish are expecting bugs and other critters to get washed into the water at the tree lines. Not to mention the trees that have fallen under the water are an excellent habitat for fish .
@@CreekFishingAdventures
When you're catfishin on the shore it's sometimes near impossible to pull them outta their holes , rocks whatever . If you're on the water it's a much better angle to work from .
The rope is the way to go for gar. Kind of a pain to get out. I hold them really tight behind the head.
Nice variety of fish. And good to see you on Lake Cumberland. I grew up going down there from Louisville. I’ve always heard this is the time of year that the big smallmouth move out to slightly deeper water along points and ledges near the main lake. Just a tip for next time.
This guy is the most entertaining bass slayer on UA-cam!
Catfish was like "aight, Im'ma head out"
Don't you know the best place to go fishing when it's raining is under a bridge? Because the fish don't like to get wet.
Nice!! LMAO
I love watching your fishing videos, you in alot of the same I have fish, plus congratulations on reaching 90 on your subscribers, well done I will be watching John
Nice looking lake I've never been there nice largemouths
Jon what great days you had there on the water. Those Gar are always flopping around and wanting to cut your hand.
John you need to snap a finesse tube for Lake Cumberland Smallmouth
What a sweet lake! Nice catch all around.
It's so big too very easy to get lost. Snakes back and forth like a spider web. And so much history hidden under the water.
Some of my favorite baits at Cumberland are tubes and top water poppers I hope that helps
Love catching all species! Looked like a great time on the water. Keep up the good work! 👍
P.S. - I love fishing in rain!
We booked a guided boat trip about 2-3 years ago. Rained all day! Best fun I've ever had, even 8f I had to dump water out of my boots! LOL
John, Nice bass. Wife & kids OK? Praying for you.
Whose wife and kids?
Can't wait to see what this has in it today. WATER RAT LYLE is a hig fan of this channel. Keep up the great work.
Great job!
Man come back up to CAMPBELLSVILLE and we can go fish Dale Hollow Lake its amazing fishing
Last fall I got a 14lb channel cat on my fly rod on a small leach pattern (Squirrel and Herl) Pine Squirrel zonker. Needless to say my little 19inch net was useless.
Lol, what weight where you tossing that zonker on and what where you targeting?
@@TJ-bg4fw 5 weight Custom Kreamer Fly Rod, Erik in Milwaukee WI builds some great rods, but one of his casting rods probably would have been better suited.
@@leemowers9395 Lol, really wasn't prepped for that 14 pound channel then XD
Ancient Waters, all sorts of Crayfish/Clams/MusselsCritters!!!!!!
Traveling fishing man, fun to watch 🐟
Hit up Wolf Creek Fish Hatchery that whole stretch of the Cumberland River loaded with trout all the way down to Burkesville
I live 5min away from there well in Somerset Kentucky
Yeah just a real dark channel cat cool fish though.
You should test out a portable sonar device with your kayak
Love it been wanting to go down there for 2 year's haven't had a chance theres a good lake in Northern Eastern ky Cave Run they supposedly have those muskie you're after lol. Awesome vid man keep it up.
There's no supposedly, about it! Cave Run has the big ones!
I can't tell the difference in a spotted bass and a large mouth bass.... They look the same.
@Tim and Vic 1989 Look at the patterning down the lateral line and the structure of the jaw. Spotted bass tend to have a more defined contrast in the darker coloration of the midsection compared to the dorsal and pectoral regions where largemouth's coloration tends to be brighter in the midsection and with wider banding throughout the body. Also, notice the facial structure when lipping the animal. Largemouth gets it's common name for a reason.
I just noticed you surpassed 90k subscribers. Congrats!
14:57. John, what made you start fishing Texas rig style stuff? How did you get into it?
I live in KY, my uncles used to work on house boats on Cumberland
That’s a beautiful lake 🎣
Your experience on Lake Cumberland is better than most. I fished out of Alligator II boat dock, but there is no restaurant nearby.
The State Park Lodge has great food!
@@ernestclements7398 You bet, but that's at the other end of the lake.
I'm so ready to be pedaling!! Soon
Love the videos man! Hey if you’re ever in Louisville and need to get out to do some fishing. I know two creeks that are perfect for wading
My father-in-law had his house boat there for many years. We fished summer and winter with good luck, but it isn't an easy lake to fish. That wasn't a spot, it was a Kentucky bass. Many think the spot came into existence when the Kentucky bass were introduced in Florida, hence the name Florida bass.
Never know what you’re gonna catch! Good stuff man! FishHooked loves the content! Keep it coming 🔥🔥
trying to figure it out? Give em' what always works......... the helgramite hehehe
Your up in my neck of the woods, where did you put in at?
Beautiful fish .
What a nice video, my friend! Great fishing skills you've shown! The nature is amazing.. Enjoyed watching. Cheers from Russia, buddy, and welcome to my channel about bushcraft and survival! Kind regards, Yuriy!
Awesome video! Love that you're mixing up the content man. Keep it coming 🔥
That’s why we fish in the rain.
What rod were you using? (The white one)
Might be his Abu Garcia Veritas.
@@XxMrRoachxX it looked like a lews rod, idk though
@@tnoutdoors3820 You're right. That's a Lew's he's fishing with (TP1 or something). 8:42 he has two white rods on the yak somehow : ) Not sure what the other is.
@@XxMrRoachxX im not sure either
Congrats on 90k!!!
John thanks for taking me on this fishing trip for sure... Those large mouth were awesome and what a nice surprise with that catfish. Overall a great day of fishing despite the weather , but as always you push through and supply us all with another exciting video. God Bless and GO KATS!!!!!!
All my best fish have come on rainy days.
I am not so sure that catfish was a channel or a flathead. It had an extra dark body and a weird shaped upper head/face area
Man i hooked a 5lb bucket mouth sat.and when i was situating to get a good pic it flopped like your cat ,and i said to my bro,that is why i want to set up a go-pro so i don't have to fumble with phone with wet hands. And you know sooner or later the phone is gonna go in the drink!
You should try cave run lake ky it has giant musky. Great video
Love the videos.
What dock is this in lake Cumberland?
State Park.
TOAD after TOAD!
Male channel cat with spawning colors.
Hey where did you put in on the 2nd day ?
Looks like Ryan's. If so they have grown pretty good since the last time I was there(early 2000's). Some distant cousins of mine built it back in the 80's and we went there for family reunions. Took us about 2 hours of hard 4 wheelin' to get to the lake. Caught my first real bass right about where that ramp is now, they had a big gar population in that area back then to.
Awesome video! If you're ever in the Grayson County area at Rough or Nolin let me know I'd love to collab!