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Hurricane Katrina started affecting the weather in Kentucky late
Friday afternoon. The air was warm and humid, surface winds
calm, the river was cold from high volume flows from generation and
the river started fogging over.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

Floating into the clouds, the fog was stratifying at just about the
top of my head sitting on the seat of my Water Strider.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

Fog
is covering the river left bank.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

You
can see Mike's head, the small dot center frame, downstream from me.
Our takeout is on the right, we are beginning to wonder if we missed
it in the dense fog and if we are going to get to float all night
back to Burkesville.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

We
always take flashlights and a good LED headlamp when floating.
We were prepared! Fortunately, we did not miss our ramp.
We took out at Winfrey's Ferry Ramp, which is 14 miles below the
dam.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

We
found the takeout AOK on Friday evening. Saturday morning was
a much better day. Generation was down and the river was
glassy calm.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

Some Fall colors are starting to show. Weather was warm, sun
was hot, trout were biting.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

Hey, hey! Ron catches a nice rainbow about 14 inches.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

Saturday is a great day on the river. We put in at Traces on
the Cumberland below Burkesville where the Highway 61 bridge crosses
the river at mile marker 422.5 approximately.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle

Mike lands a nice brown trout.
Cumberland River trout fishing photographs by Ron Castle |