Fishing guides on the Cumberland River.

The Cumberland River is fished by 7 guides in the Driftline directory, across Kentucky and Tennessee. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

7 guides · Kentucky and Tennessee

The Cumberland River is fished by 7 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Burkesville, KY, Jamestown, KY, and Somerset, KY, plus 2 other towns. Trips run as drift boat, jet boat, stillwater, and walk and wade for rainbow trout, brown trout, walleye, sauger, and striped bass. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

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On the Cumberland River
7 guides on the Cumberland River
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Which guides fish the Cumberland River?

Cumberland Trout Bum, Cumberland Trout Guide, Cumberland Troutfitters, Greg Williams Cumberland River Fly Fishing, Rainbow Guide Service, and Southeastern Anglers, and 1 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Cumberland River?

Guides here run trips for rainbow trout, brown trout, walleye, sauger, striped bass, brook trout, trout, and smallmouth bass. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Cumberland River?

drift boat, jet boat, stillwater, and walk and wade trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

Where is the Cumberland River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Burkesville, KY, Jamestown, KY, Somerset, KY, Reliance, TN, and Nashville, TN.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Cumberland River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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