[Allsports#1]

TAILWATER FISHING BACK
Plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to keep boat fishermen out of the tailwaters of Lake Cumberland and Lake Barkley have been thwarted.
Congress recently passed the Freedom to Fish Act, immediately banning the corps’ Nashville District’s plans announced last year to put a stop to fishing below those Cumberland River dams effective this spring.
The plan also affected waters below Laurel River Lake and Martins Fork Lake, but the greatest impact of the restrictions as far as fishermen numbers go was Cumberland and Barkley.
Anglers have fished those fish-rich waters for decades and were angered by the corps’ plan to stop it.
The Act takes effect immediately and places a two-year moratorium on the proposed restrictions while the Corps’ concerns about safety are worked out.
The Act was introduced and pushed by Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN), along with Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY).
The Act was signed into law this past week by President Barack Obama.
The Corps said when all gates are opened to let water escape from the lakes it can create a reverse flow and might cause some boats to capsize.
Fishermen need to educate themselves about safety and practice it while fishing in the sometimes-turbulent water.