Anglers can expect to see a plentiful fish
population in Cedar Creek and trophy-sized white bass and
good numbers of largemouth bass in Herrington Lake,
according to the 2006 fishing forecast released by the
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Biologists write the forecast using the 2005 population
surveys, interviews with anglers, planned fish stockings and
historical data.
In larger reservoirs, such as Herrington Lake, population
surveys will be done in the spring and fall. To do a survey,
scientists will use different kinds of nets to catch fish
for measurements. Trap nets, for example, are better to
catch crappie and gill nets are used for stripped bass. They
also use special boats with generators that stun fish long
enough to dip them up with a net, measure them, and weigh
them.
Cedar Creek Lake in Lincoln County: Bluegill, excellent,
abundant 6- to 8-inch bluegills.
Channel catfish, good, a number of 13- to 17-inch fish with
some longer than 20 inches.
Crappie, fair.
Largemouth bass, excellent, plenty of 14- to 18-inch fish
with a few more than 20 inches. (Regulations are one bass
per person, and it must be longer than 20 inches.)
Redear sunfish, good.
Cumberland Lake in Russell, Wayne, Clinton and Pulaski
counties: Bluegill, good; channel catfish, good; Crappie,
fair; largemouth bass, fair; smallmouth bass, good; spotted
bass, excellent; striped bass, fair; walleye, good and white
bass, poor.
Fagan Branch Lake in Marion County: Bluegill, fair to good;
channel catfish, good; largemouth bass, fair; redear
sunfish, good; and small mouth bass, fair.
Green River Lake and tail water in Taylor and Adair
counties: Bluegill, fair to good; channel catfish,
excellent; largemouth bass, fair; muskellunge, excellent;
smallmouth bass, fair; spotted bass, fair; walleye, fair;
white crappie, good; and white bass, fair to good.
Herrington Lake in Mercer and Garrard counties: Bluegill,
good, stable number of fish in and around cover in
embankments and inlets of rock walls. Best fishing from
April to June.
Common carp, fair, fish in coves or headwaters with
grain-based baits on the bottom.
Crappie, good, difficult to locate, but many quality-sized
fish. Best around brush in upper half of the lake and debris
in inlets of main lake.
Flathead catfish, good, fish are feeding at night on sunfish
and shad.
Hybrid striped bass, fair, possibly trophy-sized fish but 2-
to 5-pound more common.
Largemouth bass, good, greater numbers of 12 inches, many
longer than 15 inches and some trophy-sized fish.
Long nose gar, good, possibly trophy size and large fish
common.
White bass, good, increasing numbers during spring run up
the Dix River.
Marion County Lake in Marion County: Bluegill, fair; channel
catfish, good; largemouth bass, fair to good; redear
sunfish, good and white crappie, fair.
Taylorsville Lake in Spencer, Anderson and Nelson counties:
Blue catfish, excellent; bluegill, good; channel catfish,
good; crappie, fair; hybrid striped bass, fair and white
bass, fair. |
