Art Lander’s Outdoors: With Ky’s spring wild turkey season fast approaching, the time to prepare is now
With Kentucky’s 2021 spring wild turkey season opening in two weeks, hunters are likely to harvest about as many turkeys…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s Nolan River Lake is known for its excellent white bass fishery
This is the 16th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Nolin River Lake is in Edmonson, Grayson,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Often overlooked by anglers, Lake Malone offers excellent largemouth bass fishing
This is the 15th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Lake Malone is 18 miles north of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The swimbait is a big bass lure especially effective during the spawn
When floodwaters recede, and lake levels return to seasonal normals, it will be the best time of the year to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky Anglers gearing up as March marks unofficial start of fishing season
Although fishing is year-round in Kentucky with no closed seasons, March 1, the beginning of the new license year, has…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Grayson Lake’s rocky cliffs and waterfalls offer varied outdoor experience
This is the 14th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Grayson Lake is in Carter and Elliott…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Martin’s Fork Lake is Ky’s only reservoir with four species of black bass
This is the 13th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Martins Fork Lake is about 4 miles…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s 2020-2021 deer season results in fifth-highest harvest on record
The coronavirus pandemic had little if any impact on Kentucky’s 2020-2021 white-tailed deer season as hunters checked in 141,630 deer,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Lincoln County’s Cedar Creek Lake is Kentucky’s destination for trophy bass
This is the twelfth article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Cedar Creek Lake, five miles southeast of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Pike County’s Fishtrap Lake offers surprising potential and quality fishing
This is the eleventh article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Fishtrap Lake is 147 miles southeast of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Greenbo Lake may be small, but it carries a big reputation among Ky. anglers
This is the tenth article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Greenbo Lake is 113 miles east of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Sparrows swarm backyard bird feeders during Kentucky’s cold winter months
When you feed songbirds during the winter months sparrows are likely to come in droves. The little brown and tan…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cutthroat trout is newest species of trout introduced to Kentucky waters
The Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) is native to the cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, from California to Alaska, the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Brook trout are one of four species in Lake Cumberland tailwaters
The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a cold-water species native to the eastern U.S. and Canada. Populations in the U.S….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Fall and winter are ideal times for brown trout fishing in Kentucky waters
The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a European species that has been widely introduced. In April 1884, the U.S. Fish…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Rabbit hemorrhagic disease threatens North America’s wild rabbit population
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, highly contagious disease with a high mortality rate, is threatening North America’s wild rabbits. The U.S. Department…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A scenic mountain reservoir, Carr Creek Lake is an overlooked walleye fishery
Editor’s note: This is the ninth article in a series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. For more than twenty years it…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Eastern Kentucky’s Dewey Lake, a mountain reservoir with a mix of fish species
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth article in a series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Dewey Lake is in eastern Kentucky’s…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Laurel River Lake offers good fishing for cool water species fall through spring
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Laurel River Lake is in Laurel…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s white-tailed deer harvest is off to strong start as gun season looms
Kentucky’s 2020-21 white-tailed deer season got off to a fast start as the main event, our statewide 16-day modern gun…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Buckhorn Lake offers beautiful mountain scenery and muskie hideaway
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth article is a series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Buckhorn Lake is in Perry and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky fall fishing update — watch the weather and monitor water levels
Fall has arrived with a blast of cool air, invigorating both fish and fishermen. Two sure signs of the season…