Art Lander’s Outdoors: Primarily a river fish, sauger are also present in Kentucky’s Lakes and tailwaters
Editor’s note: This is the ninth article in a series about Kentucky’s gamefish species. The sauger (Sander canadense) is a…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: 2020-21 Kentucky Deer Season set to open on rescheduled Derby Day
In what must be characterized as the most unlikely juxtaposition of sport, Kentucky’s spring horseracing classic, the Kentucky Derby, will…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The striped bass is now present in Kentucky’s lakes, tailwaters and rivers
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a sleek, powerful fish with firm, white flesh, has long been regarded as one of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The largemouth bass remains most popular gamefish in Kentucky waters
(Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Kentucky’s gamefish species.) The largemouth bass is Kentucky’s most…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The return of Kentucky’s native river-run, southern strain of Walleye
The Walleye is native to Kentucky. The so-called river-run, southern strain of Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)` once inhabited the Ohio River,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Live bait catches fish and is the best approach for beginners, anglers on a budget
Live bait catches fish. A slithering worm or wiggling minnow is something fish can’t resist. The natural action, smell and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The unofficial fish of summer, catfish, abound in Kentucky’s lakes and streams
Catfish are the unofficial “fish of summer.” Summer is a prime time to seek out these heavyweight brawlers. They cruise…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Asian carp invasion and the war to rid Ky. waterways of these nuisance species
Of all the invasive, non-native species that have made their way to North America from China, none is more egregious…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Non-native mussel, aquatic vegetation have become common in Kentucky waters
A non-native mussel and three species of non-native aquatic vegetation have become established in Kentucky’s major lakes. Zebra Mussels endanger…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The yellow bass is a small, underappreciated species, but makes a tasty meal
This underappreciated native fish species is usually an incidental bycatch, most often taken by crappie anglers casting or drifting small…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Saugeye fishery has blossomed in Ky., providing a bonanza for anglers
What started out as experimental stockings in 2013 has blossomed into a bonafide fishery management success story for the Kentucky…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A ‘big-time brawler,’ the Muskellunge is Kentucky’s top predator fish
The Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) is king of Kentucky’s major lakes and the streams they were impounded from, a voracious predator…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hybrid striped bass in Ky. waters are result of a controlled interspecies cross
The Hybrid Striped Bass is the result of interspecific hybridization, a cross of two species that must occur in the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A distinctive seasonal visitor, the brown thrasher is often found along roadsides
Driving Kentucky’s rural backroads during the spring and early summer it’s not uncommon to see this distinctively-marked brown bird darting…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s abundant sunfish can be caught with live bait and basic fishing tackle
They thrive in farm ponds, small lakes and tree-canopied creeks, little fish that are fun to catch and make a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: James Henshall forever remembered for introducing America to black bass
Editor’s Note: This is the last of three articles on the life and work of the father of bass fishing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: James Alexander Henshall is known as the father of bass fishing in America
Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles on the life and work of the father of bass fishing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Warm temps bring out ticks early, and these bloodsuckers don’t social distance
When temperatures spiked into the upper 70s in early April, grasses and clover hit a growth spurt, flowers bloomed and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: April is crappie month in Kentucky; vary tackle and techniques for success
A crappie is a crappie… well not exactly. The two species found in Kentucky waters look a lot alike, but…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The .357 Magnum, an American classic, for both security and hunting
Author’s note: This is the first article in an occasional series about modern rifle and pistol cartridges and their uses…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Bobcat is a secretive carnivore found in forests across the Commonwealth
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in an occasional series about furbearers in Kentucky. The Kentucky Wildcat, the mascot…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Although rare at backyard bird feeders, the Eastern Towhee is common in Ky.
Editor’s Note: This is the tenth article in an occasional series about backyard birds. The Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is…