Art Lander’s Outdoors: The bluegill is arguably KY’s most popular sunfish, and great for new anglers
The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is arguably Kentucky’s most popular sunfish, a native species most common in farm ponds, small lakes,…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: As spring warms and summer begins, fishing for bluegill, redear sunfish heats up
The best fishing of the year for sunfish occurs as spring warms into summer as fish are spawning, raising their…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Nicholas County’s 114-acre Lake Carnico offers anglers a good variety of fish
Editor’s Note:This is the 10th article in an occasional series on small lakes in central and eastern Kentucky. Lake Carnico…
Robert J. Barth Lake in Cold Spring becomes newest addition to state’s Fishing in Neighborhoods program
Robert J. Barth Lake in Campbell County is the newest addition to the Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) program offered through…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Summer is here, and that mean the prime season for Kentucky sunfish
When summer begins anglers’ thoughts turn to sunfish. These little scrappers are found statewide in diverse habitats from rocky streams,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Lake Cumberland, 101 miles long, 50,250 acres, is state’s largest impoundment
Lake Cumberland is in McCreary, Whitley, Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne, Russell, and Clinton counties, in south central Kentucky. Wolf Creek Dam…
The Man Scout: My humbling encounter with a 3-inch bluegill — which I think I caught twice in 10 minutes
By Chris Cole Special to NKyTribune I grew up in Newport, a softscrabble kid of the 1980s, acquiring early on…
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: The perfect fish for beginning anglers, the Bluegill is state’s most popular sunfish
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a series about Kentucky’s native sunfish species. The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Late spring great time of year to take the kids fishing for some bluegill
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the seventh installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Late spring means it’s time to chase redear sunfish and bluegill
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the eighth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…