Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Striped bass fishing at Lake Cumberland improving after challenging years
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield For farmers, crops do well when the rain falls at just the right time. In…
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A ‘tragic accident’ on Lake Cumberland claims the young lives of Chase and Cole Fischer of Villa Hills
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor When a news story about two deaths on Lake Cumberland came out on Friday and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A look back at the history of Lake Cumberland’s fabled striped bass fishery
Lake Cumberland’s fabled Striped Bass fishery dates back some 65 years to the late 1950s. The story behind the first…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Black bass fishing improves as temperatures moderate in mid-to-late February
Early February is the halfway point of the 89-day winter season. Yes, it can still be unseasonably cold, with periods…
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…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Spring fishing is best and we’re blessed with abundance of lakes and streams
We are blessed here in Kentucky with an abundance of streams and lakes, excellent fishing and no closed seasons. While…
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife monitoring Lake Cumberland water conditions; heat stressing fish
Biologists with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are closely monitoring water conditions at Lake Cumberland with fish…
Brent Cooper: If you haven’t been to a Kentucky Speedway race, you’re missing out
I’m a lifelong Kentuckian that’s been all over the state. I’ve been to Mammoth Cave and Carter Caves. Cave Run…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Springtime is the right time to fish for striped bass at Lake Cumberland
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The higher angle of the sun during the day brings warm breezes as we…
Water levels near record at Lake Cumberland due to heavy rains; water released from Wolf Creek Dam
The water level at Lake Cumberland is at a near record high due to recent heavy rains, so the U.S….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: As wet weather continues, monitor lake and river levels for fishing success
Our wet spring continues. Many of the state’s best fishing lakes are very high now, and localized flooding is likely…
Bravo announces seson 16 of Top Chef to be filmed in Kentucky this spring; casting currently underway
Get excited, Kentucky residents, because Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Graham Elliot are heading your way. Season 16…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Like the summer temps, Lake Cumberland striped bass are heating up
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Few things in the outdoors in Kentucky can top being on Lake Cumberland at…
Improvements continue at State Parks, Dale Hollow, Cumberland among latest scheduled for upgrades
Four Kentucky State Park resorts in south-central Kentucky will receive an estimated $4.9 million in safety and aesthetic improvements over…
General Butler State Park to share in $3.13 m allotment for upgrades at State resort parks
General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton will receive upgrades to its lodge and conference center as part of a…
New man-made creek near Lake Cumberland so real even the fish can’t tell the difference
Trout anglers will soon be fishing in a man-made creek that looks so real the fish won’t even notice the…
Geocache weekend to celebrate Earth Day scheduled in April at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park will host the 11th Annual Earth Day Geocache Weekend April 22-24. Geocaching is an outdoor…