Art Lander’s Outdoors: Late winter, early spring offers some of KY’s best largemouth bass fishing
March is the beginning of some of the best fishing of the year for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). When water…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: February’s longer days, occasional warm fronts, revive hope for anglers
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield Not long ago, wind chills bottomed out at 15 degrees below zero. After this arctic…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Farm ponds are an often overlooked option for fall bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield An aerial view of Kentucky will show many circular pods of water scattered across the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Grant County’s Williamstown Lake is a popular boating and recreation destination
Editor’s note:This is the seventeenth article in an occasional series on small lakes in central and eastern Kentucky. Williamstown Lake…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Pendleton County’s Kincaid Lake offers anglers a quality largemouth bass fishery
Editor’s note: This is the eleventh article in an occasional series on small lakes in central and eastern Kentucky. Kincaid…
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…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: With unseasonably warm weather, spring fishing is off to an early start
Unseasonably warm weather got spring fishing off to an early start this year. March 1 is the unofficial start to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: An early spring favorite for anglers, the largemouth bass is abundant across Ky.
Arguably Kentucky’s most popular gamefish, the Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) is an early season favorite with anglers, in part because…
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…
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: One of Ky’s oldest reservoirs, Dale Hollow offers good fishing, exceptional scenery
Dale Hollow Lake is one of Kentucky’s oldest major reservoirs. Construction began in 1942 but the project was not fully…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s newest major reservoir, Yatesville Lake offers excellent fishing
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Yatesville Lake is Kentucky’s newest major…
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: 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…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Find the thermocline for productive late-summer bass fishing
By Lee McLellan Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife The constant heavy rain systems that plagued Kentucky all spring and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The spotted (Kentucky) bass not recognized as a separate species until 1927
Once thought to be a hybrid between the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, and easily confused with the largemouth bass…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Spring fishing is underway, but anglers should monitor weather trends
The calendar says yes, but the weather forecast can be iffy. Spring fishing is underway and now is the time…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Two good state resort parks for early summer largemouth bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the eighth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Rising water temperatures result in best largemouth bass fishing of the year
When water temperatures in Kentucky’s small lakes, streams and major reservoirs rise into the mid-to-upper 60s largemouth bass begin feeding…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Forget the Final Four, early April is the time to hook trophy largemouth bass
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (Note: This is the fourth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles…
State Fish and Wildlife Department to moving largemouth bass to Boltz Lake in Grant County
The Fisheries Division of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources plans to remove smaller largemouth bass from Beaver…
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department launches trophy largemouth bass propagating program
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is looking for a few good bass. Not just any largemouth bass,…