Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Up and Coming Fisheries a savory menu of potential fishing trips
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the first installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: With water temperatures cool, the peak of float-and-fly fishing is upon us
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Although we’ve seen many warm fronts this winter with temperatures in the 60s just…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: FINs lakes stocking results in excellent late season fishing for anglers
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Five new lakes enrolled in the Fishing in Neighborhoods Program (FINs) will receive stockings…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Take heart, February could be a trophy fish month for the intrepid
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune It seems to Kentuckians that someone accidentally dropped the sun down a storm drain…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Squeezing out the last waterfowl hunting of the season
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune In Kentucky, the coldest weather of the year often coincides with the best waterfowl…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Use your old Christmas tree to make new fish habitat in lakes across the state
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Those who enjoy a natural pine, cedar, spruce or fir tree for Christmas often…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Three productive winter crappie fishing spots for those who enjoy solitude
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Winter is a season of nesting for many Kentuckians. Hot cocoa and a book…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Reels exhibit spotlights important contribution to angling history
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Many anglers in Kentucky don’t realize our state’s rich contribution to fishing technology and…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Waterfowl season looks promising, but state needs some cold weather
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The moderate drought conditions across Kentucky brought baked, cracked yards, dust, fires and streams…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Here are three excellent float trips to experience autumn colors
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The near drought conditions of the fall season seem to have lengthened the peak…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Three state resort parks offer great fall fishing opportunities
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The dramatically cooler nights of the last few weeks are a blessing for anglers….
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: It’s prime time to catch stream smallmouth bass on topwater lures
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Shorter days and yellowing leaves are about the only ways you can tell it…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Proper shotgun fundamentals critical to wingshooting success
By Lee McClellan Special to KyForward A dove comes into your section of the field on opening day. You crouch…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Follow these four tips and you’ll bag more doves this coming season
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The heavy dew that soaks your shoes in the early morning is often accompanied…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Ample recent rain results in promising outlook for dove season
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The generous rains combined with abundant summer sunshine spurred excellent growth for sunflowers planted…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Mentor-youth dove hunts offer great opportunity, sign ups begin Aug. 8
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The excitement of an opening day dove hunt when you are young spawns a…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Some changes for the upcoming early migratory bird seasons
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Although Kentucky is baking in the hottest temperatures of the year, hunters will be…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Top-water lures during low light periods break the mid-summer doldrums
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune An old saying among bass anglers declares they would rather catch one bass on…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Proper handling helps fish thrive after summertime catch and release
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Summer is arguably the most popular time to fish as muggy, hot days push…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Three good stream floats for smallmouth bass
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Fishing for many species slows in the daytime hours during the heat of summer,…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: June a month of transition for largemouth bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The gorgeous weather combined with warming, but tolerable, temperatures make June one of the…
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…