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…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Five tips for better kayak fishing float trips for stream smallmouth bass
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield The meat of the summer heat is here and will remain until late September. For…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Early fall makes a great time to fly fish for stream smallmouth bass
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series of articles titled “Fall Fishing Festival” profiling the productive fishing…
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: Removal of low head dams helps fisheries, improves quality, safety for kayakers
In recent years the removal of low head dams has increased across the country, especially in the states east of…
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: 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: 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: 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…
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: Some of the best fishing for smallmouth bass arrives with autumn, as waters cool
With the arrival of autumn, as water temperatures begin to decline because of cooler nights and shorter days, anglers turn…
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: 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: Heavy rains make smaller streams best option for smallmouth bass
By Lee McClellan Special to KyForward (This is the sixth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of fishing articles….