2011 new ky fishing regulations

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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS

NEW THIS YEAR

FISHING REGULATIONS

Te items highlighted here are aquick verview the changes t this

years regulatins. Changes rom lastseason are printed in bright blue in

cmplete detail thrughut this guide tassist yu in nticing thse changes.

FISHING Gigging, snagging and bowshing is

now allowed on all trout streams ex-cept or the Cumberland River rom

Wol Creek Dam to the ennesseestate line. Tis includes HatcheryCreek and all other tributaries o thissection o the Cumberland River or1/2 mile upstream o their confu-ence with the Cumberland River. Itis still illegal to gig, snag or bowshor trout. Please see the sections ongigging and snagging (page 16) andbowshing (page 17).

Barkley Lake: Te daily creel limit oncrappie is now 20 sh per day.

Cave Run Lake: An 18-inch mini-mum size limit on smallmouth bass.

Cedar Creek Lake (Lincoln County):Te 9-inch minimum size limit oncrappie is now removed. (30 shdaily creel limit remains.) Blue-

gill and redear sunsh now understatewide regulations or minimumsize and daily creel limits. A 12-inchminimum size limit and no daily creel

limit on channel catsh. Dix River rom Herrington Lake Dam

downstream or two miles: Browntrout now under statewide regulationsor minimum size and daily creel limits.

Doe Run Lake (Kenton County):Possession or use o shad or bait isprohibited. A 15-inch minimum sizelimit with a 3 sh daily creel limiton largemouth bass. A 4 sh dailycreel limit on channel catsh with nominimum size limit.

Fishpond Lake: (Letcher County): Boatswith electric (trolling) motors only arenow allowed on Fishpond Lake.

General Butler State Park Lake (Car-roll County): Possession or use oshad or bait is prohibited. A 15-inchminimum size limit on largemouthbass with a 3 sh daily creel limit.

A 4 sh daily creel limit on channelcatsh with no minimum size limit.

Kentucky Lake: A 20 sh daily creellimit on crappie.

Lake Blythe (Christian County):

Tere is a now a 12 to 15-inch prottive slot limit on largemouth bass. largemouth bass caught between 1and 15 inches must be immediately

released. Lake Jericho (Henry County): Posses

sion or use o shad or bait is prohibit Lake Mingo (Jessamine County): A

15-inch minimum size limit with ash daily creel limit on largemouthbass. A 4 sh daily creel limit onchannel catsh with no minimumsize limit.

Lake Pollywog (Grant County): A15-inch minimum size limit with ash daily creel limit on largemouthbass. A 4 sh daily creel limit onchannel catsh with no minimumsize limit.

Lake Shelby (Shelby County): A 15inch minimum size limit with a 3 daily creel limit on largemouth bas

A 4 sh daily creel limit on channecatsh with no minimum size limi

Laurel River Lake: Tere is now a 2 daily creel limit on smallmouth bass.

Leary Lake (Grant County): Bluegnow under statewide regulations ominimum size and daily creel limit


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SPORT FISH SPECIES Daily Limit Possession Limit Minimum Size Limit

BLACKB

ASS Largemouth Bass 6* 12* 12

Smallmouth Bass 6* 12* 12

Kentucky (Spotted) Bass 6* 12* none

Coosa Bass 6* 12* none

Rock Bass 15 30 none

Redear Sunsh 20 40 none

Walleye, sauger and their hybrids 6* 12*15 on walleye and

hybrids; none on sauger

Muskellunge 1 2 30

Chain Pickerel 5 10 none

Northern Pike none none none

White, hybrid striped & yellow bass 15** 30** none**

Striped bass 5 5 15

Crappie (black & white) 30* 60* none

Rainbow troutDaily limit 8, only 3 may be brown trout

none

Brown trout 12

Brook trout Catch and release only

Some waterbodies have dierent size and creel limits, please reer to the Special Fishing Regulations section or more details.

STATEWIDE REGULATIONS

* Singly or combined; a total o these species

** No more than 5 sh in the daily creel limit may be more than 15 inches long.

Fish not included in this list are considered rough sh. There are no size or creel limits or rough sh, unless special regulations apply.

Martin County Lake (MartinCounty): Boats with electric (troll-ing) motors only are now allowed onMartin County Lake.

Mauzy Lake (Union County): Large-mouth bass now under statewideregulations or minimum size and

daily creel limits. New Haven Optimist Lake (Nelson

County): A 15-inch minimum sizelimit with a 3 sh daily creel limiton largemouth bass. A 4 sh dailycreel limit on channel catsh with nominimum size limit.

Peabody WMA: Goose, Island andSouth Lakes: Bluegill, redbreastsunsh, channel catsh and walleyenow under statewide regulations orminimum size and daily creel limits.

aylorsville Lake WMA ponds: A 3 shdaily creel limit on largemouth bass.

Q:How is a daily creel limitdierent than a possession limit?

A: The daily creel limit is thenumber o a particular sport sh

species you may keep in one days

shing. A possession limit is the

maximum number o sport sh a

person may hold in the eld ater

two or more days o shing.

STATEWIDE SIZEAND CREEL LIMITS(301 KAR 1:060, 1:201;KRS 150.010)

Fishing seasn ispen year-rund in Ken-tucky, except n water-wl reuges and as therwise nted inthis guide. Statewide size and creel limitsapply t all Kentucky waters, public andprivate, except sme waters have dier-ent limits (see, Special Fishing Regula-tins.) Te Kentucky rut Waters in-rmatin is nw incrprated int thisguide. Please see page 26.

MEASURING FISH(301 KAR 1:201)

Measure all sh rm the tip thelwer jaw (clsed) t the tip the tail

with sh laid at n rule with tail lbessqueezed tgether. Undersized sh mustbe returned immediately t the watersrm which they were taken in the bestpssible physical cnditin.

Ask rst!!Always ASK FIRST beore entering

privately owned land.

Squeezed tail

length


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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS OTHER SPECIES

BULLFROGS(301 KAR 1:082)

Te taking seasn r bullrgspens at nn n the third Friday inMay (May 16, 2008) and runs thrughOct. 31. I a gun r bw and arrw are

used, a hunting license is required. Irgs are taken by ple and line, a sh-ing license is required. I rgs are takenby gig r by hand, then either hunting rshing license is valid. Te daily nn-t-nn creel limit r bullrgs is 15.

Te pssessin limit is 30.

TURTLES(301 KAR 1:058)

Anglers may take snapping turtles(except alligatr snapping turtles) andstshell turtles year rund by the samemethds legal r taking rugh sh spe-cies. Cmmercial shing gear may ntbe used t take turtles. A hunting licenseis required when taking turtles by gun rby bw and arrw. Otherwise a shinglicense is required.

urtle traps may be ne twkinds: either a barrel r drum with a tilt-ing trigger bard r a ating lg rat

with an enclsed twine r wire meshbag. urtle traps must be inspected daily.All turtles must be remved daily except

ne decy turtle may remain. Any therspecies (except st shelled and snappingturtles) caught in a turtle trap must bereleased unharmed.

GRASS CARP HARVESTPROHIBITED(301 KAR 1:201)

Harvesting grass carp is prhib-ited in any lake wned r managed bythe Kentucky Department Fish and

Wildlie Resurces. Anglers wh catch agrass carp rm ne these lakes mustimmediately return the sh t the water

where it was caught. Grass carp are usedt cntrl aquatic vegetatin. Signs arepsted at applicable lakes.

LIVE BAIT FOR PERSONAL USE(301 KAR 1:130, 1:122)

N live sh, live bait sh r livebait rganisms that are nt native restablished in Kentucky waters shall bebught, sld, pssessed, imprted, r inany way used r released int waters

this Cmmnwealth. Blueback herringare nt native t Kentucky and may ntbe imprted r pssessed in this state.

Hlders sprt shing licensesmay take live bait rm public watersand may pssess up t 500 minnws, 500

craysh, 25 spring lizards r dusky sala-manders, 5 rgs (ther than bullrgs),100 tadples, 100 native lampreys, 500ther aquatic invertebrate rganismsther than mussels, 500 shad (except nlakes where shad pssessin/use is pr-hibited), 500 herring and any number unshelled Asiatic clams. A cmmerciallicense is required t take live bait rmpublic waters pen t cmmercial sh-ing r the purpse selling.

Regardless size r hw btained,it is illegal t use any sprt sh r bait.(Sprt sh species listed n page 5).Minnws are dened as all sh, exceptsprt sh species, less than 6 inches lng.Als, see page 24 r a descriptin shspecies prtected in Kentucky under theEndangered Species Act these shspecies shall not be taken or any use.Bluegills are nt sprt sh and may betaken r bait as described abve.

Live bait may be taken with the l-lwing gear: Dip Nets: Maximum size 3 eet in

diameter is legal in the Ohi, ennes-see and Mississippi rivers, CumberlandRiver belw Barkley Dam, KentuckyRiver belw Lck N. 14, and all lakeshaving 1,000 r mre surace acres.

Minnow raps: Maximum legal sizestatewide: 3 eet lng, 18 inches in di-ameter, 1-inch penings r catching.

Seines: Maximum legal size statewide:10 eet lng, 4 eet deep, 1/4-inchmesh. Maximum legal size in the Ohiand Mississippi rivers and Kentuckyand Barkley lakes: 30 eet lng, 6 eet

deep and 1/4-inch bar mesh. Sport Cast Nets: Maximum sprt cast

net size is 20 eet in diameter withmaximum 1-inch bar mesh statewideexcept in the llwing waters. Sprtcast nets prhibited in: 1) lakes havingewer than 500 surace acres, 2) any the streams and tailwaters listed in therut Waters sectin this guide,3) tributaries the Cumberland Riv-er between Wl Creek Dam and the

ennessee state line except Crcus and

Marrwbne creeks where sprt mesh size must be made 1-inchmesh nly, 4) rm the muth Ccus Creek upstream r 50 yards.

All sprt sh incidentally tawhile capturing live bait with seines,

nets r cast nets must be released immdiately and unharmed int the water

NEED A PLACE TO FISH?

Check out new shing inorma-tion on waterbodies all over

Kentucky by logging on to the

Kentucky Department o Fish an

Wildlie Resources website at

fw.ky.gov. Click on the Fishingtab, then click on Where to

Fish and lastly Find A Place

to Fish. Anglers may search

lakes, rivers and creeks or boat

ramps and access points, what

species are available and maps o

how to get there plus other useu

inormation.

Also, log on tofw.ky.gov to ndthe 2008 Fishing Forecast ound

under the Where to Fish tab.

The Fishing Forecast details the

anticipated shing success or

each species in the major wa-

terbodies o Kentucky based on

population samples conducted by

KDFWR sheries biologists.


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SPECIAL FISHING REGULATIONS

(301 KAR 1:080, 1:180, 1:201, 4:100,4:200E; KRS 150.010, 150.025)

SPECIAL REGULATION WATERSLISTED ALPHABETICALLY

Te public waters listed belw have

dierent size and/r creel limits thanstatewide regulatins allw. Statewidesize and creel limits apply unless ther-

wise mentined belw. Special boatingregulations are listed in the Boating sec-tion o this guide.

Sme privately wned waters mayhave special size and creel limits as pst-ed by signs. Always ASK FIRS bereentering privately wned land.

BARK CAMP CREEKWhitley County

All trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh March 31 must be immediatelyreleased and nly articial baits shall beused during this perid.

BARKLEY, KENTUCKY LAKES(and their connecting canal) Crappie: 10-inch minimum size limit,

20 fsh daily creel limit. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit. Sauger: 14-inch minimum size limit.

BARKLEY TAILWATER SeeCumberland River

BARREN RIVER LAKETe bundaries Barren River

Lake are rm the dam upstream t theHighway 100 bridge, Lng Creek tthe Highway 100 bridge, Beaver Creekt the Highway 1297 bridge, SkaggsCreek t the Matthews Mill Radbridge and Peter Creek t the PeterCreek Rad bridge.

Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit except1 sh in the daily limit r 2 in thepssessin limit may be less than 15inches lng.

BEAVER CREEKWayne CountyAll trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh March 31 in the sectin Beaver Creek rm the Hwy. 90 bridge

upstream t the Hwy. 200 bridge mustbe immediately released. Only articialbaits shall be used during this perid.

BEAVER LAKEAnderson County

Pssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit. Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

BERT COMBS LAKEClay County

Pssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited.

BESHEAR LAKECaldwell County Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

BIG BONE CREEKBoone County


BOLTZ LAKE

Grant CountyPssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited. Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

BRIGGS LAKELogan County


BUCKHORN LAKE Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit. Muskellunge: 40-inch minimum size

limit, ne sh daily limit. Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit.

BULLOCK PEN LAKEGrant and Boone counties Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

CANE CREEK

Laurel CountyAll trut caught rm Octber 1

thrugh March 31 must be immediatelyreleased and nly articial baits shall beused during this perid.

CARNICO LAKENicholas County Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit.

CARPENTER LAKE

Daviess CountyPssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited.

CARR CREEK LAKE Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit.

CARTER CAVES STATE PARKLAKE (also called Smokey ValleyLake)

Fishing during daylight hurs nly.


size limit, 3 sh daily r in pssessin.

CASEY CREEKTrigg County

All trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh March 31 must be released im-mediately and nly articial baits shallbe used during this perid.

CAVE RUN LAKE

Gigging and snagging prhibitedin the main lake and all tributaries upt the rst rie. Te lcatin therst rie may change depending n

water levels. Largemouth Bass: 13 t 16-inch pr-

tective slt limit. All largemuth bassbetween 13 and 16 inches in lengthmust be released immediately.

Smallmouth Bass: 18-inch minimumsize limit.

Fish propagationIt is unlawul to use public waters

or the private or commercial

propagation o sh.


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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS

CEDAR CREEK LAKELincoln County


size limit, 1 sh daily limit. Crappie: 30 fsh daily creel limit, no

minimum size limit. Bluegill and Redear Sunfsh

(shellcracker): Reer to statewideregulations.

Channel Catfsh: No daily creellimit, 12-inch minimum size limit.

CHIMNEY TOP CREEKWole County

A 16-inch minimum size limit and1 sh daily creel limit r brwn trutand nly articial baits may be used.

CLEAR CREEKBell County

All trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh March 31 shall be immediatelyreleased and nly articial baits may beused.

CORINTH LAKEGrant County

Pssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited. Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL

HISTORICAL PARK(301 KAR 1:035)Special shing regulatins are in eectn Cumberland Gap Natinal Histri-cal Park. Fr cmplete shing inrma-tin n this area cntact: CumberlandGap Natinal Histrical Park, PO Bx1848, Middlesbr, KY 40965, phne(606) 248-2817.

CUMBERLAND RIVER, includ-ing Hatchery Creek, below LakeCumberland rom Wol Creek Damto the Tennessee state line

All licensed anglers must ps-sess a trut permit n this prtin Cumberland River. Tis als includesHatchery Creek and all tributaries upt the rst rie.

rut stcking dates will n lngerbe annunced.

Anglers shall nt cull trut by re-placing a trut in their pssessin withanther trut. Once an angler hlds atrut in their pssessin n this

sectin the Cumberland River, itcunts tward the daily trut creellimit. Anglers may nt attract r chumtrut with bait, crn r therattractants designed t draw numbers trut t a specic area. Tisincludes all tributaries up t the rstrie and in Hatchery Creek. Brown rout: 20-inch minimum size

limit, 1 sh daily limit, als applies tall tributary streams.

Rainbow rout: 15 t 20-inchprtective slt limit. All trut caughtbetween 15 and 20 inches must beimmediately released. Five sh dailylimit, nly ne rainbw trut may belnger than 20 inches. Als applies tall tributary streams.

prtective slt limit. One sh ver inches and ne sh under 16 inchemay be kept daily.

Sauger: 14-inch minimum size lim10 sh daily limit.

Rainbow and Lake rout:April1-Oct. 31: n size limit, 7 shdaily limit (nly 2 may be lake truNv.1-March 31: 22-inch size limish daily limit, singly r cmbined

Walleye: 16-inch minimum size lim5 sh daily limit.

DEWEY LAKE Largemouth and Smallmouth Bas


DIX RIVER rom Herrington LakDam downstream or two miles

Fishing with articial lures r ies Brown rout: Reer to statewide

regulations.

DOE RUN LAKEKenton County

Possession or use o shad or bais prohibited. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minim

size limit, 3 fsh daily creel limit Channel Catfsh: Four fsh daily

creel limit, no minimum size limi

DOG FORKWole County

Only articial baits with a singl

hk shall be used. Brook rout mube immediately released.

EAST FORK INDIAN CREEKMeniee County

All trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh March 31 shall be immediatreleased and nly articial bait shall used during this perid.

ELKHORN CREEK in FranklinCounty rom confuence o Northand South orks downstream toKentucky River Largemouth and Smallmouth Bas

12 t 16-inch prtective slt limit.Largemuth and smallmuth basscaught between 12 and 16 incheslng must be immediately releasedDaily limit 6 may include n mthan 2 sh lnger than 16 inches.

ELK SPRING CREEKWayne County

All trut caught rm Octber 1

Q:May I sh around a dock ora marina?

A: It depends. Public marinason U.S. Army Corps o Engineers

Lakes have contractual agreements

that address lease space on public

waters. The Corps presently allows

the marina owners or operators to

post signs that prohibit shing within

150 eet o their foating structures.

These agreements do not prohibit

a person rom shing in their boat

rental slip. This policy does not apply

to privately owned boat docks on

Corps lakes.

CUMBERLAND RIVER rom LakeBarkley Dam downstream to confu-ence with Ohio River

Snagging nly permitted dwn-stream U.S. 62 bridge with a dailycreel limit 8 sh. Harvesting sprtsh by snagging is prhibited.Snagging anglers cannt release r cullany snagged paddlesh. Sauger: 14-inch minimum size limit.

DALE HOLLOW LAKE Crappie: 10-inch minimum size limit,

15 sh daily limit. Black Bass creel: includes largemuth,

smallmuth and Kentucky (sptted)bass 5 sh daily limit n black basssingly r cmbined, nly tw whichmay be smallmuth bass.

Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimumsize limit.

Smallmouth Bass: 16 t 21-inch


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thrugh March 31 must be immediatelyreleased and nly articial baits shall beused during this perid.

ELMER DAVIS LAKEOwen County

Pssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited. Largemouth Bass: 12 t 15-inch pr-

tective slt limit. All largemuth bassbetween 12 and 15 inches in lengthmust be released immediately.

Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimumsize limit.

FAGAN BRANCH LAKE (also calledLebanon City Lake, Marion County) Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

12 t 15-inch prtective slt limit.All largemuth and smallmuth bassbetween 12 and 15 inches lng mustbe released immediately.

FISHTRAP LAKE Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:


GENERAL BUTLER STATE PARKLAKECarroll County

Possession or use o shad or baitis prohibited. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit, 3 fsh daily creel limit Channel Catfsh: 4 fsh daily creel

limit, no minimum size limit.

GOLDEN POND (Land Between theLakes National Recreation Area) Channel Catfsh: 15-inch minimum

size limit, 5 sh daily creel limit.

GRAYSON LAKE Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:


GREENBO LAKEGreenup County

Pssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited. Bluegill and other Sunfsh: 15 sh

daily creel limit.

GREEN RIVER LAKE Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit.

GUIST CREEK LAKEShelby County Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

KENTUCKY, BARKLEY LAKES(and their connecting canal) Crappie: 10-inch minimum size limit,

20 fsh daily creel limit. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit. Sauger: 14-inch minimum size limit.

KENTUCKY LAKE TAILWATER see Tennessee River

KINCAID LAKEPendleton County Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

LAND BETWEEN THE LAKESNATIONAL RECREATION AREA(301 KAR 1:031)

Special shing regulatins are ineect r pnds and small lakes withinLand Between the Lakes Natinal

Recreatin Area. Fr cmplete shinginrmatin n this area, anglers shuldcntact: Land Between the Lakes Na-tinal Recreatin Area, Glden Pnd,KY 42231, phne (270) 924-2000.

LAKE BLYTHEChristian County Largemouth Bass: 12 to 15-inch

protective slot limit. All largemouthbass caught between 12 and 15 inch-es must be immediately released.

LAKE CHUMLEYLincoln County

Fishing during daylight hurs nly.

LAKE CUMBERLAND Crappie: 10-inch minimum size limit. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit. Smallmouth Bass: 18-inch minimum

size limit. Striped Bass: 24-inch minimum size

limit, 2 sh daily and pssessin limit.

LAKE JERICHOHenry County

Possession or use o shad or baitis prohibited. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit.

LAKE MALONE Largemouth Bass: 12 t 15-inch

prtective slt limit. All largemuthbass caught between 12 and 15 inchesmust be immediately released.

Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimumsize limit.

LAKE MINGOJessamine County Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit, 3 fsh daily creel limit. Channel Catfsh: 4 fsh daily creel


LAKE POLLYWOGGrant County Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum



LAKE SHELBYShelby County Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum



LAUREL RIVER LAKE Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit. Smallmouth Bass: 18-inch minimum

size limit, 2 fsh daily creel limit. Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit,

15 sh daily limit.

LEARY LAKEGrant County

Fishing during daylight hurs nly. Bluegill: Reer to statewide regulations. Channel Catfsh: 4 sh daily, 8 sh

pssessin limit. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit, 3 sh daily, 6 sh psses-sin limit.

LEBANON CITY LAKE see FaganBranch Lake

LEFT FORK, BEAVER CREEKFloyd County


LICK CREEKSimpson County



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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS

LINCOLN HOMESTEAD STATEPARK LAKEWashington County

Fishing during daylight hurs nly.Pssessin r use shad r bait isprhibited. Channel Catfsh: 4 sh daily, 8 sh

pssessin limit. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit; 3 sh daily limit.

MARION COUNTY LAKEPssessin r use shad r bait is

prhibited. Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit.

MAUZY LAKEUnion County Largemouth Bass: Reer to statewide

regulations.

MCNEELY LAKEJeerson CountyPssessin r use shad r bait is

prhibited.

MIDDLE FORK, RED RIVERPowell County

Within the Natural Bridge StatePark, all trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh March 31 must be immediatelyreleased and nly articial baits shall beused during this perid.

MILL CREEK LAKEPowell and Wole counties


size limit; 3 sh daily creel limit.

NEW HAVEN OPTIMIST LAKENelson County Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum



NOLIN RIVER LAKELake upper bundary extended

t the Wheelers Mill Rad bridge inthe Nlin River arm and t the Hwy.728 bridge in the Bacn Creek arm(rmerly dened as rst rie upstreamin Bacn Creek and Nlin River). Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch size limit, except 1 sh in thedaily limit r 2 in the pssessin limit

may be less than 15 inches lng.

OHIO RIVER see also, BorderingWaters page 15 Walleye, Sauger and their Hybrids:

n minimum size limit, 10 sh dailylimit, singly r cmbined.

White Bass, Yellow Bass, StripedBass and their Hybrids: 30 sh dailylimit, nly 4 sh in daily limit may be15 inches r lnger.

OTTER CREEKMeade County

All trut caught in Frt KnxMilitary Reservatin and in OtterCreek Park rm Octber 1 thrughMarch 31 must be immediately releasedand nly articial baits shall be usedduring this perid. Frt Knx MilitaryReservatin requires the purchase a$10 permit t sh and is clsed t sh-

ing n uesdays. Anglers must check-inwith the Frt Knx Hunt Cntrl O-ce at (502) 624-2712 bere each daysshing. Tere is a ne-mile sectin Otter Creek as psted by signs in FrtKnx Military Reservatin where trutshing is pen t statewide regulatins.

PAINT CREEKJohnson County

16-inch minimum size limit and1 sh daily creel limit n trut rmthe KY 40 bridge dwnstream t the

rst U.S. 460 bridge crssing and nlyarticial baits shall be used.

PAINTSVILLE LAKE Largemouth Bass: 12 t 15-inch

prtective slt limit. All largemuthbass caught between 12 and 15 inchesmust be released immediately.

Smallmouth Bass: 18-inch minimumsize limit.

PARCHED CORN CREEKWole County

Only articial baits with singlehk shall be used. Brook rout mustbe immediately released.

PEABODY WMA LAKESFishing pen March 16 thrugh

Octber 14, during daylight hurs nly.In additin t a shing license, a $15.00user permit is required persns age16 and ver while n Peabdy WMA.Permits can be purchased where shinglicenses are sld.

Goose, Island and South Lakes: Bluegill: Reer to statewide regulati Channel Catfsh: Reer to statewi

regulations Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimu

size limit, 3 sh daily creel limit. Redbreast Sunfsh: Reer to state-

wide regulations. Walleye & Hybrids: Reer to state

wide regulations.

Frogs: May nt be taken by anymethd n Gse, Island and Sutlakes.

PENNYRILE LAKEChristian County Largemouth Bass: 12 t 15-inch

prtective slt limit. All largemutbass between 12 and 15 inches mube immediately released.

PIKEVILLE CITY LAKE

Pike County Largemouth Bass: All largemuthbass caught must be immediatelyreleased.

POOR FORK and its tributariesLetcher County

Dwnstream t the rst crssinHighway 932, nly articial baits witsingle hk shall be used. Brook romust be immediately released.

REBA LAKE

Madison CountyPssessin r use shad r bai

prhibited. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bas

15-inch minimum size limit, 3 shdaily limit.

ROCK CREEKMcCreary County

Frm Bell Farm Bridge upstreamt ennessee state line, all trut caugrm Octber 1 thrugh March 31must be immediately released and narticial baits shall be used during thperid.

ROUGH RIVER LAKE Crappie: 9-inch minimum size lim Largemouth and Smallmouth Bas

15-inch minimum size limit excep1 sh in the daily limit r 2 in thepssessin limit may be less than 1inches lng.


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SHANTY HOLLOW LAKEWarren County


size limit. Channel Catfsh: 12-inch minimum

size limit.

SHILLALAH CREEK

Bell CountyOutside the Cumberland Gap

Natinal Park as psted, nly articialbaits with single hk shall be used.Brook rout must be immediatelyreleased.

SPORTSMANS LAKESFranklin County Upper Sportsmans Lake: Fishing

during daylight hurs nly. Pssessinr use shad r bait is prhibited.

Channel Catfsh: 4 sh daily limit, 8sh pssessin limit. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit, 3 shdaily limit, 6 sh pssessin limit.

Lower Spor tsmans Lake: Fishingduring daylight hurs nly. Onlychildren 12 years age and yungermay sh, 3 sh daily limit regardless species.

SPURLINGTON LAKETaylor County


SWIFT CAMP CREEKClity Wilderness, Wole County

All trut caught rm Octber 1thrugh May 31 shall be released im-mediately and nly articial baits shallbe used during this perid.

SYMPSON LAKENelson County Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimum

size limit.

TAYLORSVILLE LAKELake upper bundary extended t

Dry Dck Rad n Salt River (rmerlydened as rst rie upstream in SaltRiver). Te area east Van Buren BatRamp as marked by buys and signs isclsed t all hunting, shing, batingand trespassing (except r quta deerhunts) Nvember 1 thrugh the last day February, except the area between

Van Buren Bat Ramp and the Hwy.248 bridge is pen t shing Nvember1 thrugh Nvember 14. Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit,

15 sh daily limit, pssessin limit 30. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:


TAYLORSVILLE LAKE WMAPONDS

Largemouth Bass: 15-inch minimumsize limit; 3 fsh daily creel limit.

Channel Catfsh: 4 sh daily creel limit.

TENNESSEE RIVER rom Ken-tucky Lake Dam downstream toconfuence with Ohio River

Te area rm Kentucky Dam tthe new U.S. 62 bridge will be pen tsnagging 24 hurs per day rm Janu-ary 1 thrugh May 31. Frm June 1thrugh December 31, the area is pen

t snagging rm sunset t sunrise. Tearea the ennessee River rm thenew U.S. 62 bridge t the I-24 bridge is

clsed t snagging year rund. Te arearm the I-24 bridge t the cnuence

with the Ohi River is pen t snag-ging year rund. Tere is nw a dailycreel limit 8 sh in aggregate andshall nt exceed the daily creel limit rany sprt sh in which the creel limitis under 8 sh per day. Snagging mustcease i any sprt sh daily creel limit isattained. All sh snagged, except shadr herring, must be kept and cuntedtward the daily creel limit. Snag-ging anglers cannt release r cull anysnagged paddlesh. Sauger: 14-inch minimum size limit.

WOOD CREEK LAKELaurel County Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:

15-inch minimum size limit Crappie: 9-inch minimum size limit

YATESVILLE LAKE Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass:15-inch minimum size limit.

DISPOSE OF BAIT ON

LAND OR IN THE TRASH

- NOT IN THE WATER

Bait and non-native plants and animalshitchhiking in bait can harm our lakesand rivers.

PROTECT

OUR

WATERS...

For more

information about

non-natives, visit

www.sgnis.org

Developed by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Illinois National History Survey, and Departmentof Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at University of Illinois.


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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS

LICENSE / PERMIT Resident Nonresident

Annual Hunting (deer, elk or turkey) $20.00 $130.00

Annual Fishing $20.00 $50.00

Joint Husband/Wie Annual Fishing $36.00 *

1-Day Fishing $7.00 $10.00

Nonresident 7-Day Fishing * $30.00

Nonresident 15-Day Fishing * $40.00

Trout Permit $10.00 $10.00

1-Day Hunting(not valid for deer, elk or turkey) $.00 $10.00

5-Day Hunting (not valid or deer, elk or turkey) * $40.00

Annual Youth Hunting (ages 15 and under only) $5.00 $5.00

Annual Combination Hunting/Fishing $30.00 *

Senior/Disabled Combination Hunting/Fishing $5.00 *

Deer Permit (statewide) (two deer) $30.00 $60.00

Youth (15 and under) Deer Permit (one deer) $10.00 $10.00

Bonus Antlerless Deer Permit (two deer) $15.00 $15.00

Bonus WMA Quota Hunt Deer Permit (two deer) $30.00 $30.00

Spring Turkey Permit (statewide) (two turkeys) $30.00 $60.00

Youth (15 and under) Turkey Permit (one turkey, spring or all) $10.00 $10.00

Fall Turkey Permit (statewide)(four turkeys) $30.00 $0.00

Kentucky Waterowl Permit $15.00 $15.00

Migratory Bird Permit $10.00 $10.00

Annual Trapping $20.00 $130.00

Annual Landowner/Tenant Trapping $10.00 *

Annual Youth Trapping $.00 *Sportsmans License**(Includes combination hunting/shing, statewide deer permit, all spring and

all turkey permits, state waterowl permit and trout permit.)

$95.00 *

Youth (1 and under)Sportsmans License**(Includes youth hunting license, youth deer permit and youth turkey permit.

Fishing license, waterfowl permit and trout permit not required for youth.)

$2.00 $2.00

Elk Lottery Application $10.00 $10.00

Elk Quota Hunt Permit (i drawn) $30.00 $365.00

Out-o-Zone Elk Permit $30.00 $3.00

Peabody WMA User Permit $15.00 $15.00

Land Between the Lakes (LBL) User Permit $20.00 $20.00

Temporary Hunter Education Exemption Permit

(available online atfw.ky.gov only)$.00 $.00

Federal Migratory BirdDuckStamp (available at post oces) $15.00 $15.00

* Not available

** Peabody and LBL User Permits, Elk Lottery Application, Elk Quota Hunt Permit, Out-o-Zone Elk Permit and Federal Du

Stamp not included.

Annual licenses and permits are valid rom the date o purchase through the last day in February. New licenses are required

annually March 1. A1- or 5-day hunting license is valid only or the period shown on the license.

Beginning with the 200-0 license year, all resident and nonresident kids under the age of 12 will no longer have to purchase

licenses or permits (except the Elk Lottery Application, Elk Quota Hunt Permit and Out-of-Zone Elk Permit).

LICENSES AND PERMITS


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License expirationAnnual license/permit

authorization numbers are valid

rom the date o purchase through

the last day in February. New

licenses are required annually

March 1. A temporary shing

license is valid or the period

shown on the license. (301) KAR

3:022

BUYING LICENSES AND PERMITS

Kentucky shing (and hunt-ing) licenses and permits can be pur-chased rm mre than 1,000 lcatinsthrughut the Cmmnwealth. Mst

Wal-mart, K-mart, cunty curt clerkfces and utdr sprting gds stressell licenses. A cmplete list licenseretailers can be und n the internet atfw.ky.gov.

Unless license exempt, anglers mustpurchase and carry the crrect type shing license and/r permit while sh-ing. Anglers wh purchase a paper li-cense must ll in their signature, address,city, state, zip cde, eye clr, hair clr,sex, height and weight in the blanks pr-

vided n the license prir t shing.Hunting and shing license sales

may be handled by phne r the internet

and may be purchased 24-hurs a day. Ex-cept r a Senir/Disabled License, YuthHunting License, Yuth Deer Permits and

Yuth rapping licenses, all ther licensescan be purchased ver the phne.

By phone:Call toll-ree 1-877-598-2401Persons purchasing by phone:

1. Must use Visa, Mastercard,

Discover or e-check;

2. Will be charged a small ee;

3. Must provide their name, ad-

dress, date o birth and Social

Security number;

4. Will be issued a paper license/

permit by mail;

5. Will be issued an authoriza-

tion number which serves as

a license/permit until paper

license/permit is issued; and

6. Must have the authorization

number in addition to a picture

ID while hunting, i they have

not yet received their paperlicense/permit in the mail.

By Internet:Visitfw.ky.govPersons purchasing online:

1. Must use Visa, Mastercard or

Discover;

2. Must provide their name, ad-

dress, date o birth and Social

Security number;

3. Must print their own paper

license/permit at the end o their

purchase; and

4. Will not receive a paper license/

permit in the mail.

All Kentucky hunting and sh-ing licenses and permits, except Yuth

Hunting Licenses, Yuth Deer Permits, Yuth rapping licenses and Resident Jint Husband/Wie shing licenses,can be purchased thrugh the KentuckyFish and Wildlie website atfw.ky.gov.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS

WHO NEEDS A LICENSE?(KRS 150.010, 150.170)

All persns must ll ut and carrythe prper license and permit t shany Kentucky waters except the ollow-ing(r permit requirements see rutPermit n this page): Te resident wner armlands, his

spuse and dependent children maysh n their land withut a license.

enants, their spuses and dependentchildren may sh withut a license narmlands where they live and wrk.

Resident servicemen n urlugh mre than three days may sh state-

wide withut a license, but must carryprper identicatin and papers shw-ing urlugh status.

Residents and nnresidents ages 15and yunger. Persns shing n the rst Saturday

and Sunday in June (June 7-8, 2008)during Free Fishing Days are nt re-quired t have a license r permit.

Persns shing within the bundaries Mammth Cave Natinal Park.

A resident is anyne wh has es-tablished permanent and legal residencein Kentucky and resided here at least 30days immediately prir t applying ra license. Full-time students enrlled inan educatinal institutin r at least asix-mnth term and service persnneln permanent assignment in Kentuckyare als classied as residents. All thersare cnsidered nn-residents r licens-ing purpses.

TROUT PERMIT(301 KAR 1:201)Unless license exempt, anglers whintend t keep trut must have a trutpermit ($10). A trut permit is included

with the resident senir/disabledcmbinatin license and residentsprtsmans license. All licensed anglers

shing the prtin the CumberlandRiver rm Wl Creek Dam t theennessee state line, its tributaries up tthe rst rie and all Hatchery Creekare required t pssess a trut permit.(See the rut sectin in this guide rdetails and r a cmplete list waters

where trut are present.)

RESIDENT SPORTSMANSLICENSE (SAVE $50!)

Residents wh bth hunt and shr several species may want t cnsiderthe Resident Sprtsmans License. Tislicense includes a cmbinatin hunt-ing and shing license, spring turkeypermit (tw turkeys), all turkey permit(ur turkeys), statewide deer permit(tw deer), state waterwl permit andtrut permit. Purchased separately, theseitems wuld cst $50 mre than buyingthe Sprtsmans package deal. WMAuser permits, an elk draw permit andbnus deer permits must be purchasedseparately. Sprtsmans License hlders


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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS

must ll ut a hunter harvest survey rmigratry birds.

RESIDENT SENIOR(65 AND OLDER) LICENSE

Kentucky residents 65 years ageand lder wh present pr age andresidency are eligible t purchase thediscunted Senir/Disabled Cmbina-tin Hunting and Fishing License ($5).

Tse eligible r this special license arent required t purchase any ther statepermits r bnus permits t keep trut,hunt deer, turkey r waterwl r thermigratry birds. WMA user permits andelk quta hunt applicatin permits mustbe purchased separately. Senirs shuldcarry ID with pr age/residency

while hunting r shing. Te minimumvalue the hunting/shing privileges this special discunted license is $145.

RESIDENT DISABILITY LICENSE

Who qualies?The ollowing are eligible to purchase the discounted ($5) Senior/Dis-

abled Combination Hunting and Fishing License (which includes the samelicense and permits as the Resident Senior License described at let:

Kentucky residents certied totally and permanently disabled by the

Federal Social Security Administration, a state Workers Compensation

Board, the Kentucky Teacher Retirement System or the United States

Railroad Retirement Board.

Kentucky resident employees o the U.S. Oce o Personnel Management,

declared totally and permanently disabled by a recognized authority.

Kentucky resident veterans at least 50% disabled as the result o a

service-connected disability.

Persons with the disabilities listed above must rst obtain a disability

authorization card to be able to purchase this special $5 license rom a

license vendor or online atfw.ky.gov.

To obtain a disability licenseauthorization card:I your disability is through the:

Federal Social Security Administra-tion: Contact your local Social Secu-rity oce and request a orm showing

your name, address, Social Security

number and date o birth, which states

that you are disabled and drawing

benets. Send orm to KDFWR.

Veterans Administration: Contactyour local VA oce and request a letter

that veries you are at least 50% dis-

abled as a result o a service-connected

disability. Send letter to KDFWR.

State Workers Compensation

Board: Request an application romthe KDFWR, ll it out and send to the

State Workers Compensation Board.

United States Railroad RetirementBoard: Contact the Board and request a letter stating you are 100%totally and permanently disabled. Send letter to KDFWR.

Kentucky Teacher Retirement System: Contact the Teacher Retire-ment System and request written documentation stating you are on

disability retirement. Send documentation to KDFWR.

United States Oce o Personnel Management: Contact the ederal O-ce o Personnel Management and obtain certication o employment and

documentation o being 100% disabled. Send documentation to KDFWR.

Once the proper documentation is processed, applicants will receiveby mail an authorization card that allows the individual to purchase the

$5 discounted Senior/Disabled Combination Hunting & Fishing License

rom ANY license vendor or online atfw.ky.gov.

The authorization card is not a license.The authorization card must be presented to the license seller, or the

authorization number entered online, at the time o purchase. License ven-

dors cannot sell a disability license using an expired authorization card.

Senior/Disabled Combination Licenses are valid through the end o

February like any other license. I you lose your card, you may contact the

KDFWR at the above address or a replacement.

Q:How long is my disabilityauthorization card valid?

A: The disability authorizationcard is good or 3 years (check the

expiration date on your card). Every

3 years, you must provide updated

paperwork (ollowing the instructions

to the right) and get a new card.

Carry proofHolders o Senior/Disabled

Combination Licenses who qualiy

or the license due to an eligible

disability must carry both the

license and authorization card

while hunting and shing. Note

that once a person who qualies

or this disability license reaches

age 65, he or she is considered

a senior or licensing purposes,

and no longer needs to ollow the

process o obtaining a disability

license authorization card.

Contacting usExcept or those who

qualiy or a Disability

License through Workers

Compensation, mail or ax

your disability certication to:

KDFWR Disability License

#1 Sportsmans Lane

Frankort, KY 40601

FAX: (502) 564-9368

You may also bring the

documentation in person to the

KDFWR oce in Frankort at

#1 Sportsmans Lane during

business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. Eastern Monday - Friday.

PAY LAKES(KRS 150.660)

A persn shing in a pay lake li-censed by the Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlie Resurces needs ei-ther a Kentucky shing license r a reepermit issued by the peratr. I the lakeis nt licensed by the peratr, anglersneed a valid Kentucky shing license.


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FREE FISHING DAYS(301 KAR 1:210)

Every year Kentucky ers reeshing days the rst weekend in June(June 7-8, 2008). On ree shing daysn license (including the Kentucky trutpermit) is required residents r nn-residents t sh any Kentucky waters. Allther shing regulatins remain in eect.Free shing days are ered t prmteshing and Natinal Fishing Week.

BORDERING WATERS

All Kentucky anglers wh sh re-ciprcal waters must have a valid Ken-tucky shing license.

OHIO RIVER FISHING(KRS 150.170)

An angler with a Kentucky shinglicense may sh the entire main stem the Ohi River rm a bat, r a br-dering states bank withut buying thether states license (brdering states in-clude Illinis, Indiana and Ohi).

Tis des nt apply i shing a br-dering states embayments r tributaries,

which begin at a straight line betweenppsite pints where the tributary rembayment meets the main stem theriver.

Anglers shing rm a brdering

states bank must llw the size andcreel limits the state where the angleris lcated. Fr example, a Kentucky li-censed angler can stand n the Indianabank and sh the main stem the OhiRiver withut an Indiana shing license,but must abide by Indianas size andcreel limits.

Reminder: N snagging r any shspecies n the Indiana side r in any In-diana waters the Ohi River.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

(KRS 150.170)Anglers licensed in Kentucky maysh Missuri prtins the MississippiRiver withut buying a Missuri shinglicense. Each state recgnizes the sprtshing licenses and permits the therstate n the Mississippi River. Te riveris dened as the main channel and im-mediate side r secndary channels andchutes. It des nt include xbw rdplain lakes r any tributary streams.A tributary is delineated by the straightline between ppsite pints where thetributary cnnects with the main bdy the Mississippi River. Furthermre,the river des nt include backwatersthat extend nt the dplain r tribu-taries when the river exceeds 33 eet atthe gauging statin at Cair, Illinis.

Sprt shing license r permithlders may sh rm, r attach anydevice r equipment t land alng theriver under the jurisdictin the therstate. Landwner permissin is requiredt sh rm the bank.

Sprt shing license hlders shallabide by the regulatins in the state in

whse waters they are shing and whenshing in waters they are nt licensed tsh, shall cmply with the mst restric-tive regulatin.

DALE HOLLOW LAKEAnglers may use either a ennes-

see r a Kentucky sprt shing licensewhile shing in the Wl River arm Dale Hllw Lake. Tis includes theIllwill Creek embayment beginning at aline crssing the Wl River at its muth

where it jins the Obey River and themain part the lake.

Anglers must bey the regulatins the state in which they are licensed.Kentucky residents must have a Ken-

tucky license.KENTUCKY LAKE

On Kentucky Lake, anglers with ei-ther a valid Kentucky r ennessee sprtshing license may sh rm EggnersFerry Bridge (U.S. 68 and Hwy. 80) inKentucky suth t the Gvernr NedMcWhrter Bridge (U.S. 79 and Hwy.76) in ennessee. Tis includes all embay-ments and tributaries, except the BldRiver embayment in Kentucky. Anglersmust abide by the shing regulatins

the state in which they are shing.

BIG SOUTH FORK OF THECUMBERLAND RIVER

Anglers may use either a ennes-see r a Kentucky sprt shing license

while shing that prtin the BigSuth Frk rm the Leatherwd Frdbridge (Highway 297) in ennessee tthe Highway 92 bridge at Yamacraw,Kentucky.

Anglers must bey the regulatins the state in which they are licensed.Kentucky residents must have a Ken-tucky license.

OTHER BORDERING WATERSOn all ther brdering waters,

bundaries are set by state lines. Obeythe laws the state in which yu areshing.

Lost licenses andpermitsPersons who need a replacement

license or permit have two options:

1. Purchase the same type o li-

cense or permit rom any license

vendor, ask them or a license

reund orm, ll it out and send

it to: KDFWR Licensing, #1

Sportsmans Lane, Frankort,

KY 40601. You will receive a

reund minus a $5 handling ee.

2. Send $5, your name, address,

date o birth and Social Securi-

ty number, and which license(s)

or permits you lost to: KDFWR

Licensing, #1 Sportsmans

Lane, Frankort, KY 40601.

The KDFWR will replace the

license/permit you identiy as

lost, once verication o original

purchase occurs.

STOP AQUATIC

HITCHHIKERS!

Prevent the transport o

nuisance species.

Clean all recreational equipment.


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FISHING

REGUL

ATIONS FISHING METHODS

SPORT FISHING TROTLINES,JUGGING and SET LINES (LIMBLINES)(301 KAR 1:410; KRS 150.010)

A sprt shing trtline is a linewith n mre than 50 single r multi-barbed baited hks that must be at least18 inches apart. A sprt shing trtlinemust be set at least three eet belw the

waters surace. Jugging is shing with asingle baited line attached t any at-

ing bject. A jug line may have n mrethan ne single r multi-barbed hk. Aset line is a line with ne single r multibarbed hk. It may be attached t a treelimb, tree trunk, bank ple r ther sta-tinary bject n the bank a stream rimpundment.

One persn may use n mre thantw sprt shing trtlines r 50 jug lines(per bat) r 25 set lines at any ne time.Each sprt shing trtline, jug line r setline must be: 1) permanently labeled

with the name and address the user;

2) baited, checked and all sh remvedat least nce every 24 hurs; 3) removedrm water, bank r tree when shingceases.

Prohibited Areas: Sprt shingtrtlines, jug lines r set lines maynt be used within 200 yards belwany dam. Sprt shing trtlines, juglines r set lines are nt allwed inDepartment wned/managed lakeshaving less than 500 surace acres,except thse lcated n Ballard, SwanLake and Peal WMAs. N sprt shingtrtlines are allwed within 700 yardsbelw Kentucky Dam, the area between

Barkley Dam and Highway 62 bridge,r belw the llwing Ohi Riverdams rm the ace the dam t theend the uter lck wall: Smithland,Newburgh, Canneltn, Markland,Meldahl and Greenup; McAlpinedwnstream t the K&I railrad bridge;

J.. Meyers (Unintwn) t the end the uter lck wall and that prtin the split channel arund the suthernpart Wabash Island rm the xed

weir dam t the rst dike.

GIGGING AND SNAGGING FISH(301 KAR 1:410, 1:082; KRS 150.010)

Gigging means spearing r impal-ing sh n any prnged r barbed in-strument attached t the end any rig-

id bject. Snagging means taking sh rther aquatic animals by a rapid drawingmtin (rather than enticement by bait)using a hand-held ple and attached line

with a single r ne multiple sh hk.A persn may gig r snag sh rm

the bank. Snagging is nt legal rm abat. Gigging is legal rm a bat nlyn lakes 500 surace acres r larger andnly during daylight hurs.

Gigging and snagging are nt legalrm a platrm r within 200 yards adam, except belw Kentucky Dam. Oth-

erwise, gigging/snagging is permittedday r night in all prtins lakes andstreams pen t these methds (reer tprhibited areas belw).

Tere is a statewide limit o 2 pad-dlefsh or either gigging or snagging,except in the Lake Barkley tailwater(Cumberland River) and in the Ken-tucky Lake tailwater (ennessee River)up to 8 paddlefsh may be taken daily.Snagging anglers must cease snaggingonce they attain the two fsh daily creel

limit on paddlefsh on all waters opento snagging. Snagging anglers cannotrelease or cull any snagged paddlefsh.

Te seasn r gigging and/rsnagging rugh sh is rm February 1thrugh May 10 (except belw KentuckyDam). It is illegal t pssess a gig n astream r lake r in a bat rm N-

vember 1 thrugh January 31. Except,persns may gig rugh sh thrugh theice any time the surace is rzen thickenugh t stand upn. Te gigger mustgig while supprted by the ice. Regard-

less cnditin, all sprt sh takengigging and snagging must be immeately returned t the water except in

ennessee River belw Kentucky Da Tere are special snagging reg

tins r the Kentucky Lake tailw(ennessee River) and the Lake Bark

tailwater (Cumberland River). Plereer t the Special Fishing Regulatisectin this guide bere snaggingthese waters.

Te area rm Kentucky Damthe new U.S. 62 bridge will be pensnagging 24 hurs per day rm Janu1 thrugh May 31. Frm June 1 thruDecember 31, the area is pen t snging rm sunset t sunrise. Te arethe ennessee River rm the new U62 bridge t the I-24 bridge is clt snagging year rund. Frm the I

bridge t the cnuence with the ORiver is pen t snagging year ruTere is a daily creel limit 8 sh shall nt exceed the daily creel limitany sprt sh in which the daily climit is under 8 sh per day. Snaggmust cease ater any sprt sh daily climit is attained. Hwever, snagginnt allwed n the newly installed ing piers and jetties. All sh snaggedlw Kentucky Dam must be kept excshad r herring.

In the ennessee River belw Ktucky Dam, a snagging rd, includinghandle, may nt be lnger than 7-1/2 and must be equipped with line, guand reel. Only ne hk may be attact the line, either single r treble. Excin Green River, Rlling Frk River their tributaries, up t ve single r trhks may be used r snagging. In Cumberland River belw Barkley Dsnagging is nly permitted dwn stre the U.S. 62 bridge with a daily climit 8 paddlesh.

Q:How many shing poles amI allowed to have while shing?

A: As many as you want. Thereis no limit on the number o shing

poles (or shing rods) an angler may

use at one time.

No rearmsFish may not be taken with use o

a rearm.

Q:May I clean my sh whileon the water?

A: Anglers shall not remove anypart o the head or tail o any shor which there is a size or creel

limit until nished shing and o th

water.


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Prohibited Areas: Gigging andsnagging sh are prhibited in the l-lwing waters: Cave Run Lake including all tributar-

ies up t the rst rie (Te lcatin the rst rie may change dependingn water level)

Cumberland River, belw Wl CreekDam dwnstream t the ennesseeline including Hatchery Creek and alltributaries r 1/2 mile upstream their cnuence with the CumberlandRiver

Cumberland River, belw Barkley Damdwnstream t the U.S. 62 bridge

TICKLING AND NOODLING(301 KAR 1:410; KRS 150.010)

Te tickling and ndling (handgrabbing) seasn r rugh sh is June1 thrugh August 31, during daylight

hurs nly. ickling and ndlingmeans taking sh directly by hand, r

with the aid a handled hk. Tesemethds are permitted in all waters. Tedaily creel limit is 15 rugh sh, n mrethan 5 which can be catsh.

BOW FISHING(301 KAR 1:410)

Rugh sh may be taken year-rund by bw and arrw with line at-tached. Sprt sh may nt be taken witha bw and arrw. Catsh have a dailycreel limit 5 (in aggregate) and pad-dlesh have a daily creel limit 2. Bwsherman may sh within 200 yards a dam, except by bat in bat restrictedareas. Bw shing is prhibited n theCumberland River belw Wl CreekDam dwnstream t the ennessee line,including Hatchery Creek and all tribu-

taries r 1/2 mile upstream their cn-uence with the Cumberland River.

Persns using a bw and arrw rshing must have the apprpriate sh-ing license and may take rugh sh rmbank r bat. Tere is n limit n therrugh sh.

SPEAR FISHING(301 KAR 1:410)

Underwater spearing rugh sh with hand-held r mechanically pr-pelled spear is permitted year-rund, butnly in lakes having 1,000 surace acresr mre. All participants in this sprtmust be submerged while spear shing.Only rugh sh may be taken and theapprpriate shing license is required.

Te daily limit is 15 sh which nly 5may be catsh.

o Fish Habitat Restoration

The goal

The problem

Fish require healthy habitats. Degraded habitattranslates int ewer sh and shing pprtunities.Kentucky has ver 90,000 miles streams and rivers.Many these streams are in need restratin and

wuld qualiy r habitat restratin unding.

KDFWR administers a new multi-agencyprgram with unds r stream restratin andenhancement. Fr mre inrmatin cntact theStream Restratin Prgram, # 1 Sprtsmans Lane,Frankrt, KY 40601 r call 1-800-858-1549.

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