Bass Fishing, Special Olympics Fishing, Habitat Improvement
Season 37 Episode 38 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Using crawfish to catch bass, the Special Olympics Fishing Derby, and more.
Using crawfish to catch bass on Nolin River Lake; the Special Olympics Fishing Derby in Campbell County; and fisheries biologists sink structures to improve fish habitats on Barren River Lake.
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Bass Fishing, Special Olympics Fishing, Habitat Improvement
Season 37 Episode 38 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Using crawfish to catch bass on Nolin River Lake; the Special Olympics Fishing Derby in Campbell County; and fisheries biologists sink structures to improve fish habitats on Barren River Lake.
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>> THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD HAUL RIGHT THERE.
>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... WE ARE TURNING CRAWFISH INTO BASS ON NOLIN RIVER LAKE.
>> THERE YOU GO.
SPOTTED BASS.
>> NEXT... WE'LL STOP BY A FISHING DERBY AND SEE WHAT'S BEING CAUGHT.
ASIDE FROM FUN THAT IS.
AND THEN WE ARE TAG AGO LONG WITH FISHERIES BIOLOGIST AS A SINK STRUCTURE ON BARREN RIVER LAKE.
>> THIS WILL HELP PUT ANGLERS IN CONTACT WITH THE FISH.
>> THAT'S ALL NEXT ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... >> THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> THIS POND IS PLUM FLOATED WITH FROGS.
>> THEY'RE EVERYWHERE IN HERE.
(GUNSHOT) >> THIS IS A GOOD FISH RIGHT HERE.
A REALLY GOOD FISH.
>> COME HERE, GIRL.
>> THAT'S A BIG RABBIT.
>> NICE JOB.
>> YES!
MY FIRST MUSKY.
>> LEO!
♪ WE GOT A KEEPER!
>> THERE GOES.
BOOM!
>> WOW, THAT HAPPENED FAST.
>> HELLO, WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.
I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.
JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
WHEN SUMMERTIME TEMPERATURES WARM UP, CATCHING A BASS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS CAN SOMETIMES BE TOUGH.
THE ONE SURE FIRE WAY TO GET A FISH'S ATTENTION IS USING A LIVE CIA CRAY FISH.
CRAY FISH.
THIS CREEK LOOKS A LITTLE DEEPER THAN WE ARE USED TO.
THIS REMINDS ME OF MY CHILDHOOD.
THIS IS HOW WE LEARNED HOW TO CATCH BASS.
>> IT IS.
WE WOULD GO BASS FISHING AND WE WOULD GET UP AND GET OUR BURLAP BAG, OUR CREEK CRAWLING SHOES, OLD SHORTS AND TRY TO GET US 30 OR 40 CRAY FISH TO BASS FISH WITH.
>> WE'LL TAKE A NET.
WE WANT 15 OR 20.
THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD WAY TO PICK UP PROBABLY A BASS FAVORITE FOOD SOURCE.
YOU COME IN HERE AND GET A BUCKET OF THESE.
IT'S PRETTY GOOD AFTER THAT.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN ROUND UP.
>> LET'S PUT A LITTLE WATER IN THE BUCKET.
>> I GOT A BAG HERE WE CAN PUT THE CRAY FISH IN.
JUST GIVE ME TWO INCHES OF WATER OR LESS.
>> OH MAN, THAT FEELS GREAT.
>> CAN ALMOST BE A LITTLE FULLER.
>> BLUEGILL.
TOO BAD WE ARE NOT CATFISHING TODAY.
THAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE PIECE OF BAIT RIGHT THERE.
IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY.
I THINK SOMETIMES YOU GET IN HERE, SCARE THEM THAT WAY.
THIS IS HOW YOU REALLY GOT BUNCHES OF THEM TRY IT AGAIN.
THERE YOU GO.
GOT ABOUT 10.
AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE ARE THE SIZE WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
ONE MORE PASS LIKE THAT AND WE'LL PRETTY MUCH HAVE WHAT WE NEED.
>> I THINK THE FIRST COUPLE OF PASSES WE WERE TOO DEEP OF WATER.
HAVE YOU TO FIND THE PERFECT MIX WHERE THE CRAY FISH LIKE TO GET.
THAT WAS A GOOD RUN RIGHT THERE.
I SEEN THEM SWIMMING A COUPLE OF THEM.
PICK IT UP.
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD HAUL RIGHT THERE.
I TELL YOU, THERE ARE A MILLION DIFFERENT WRAYS YOU CAN DO THIS.
IF YOU GET IN AN AREA THAT'S REALLY ROCKY AND YOU CAN SPOT THEM AND SEE THEM, TAKE A BUTTERFLY NET AND POKE IN FRONT OF THEM AND THEY'LL SWIM RIGHT INTO THE NET.
OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS HAND GRAB THEM.
LET'S GET THESE THINGS IN THE COOLER.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT FULLY SUBMERGED AND THEY CAN CRAWL UP THE BURLAP AND GET THEM TO THE LAKE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WE'VE DONE THE WORK.
SEE IF WE CAN HOLD UP OUR END OF THE DEAL AND CATCH SOME FISH.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE ARE DOWN HERE AT KNOW NOLIN LAKE.
WE WANTED TO FISH THE LAKE BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE ARE ROCKS THAT WILL BE PERFECT FOR THE CRAY FISH.
WE GOT A COOLER THAT HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER IN IT AND WE DRAPED THIS TOP END OVER THE TOP OF THE COOLER SO THAT THEY CAN CRAWL UP OUT OF THE WATER.
IF YOU LEAVE THEM SUBMERGED IN THE WATER THE WHOAM NIGHT, THEY WILL DIE.
WE'RE RIGGING.
THIS WE ARE GOING TO USE A ONE OTT CIRCLE HOOK AND EIGHT OUNCE SPLIT SHOT.
TIE IT ON OUR LUCKY WINNER OF THE DAY WE'LL TAIL HOOK THESE IN THE MIDDLE YOU DON'T WANT IT TO HANG WAY OUT BECAUSE YOU CAN ALMOST MAKE IT WEED LET'S.
WHEN IT HITS THE WATER, IT'S GOING TO TAKE OFF SWIMMING SO WHEN IT SETTLEDS IN ON THE BOTTOM, IT HAS FREE RANGE TO MOVE AROUND AND IF IT DECIDES TO GO INTO THE NATURAL MOTION HIDING UNDER THE ROCK, LET HIM DRIFT BACK DOWN AFTER YOU PICK HIM UP OUT OF THE ROCK.
GOT ONE RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
>> WANT ME TO GET THE NET?
>> I DON'T THINK HE'S THAT BIG.
MAY BE BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT.
MIGHT WANT TO GET THE NET LOOKY THERE.
THAT'S A NICE BASS RIGHT THERE.
TRY TO LET THAT THING SETTLE IN DOWN THERE AROUND THAT ROCK AND I JUST PICK IT UP, PUT MY LET MY CRAY FISH SWIM BACK DOWN.
NEVER FET HIM HIT IT.
JUST RAN WITH IT.
VERY TYPICAL.
THAT'S A DECENT BASS FOR NOLIN.
NOLIN IS KNOWN FOR A LOT OF NUMBERS BUT WHEN YOU CATCH THREE AND FOUR POUNDERS, AND THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THEM, HAVE YOU TO WORK THROUGH THE NUMBERS TO GET THERE BUT THERE YOU GO.
>> NICE FISH.
>> THERE OWES A FISH RIGHT THERE.
HE WAS ALL OVER IT.
CAST THAT BACK OVER THERE, CHAD SPOTTED BASS.
LOOK HOW PRETTY HOOKED RIGHT UP IN THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH AGAIN THAT WAS MY FISH, CHAD.
>> I THINK THIS FISH.
>> SEE THAT RIGHT THERE?
THAT'S YOUR CRAWFISH.
>> YEP, RIGHT THERE.
>> I THINK HE HIT YOUR LINE FIRST, DIDN'T HE THAT IS A SIZE POT THAT IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE DINNER TABLE.
>> THIS IS A GOOD FISH.
NOW, NOW, SETTLE DOWN.
THERE YOU GO BRIAN.
GOOD FISH RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU GOT YOURSELF A TWO AND A HALF POUNDER OR SO.
PROBABLY 18-INCH FISH, MAYBE BETTER.
>> BEAUTIFUL MARKINGS, NICE HEALTHY BASS.
>> RIGHT ON THE BANK.
THAT'S A NATURAL SPOT FOR THESE BASS TO BE.
TYPICALLY WE'LL CATCH THEM ON THE DEEP ROCKS BUT THE WATER IS RISING, THE FISH HAVE MOVED TO THE BANK AND THAT'S A NATURAL SPOT FOR CRAY FISH TO BE HANGING OUT IN THE SHALLOW WATER.
>> ANOTHER ONE RUNNING RIGHT NOW IS THAT A GOOD FISH, ABOUT LIKE THE LAST ONE I THINK LOOK AT THAT.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> THAT FISH MUST HAVE HAD THAT AND SPIT IT OUT.
>> THAT'S WHY YOU USE A CIRCLE HOOK.
LOOK WHERE THE HOOK IS AT RIGHT IN THE CORNER, NICE AND EASY TO POP THAT HOOK RIGHT OUT AND DOESN'T HURT THE FISH AT ALL.
YOU CAN CATCH EVERYTHING WITH CRAY FISH.
IVE' EVEN CAUGHT CRAPPIE ON ACCIDENT.
EVERYTHING WITH A CRAY FISH.
>> EVERY ONE WE HAVE CAUGHT TODAY, THEY HIT IT AND YOU HARDLY KNOW IT BUT THEY SWIM RIGHT AT YOU.
>> YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR LINE.
>> KEEP IT TAWT.
THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A GOOD SOUL.
A BUTTERFLY HANGS OUT ON YOU.
>> LOOKY THERE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER, THREE SPECIES OF FISH WE'VE CAUGHT ON THE CRAWFISH IF YOU ARE A BASS FISHERMAN AND THROW A JIG VERY MUCH, YOU WILL CATCH ONE OF THESE.
THE JIG I AM IMITATES THE CRAWFISH.
YOU REALLY GOT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE GOING LEAVE THIS BURR LAP BAG ON THE DECK OF YOUR BOAT, DIP IT THIS THERE AND GET IT WET AND SET IT BACK UP THERE THAT WILL KEEP THE CRAY FISH ALIVE FOR A LONG TIME.
WE DON'T GET OUT TO DO THIS ENOUGH.
TO GO OUT AND GIVE WHATEVER MOTHER NATURE PROVIDES YOU AND GO FISHING, IT'S REALLY COOL.
>> ALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE ALWAYS GOOD TO GET OUT WITH YOUR BROTHER AND SPEND QUALITY TIME.
>> AS A LOVER OF THE OUTDOORS, NOTHING WARMS MY HEART MORE THAN SEEING SOMEONE EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF CATCHING A FISH.
THIS IS THE HANDICAP FISHING DERBY CAMPBELL COUNTY GAME AND FISH STOCKED THE FISH FOR TODAY'S EVENT.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE 43rd YEAR IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT EVERY ONE OF THOSE YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY A JOY TO SEE THIS EVENT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR BLEEG A YOUNG CHILD WITNESSING IT AND BEING PART OF THE ORGANIZATION TO HOST IT, IT MEANS A LOT.
I CAN TELL YOU IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST.
A PRIVILEGE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN EVENT LIKE THIS.
THEY HAVE BEEN CATCHING A TON OF FISH TODAY.
CATFISH, CROWD, BLUEGILL.
A PRETTY NEED EVENT-- PRETTY NEAT EVENT SO FAR.
>> ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 220 PEOPLE.
SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE JUST AS MANY PEOPLE HELPING THOSE PEOPLE FISH AS WELL.
>> WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE DID YOU CATCH BOTH OF THOSE.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> ASHLEY.
>> THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL ASHLEY.
>> WE'VE DONE THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
SOMETHING REALLY WONDERFUL.
IT'S A FISHING DERBY BUT SO MANY OTHER THINGS.
THIS IS A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SPORTSMEN AND AREA SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.
WE GET GREAT SUPPORT FROM OUR CONSERVATION OFFICERS.
>> THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T SEE US ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE WORKING IN A COUNTY THAT'S 309 MILES.
IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY.
WHAT OTHER JOB CAN YOU COME TO AND GO IT DO THIS KIND OF PUBLIC RELATION FISHING I GUESS WHEN YOU SIT BACK AND REFLECT ON IT, IT'S A REAL PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO THIS EVENT FOR FIVE YEARS SUPPORTING AUTISM AND THIS IS ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT THEY HOLD AND SPONSOR.
WE ENJOY IT.
IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR THE CHILDREN AND IT'S WHY WE ARE HERE.
FOR THEM.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> I THINK FOR A LOT OF THESE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, IT HITS HOME WITH THEM.
THEY MAY KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS CHALLENGED OR HANDICAPPED THAT NEEDS HELP.
TO BE ABLE TO FISH OR JUST TO GET OUTDOORS IS A BIG DEAL SO IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU GET THIS KIND OF TURNOUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND TO TEAM UP WITH THE 5L1 TH DISTRICT FEDERATION, DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
IT'S IMPRESSIVE WHAT THEY CAN PUT ON IN A DAY'S TIME.
>> IT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN WANT TO DO.
IT'S A PROACTIVE THUNK, A WAY OF REACHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC, SHARING THE BLESSINGS, THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE WITH SOME FOLKS THAT DON'T GET TO ENJOY THIS ALL THE TIME.
SO IT'S VERY, VERY SPECIAL TO US FOR THAT REASON.
>> WE EMBRACE AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES, HUNTING AND FISHING BUT A LOT OF HUNTING IS DONE BY YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TO STAY QUIET.
WHEREAS FISHING YOU CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND AND YOU ARE CREATING MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME THIS IS A FISHING EVENT FOR SURE BUT ONCE THE FISHING IS OVER, THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.
ONCE THE PARTICIPATES COME UP, THEIR FISH IS BROUGHT UP HERE AND EACH PARTICIPANT HAS THEIR FISH WEIGHED AND THE BIGGEST FISH, MOST FISH, MOST UNUSUAL CATCH, THINGS LIKE THAT, ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LINE FIVE POUNDS 10 HOWNSES.
>> THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HELP PROVIDE THE MONEY BUT WE HAVE CORPORATE SPONSORS SUCH AS THIS YEAR WE HAD CINCINNATI BELL WHO DONATED MONEY FOR OUR T-SHIRTS.
SMECIALG OLYMPICS IS FOR LIFE.
WE USUALLY START THEM AT EIGHT YEARS OF AGE BUT WE HAVE NOW STARTED THEM AT 3, 4, 5 YEAR OLDS.
WE CALL IT OUR YOUNG ATHLETES GROUP AND THEY GET TO COMPETE IN EVENTS FROM EIGHT YEARS OF AGE ON AS SOON AS THE FISH ARE WEIGHED, THEY GO TO THE FISH CLEANING STATION AND THE CLUB MEMBERS CLEAN THE FISH FOR THE PARTICIPANTS, RINSE THEM, PACKAGE THEM SO THEY CAN BE TAKEN HOME FOR TABLE FARE.
IF FOLKS ELECT NOT TO HAVE THE TABLE FARE, THEIR FISH ARE DONATED FOR CLUB FUNCTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT MY FAMILY AND I HAVE COME HERE FOR SIX YEARS OR SO.
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS WE DO WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME.
HE IS 22 YEARS OLD.
HE LOVES THIS EVENT.
WE ALWAYS CATCH A FEW FISH.
EVEN IF WE DON'T CATCH FISH HE HAS SO MUCH FUN IT'S WORTH IT.
>> WE FED 130 PEOPLE IS MY GUESS.
OUR COOKS ARE ALL SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN.
WE ARE REAL PROUD OF THAT.
>> WE HAVE A PRIZE FOR THE MOST CAUGHT AND WE HAVE A PRIZE FOR THE LARGEST FISH CAUGHT.
AND SOMETIMES THEY MATCH EACH OTHER SO WE ARE SEPARATING THEM SO EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO WIN.
WE COME UP WITH DIFFERENT PRIZES EVERY YEAR.
THE KIDS ARE GIVEN TROPHIES.
FISHING POLES, TACKLE BOXES.
OTHER KIND OF PRIZES ARE GIVEN OUT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL KID.
>> IT'S BEEN REAL SPECIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR MY DAUGHTER.
SHE CAUGHT HER SOME FISH AND GOT AS EXCITED AS A KID CAN GET JUST ABOUT.
SHE HAD A BLAST AND I BELIEVE ALL THE KIDS HAVE HAD A BLAST.
>> IT'S JUST A FAMILY EVENT.
THE FAMILIES COME EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY LOVE BEING ABLE TO GET OUT AND BE WITH THEIR CHILD.
WE HAD ALL THE DIFFERENT FISHING GROUPS OUT HERE AND THEY JUST HELP OUR KIDS TREMENDOUSLY.
THEY JUST MAKE IT A VERY SPECIAL DAY.
>> WE ARE JUST REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR AND IT REALLY ENRICHES US.
WE GET AS MUCH OUT OF THIS AS THE PARTICIPANTS DO.
IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK MY FAMILY HAS DECIDED THAT NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES, WE ARE GOING KEEP GOING UNTIL WE CAN'T GO ANYMORE EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THINGS THAT ARE DONATED TO US AND WE HAVE A RAFFLE THAT THAT RAFFLE MONEY WILL GO INTO NEXT YEAR'S FUND JUST ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO RAISE MONEY TO CARRY ON.
THAT'S WAS WE ARE GOING TO DO.
>> FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS HERE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE THE HABITAT FOR FISH ON OUR LAKES AND WATERWAYS.
HERE WE ARE AT BARREN RIVER STATE PARK AND FOR ALL THE BOATS DRIVING BY, THEY HAVE TO WOND WHAT WE'RE IS GOING ON OVER THERE.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MATERIAL ON THE BANK THAT YOUR PROGRAM IS PUTTING THIS IN FOR FISH HABITAT, CORRECT?
>> THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR LARGE SCALE BARREN RIVER LAKE HABITAT PROJECT.
WE HAVE SEVEN PHASES PLANNED FOR THIS AND THIS IS OUR KICKOFF PROJECT.
WE ARE HERE IN LOWER PETER'S CREEK AND WE GOT 15 OR SO SITES PICKED OUT HERE AND A LOT OF THE STUFF IS GOING TO BE CENTERED AROUND BASS AND CRAPPIE STRUCTURE.
>> COMMISSIONER AND I, WE ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE BACKYARD ON BARREN RIVER LAKE.
YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME FISHING THIS LAKE DON'T YOU?
>> I HAVE FOR MANY YEARS.
>> TELL ME WERE WHY THIS PROJECT WORKING IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU.
>> THIS WAS ONE TIME ONE OF THE TOP BASS FISHERIES IN THE STATE.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I STARTED GETTING REPORTS FROM ANGLERS AND FISHING THE LAKE MYSELF AND I FOUND THAT THE CATCH RATES WERE JUST NOT WHAT WE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO HERE AND WANTING TO KEEP THAT SAME HIGH STANDARD, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE THAT CATCH RATE FOR OUR ANGLERS AS WELL AS IMPROVE THE LAKE OVERALL IN GENERAL.
FIRST THING THAT CAME UP WAS HABITAT.
>> TELL ME ABOUT WHY BARREN LAKE IS FOR THIS.
>> BARREN LAKE HAS FISH, CRAPPIE, BASS.
THAT'S WHAT THE PROJECT IS GEARED FOR.
NOT THAT THEY'RE IN DECLINE BUT THIS WILL HELP PUT ANGLERS IN CONTACT WITH THE FISH.
>> YOU GUYS ARE USE SOMETHING DIFFERENT STRUCTURE THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN AT CAVE RUN LAKE.
DID A MAJOR PROJECT OVER THERE FOR THREE YEARS.
WERE YOU PART OF THAT AS WELL.
THIS PROJECT IS DIFFERENT.
THIS LAKE, BECAUSE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER LAKE RAISES SIGNIFICANTLY FROM SUMMER TO WINTER POOL.
HOW ARE YOU ADJUSTING FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S GOT TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE?
>> THE BULK OF OUR MATERIAL AT CAVE RUN WAS BRUSH MATERIAL, CEDAR TREES.
WITHOUT A DRAW, WE DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT MUCH CONCERNED WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF MATERIAL.
IT'S STILL GOING TO GRAIK DOWN A LITTLE BIT BUT WITH THE DRAW DOWN, WE'VE ADJUSTED AND MOVED TOWARDS SOME LARGER TREES AND ALSO SOME OF THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS HERE.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE HABITAT PRESENT FOR THE ANGLER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH WHERE THE FISH ARE LOCATING.
WHEN WE GET THE GOOD LAB AT THAT TIME ON THE GROUND AND WE GET FISH USING THOSE LOCATIONS AND ANGLERS KNOWING WHERE THEY ARE.
THE SUCCESS RATE GOES WAY UP AND THE FISH ARE MORE HEALTHY AND THEY HAVE BAIT FISH AND OTHER PLACES TO HIDE SO IT TURNS OUT WELL.
>> SO YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OUT STRUCTURE FOR YEARS.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A FISHERMAN TO LOCATE THOSE AND START CATCHING FISH.
>> NOT LONG.
THE GUYS WILL COME RIGHT AFTER US.
WE MAY COME BACK AT THE TAIL END AND THERE ARE FISH ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND FOUNDED.
IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG AT ALL.
A LOT OF THE MATERIALS THAT I'VE SEEN HERE ARE THINGS I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST THE ROCK AND BIG YELLOW PVC PIPE TREES.
TELL ME WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE THIS IS MADE MY MOSS BACK FISH HABITAT, A PVC STRUCTURE THE REASON WE ARE GOING THIS ROUTE, TWO REAL REASONS, IT'S EASY TO ASSEMBLE WE LIKE THE WAY THE LIMBS OUT CUT COME OUT AND BEING PV VC, IT WILL LAST FOREVER.
THIS MATERIAL IS NO THE GOING TO BREAK DOWN LIKE A NATURAL CEDAR TREE WOULD.
IT'S ABOUT IT TO JUMP START THE ALGAE GROWTH AND WE NEED THAT TO BRING IN BAIT FISH AND THAT'S WHERE THE ANGLER COMPONENT COMES IN HOPEFULLY AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY HAVE A HEAVIER BAY THEY HAVE VEE SHAPED LIMBS.
ALL OF US COULD USE FOR SURE.
PEOPLE GO MAN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT DEAL.
HOW COME YOU DON'T DO THIS IN EVERY ONE OF OUR LAKES.
THIS IS A LOT OF WORK.
>> A LOT OF WORK OVER MANY YEARS.
THE DEPARTMENT PEOPLE HERE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF DEPLOYING THE STRUCTURE BUT WE DIDN'T GET THERE BY THAT.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF VOLUNTEER GROUPS, A LOT OF LOCAL ANGLERS, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE CAME AND HELPED OUT ASSEMBLING THE PRODUCTS, PUTTING THEM ALL TOGETHER, GETTING THEM READY TO GO OUT AND BE PUT OUT IN THE LAKE FOR ALL THE ANGLERS WHO WANT TO COME TO BARREN RIVER LAKE.
>> SO AS FAR AS THE LOCATIONS PUTTING OUT STRUCTURES THESE LOCATION AND WHAT STRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY THERE, WILL ALL ABVEILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE IN A MATTER OF A WEEK OR TWO.
>> EXACTLY.
SO IF YOU ARE COMING TO BARON FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START.
>> FOR SURE AND THESE SITES WILL BE ON AND THERE ARE PREAF SITES THAT WE PUT IN SO IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE.
>> NOWLESS CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
PATRICK PARKER CAUGHT THIS SUPER IMPRESSIVE LARGE MOUTH BASS IN CAROL COUNTY, KENTUCKY CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THIS NICE BLACK CRAPPIE.
WHAT A FISH A NICE BATTLE FISH BY ALEX OUT OF ROCK CASTLE COUNTY.
THESE PICTURES ARE COOL.
THE VERY FIRST FISH CAUGHT BY COURTNEY HALL.
>> THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT ON A WARM AND A SINKER.
HERE WE HAVE CANNON, BAILEY AND JAMES WHO ALL GO TO MORGAN ELEMENTARY AND WENT FISHING WITH THEIR CLAZ CLASS.
NICE DRUM, 15-INCH FISH THAT WON HIM AN ALL SPECIES FISHING TOURNAMENT.
SHE TOOK THIS DEER HUNTING WITH HER DAD NEAR GLENDALE, KENTUCKY.
CHECK OUT THIS NICE TOM TURKEY BY AIDEN CARSON, 13 YEARS OLD AND FILLED HIS TURKEY TAGS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
NICE JOB.
>> HAPPY FOURTH WEEKEND HOPEFULLY YOU FOUND TIME TO GET OUTDOORS AND EXPLORE SOME OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY HAS TO OFFER AND REMEMBER HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.
ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.
DID YOU KNOW WHEN YOU BUY A FISHING LICENSE, IT DOES MORE THAN PROVIDE SUMMERTIME FUN IT CONSTRUCTS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOAT RAMPS AND PUBLIC ACCESS, PROVIDES NEW SUSTAINABLE HABITATS FOR OUR FISH, CREATES QUALITY FISHING OPPORTUNITIES CLOSE TO HOME.
HELPS PROTECT OUR HOME WATERS AND IT MAKES FOR A BETTER, MORE BEAUTIFUL BLUEGRASS FOR ALL THAT LIVE HERE, INCLUDING YOU AND ME.
THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES, MORE THAN JUST A FISHING LICENSE.
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