Thread: FINS LAKES Trout Stockings

This is from a week ago :

There will be a temporary delay in trout stockings scheduled for November. The delay is due to current poor conditions at the hatchery and a shortage of fish ready to stock because of the combination of a fish kill at the hatchery last year and reduced growth rates from having to crowd fish during the installation of a new aeration system. Trout stocked in Kentucky are provided exclusively by Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, which is operated by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Rainbow trout will be stocked as scheduled through November 15th.

Thursday, November 15th

• Jacobson Park Lake, Fayette County — 3,000
• Big Bone Creek, Boone County — 400
• Middleton Mills Park Shelterhouse Pond, Kenton County — 500
• Middleton Mills Park Long Pond, Kenton County — 500
• Prisoner’s Lake, Kenton County — 1,000
• Southgate Lake, Campbell County — 500
• Cannon Creek Lake, Bell County — 3,000
• Clear Creek, Bell County — 450
• Kingdom Come Lake, Harlan County — 1,000

crappiepappy, thanks for the info. These look like they are stocking some this fall. I can't find the stocking schedule, but here in Scott County, it will probably be December. Looks like about a month delay from the normal schedule.

Originally Posted by perchjerker108

crappiepappy, thanks for the info. These look like they are stocking some this fall. I can't find the stocking schedule, but here in Scott County, it will probably be December. Looks like about a month delay from the normal schedule.

Yeah, I've got three FINs lakes close to me, but only the Jacobson Park location got fish. One location is such a small body of water I don't know why they even bother putting any trout in it. Been trying to get to Jacobson Park to fish for them, but clinic appts and busted water heater have gotten in the way since the stocking on the 15th.

Oddly enough, I've caught almost as many on pieces of chicken liver as I have on pieces of nightcrawler or Berkley Nibbles. Tried canned corn kernels, but Bluegill won't leave them alone long enough for a trout to find it. Now, I wouldn't mind if they were some "full grown" Hybrid Bluegill, like has been stocked, but in most cases it's just the 3-4" variety.

CrappiePappy, there are two FINS lakes here in Georgetown, about 1/4 mile from each other. I'm guessing they will do their 500 fish/lake stocking in December. If not, it would FEB/MARCH next year. On the bait, I use Berkley GULP! Yellow. The container has Corn/Mais, 1.5 oz printed on it. It looks just like corn, but a lot tougher. They must have been feeding the trout with something like this. Have had a pile of luck with this bait, on or near bottom in the two FIN lakes here. Hope you find time get out and get some trout.

I'm ready to catch a few up here in Northern Kentucky. Mason & Fleming county both have a FINS lake.

Looks like they have stocked the lakes here in my area.

kycreek, thanks for the update, I don't think anything stocked here at the lakes in Georgetown as of December 3rd. Should be soon I hope. Have some time off in December, so like to get out and try them. The lakes here have been pretty much fished out for cats and decent panfish. I know it's a put and take thing with the FINS lakes, but waiting for some more 'put'.

Check this site : KDFWR Fish Stockings in 2018 - Google My Maps