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  1. Important EDIT The sampling time is 11:30- 3:00,...

    Important EDIT The sampling time is 11:30- 3:00, not 1:30 -3:00
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  3. Research Project Volunteers Needed. Jonathan Creek KY LAKE March 23 11:30- 3:00

    Emily Freeman with Murray State University is starting a new research project on Kentucky Lake Crappie. To make the project successful they are hoping to get some help from crappie anglers. The...
  4. Fish and wildlife is bringing at least 2 people,...

    Fish and wildlife is bringing at least 2 people, possibly a third if our carp biologist can make it.
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    I'll bring some deviled eggs.

    I'll bring some deviled eggs.
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    Appreciate the invite, and we would be happy to...

    Appreciate the invite, and we would be happy to provide a brief update on the carp program and the crappie outlook for Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. We will probably skip the formal powerpoint...
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    Haha, no worries. Our nets work much better than...

    Haha, no worries. Our nets work much better than the shock boat for crappie anyway.

    Doesn't have to be part of the shindig, but I would be interested in getting my hands on some larger...
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    Are there any plans for a small friendly...

    Are there any plans for a small friendly tournament at this years shindig?
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    Sticky: Here at Kentucky and Barkley we have finished...

    Here at Kentucky and Barkley we have finished compiling the results of our fall crappie trapnetting. The results are very encouraging. In Kentucky Lake the 2021 and 2022 year classes for crappie...
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    Here at Kentucky and Barkley we have finished...

    Here at Kentucky and Barkley we have finished compiling the results of our fall crappie trapnetting. The results are very encouraging. In Kentucky Lake the 2021 and 2022 year classes for crappie...
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    Looks like lymphocystis but it’s hard to say for...

    Looks like lymphocystis but it’s hard to say for sure. Could also be glochidia from a mussel which the fish has treated like a cyst. In either case the filets are still safe to eat as long as they...
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    Sticky: good question. I haven’t analyzed the discharge...

    good question. I haven’t analyzed the discharge data yet, which plays a role, but based purely on temperature data and the degree of flooding I would say it was likely a poor white crappie spawn and...
  13. Thread: KY Lake

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    cant do a ride along with covid, but you can do a...

    cant do a ride along with covid, but you can do a ride beside in your boat if you want. Little river is the only site we have left to do on either lake. Should be Thursday or Friday weather...
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    Sticky: At this point we have been given approval to...

    At this point we have been given approval to attend, and yes you are welcome to borrow the projector. Not sure yet whether we will be presenting, but we will bring it for you even if we don't...
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    Sticky: I haven't personally been involved with any of it...

    I haven't personally been involved with any of it other than some early work with site selection to minimize the impact on the brushpiles people have put out. There is an update on the western...
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    Sticky: Haha, no worries on that front. This money can...

    Haha, no worries on that front. This money can only be spent on habitat. Its basically just administrative paperwork that is delaying us slightly right now. In the meantime we'll be sinking...
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    Sticky: The US Army corps of engineers applied for 30,000...

    The US Army corps of engineers applied for 30,000 dollars in grant funding for us to do work on barkley in the next 12-18 months. Once the lawyers get the paperwork sorted out we will be adding a lot...
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    Sticky: Technically you would need a permit from TVA. ...

    Technically you would need a permit from TVA. They will need to know the location and since it is shallow it will need to be marked with a white pole for safety. Many people dont bother with the...
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    Sticky: I'm not sure when those reports will be available...

    I'm not sure when those reports will be available but i'm sure they will be highly publicized. The analysis is very data intensive and is not being handled directly by KDFWR, so unfortunately I...
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    Sticky: The budget isnt exactly separated by purpose. Its...

    The budget isnt exactly separated by purpose. Its complicated, but essentially thats the amount of funding in the district which is used to buy "building materials". rope, blocks, wood, etc. It...
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    Sticky: The 3500 is for everything west of the...

    The 3500 is for everything west of the tradewater, but is mainly spent on barkley and kentucky. We did add some brush piles on beshear last month though. It isn't much, but we stretch it out as far...
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    Sticky: There was an old TVA study which showed that the...

    There was an old TVA study which showed that the button bushes (buck brush) could not survive if their root crowns were underwater for too many days. The current and best theory for why the button...
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    Sticky: Thats correct. Barkley fish tend to grow a...

    Thats correct. Barkley fish tend to grow a little faster anyway, but this year was very good. The 5 and 6 year old fish are primarily black crappie in kentucky lake, so they have a little bit...
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    Sticky: I don't know if you guys have met the assistant...

    I don't know if you guys have met the assistant biologist Nick Simpson, but he handles the Lake Barkley data and put this together for you.

    At Lake Barkley we set nets at Little River, Donaldson...
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    Sticky: The kentucky and barkley crappie data have been...

    The kentucky and barkley crappie data have been analyzed so lets start with kentucky lake. It looks like kentucky had a good spawn of black and white crappie in 2019. We determine that based on the...
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    Sticky: The survey is done, but I still have a few of...

    The survey is done, but I still have a few of days of looking through a microscope before I can say for sure how the year classes looked. I'll try to post the results in broad strokes here when we...
  27. In my opinion, in that particular case there...

    In my opinion, in that particular case there needs to be more dialogue and interaction between biologists, commercial fishermen, and catfishermen. It’s been a huge topic of debate and there was a...
  28. Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Asian...

    Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
    Asian Carp Information

    New update posted on the KDFWR website concerning the Modified-Unified Method. (Located under the western Kentucky projects) ...
  29. Thread: Fish beds ?

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    Correct. Designed as bass beds, but once bass are...

    Correct. Designed as bass beds, but once bass are through with them the bluegill, redear, and longear seem to love them too.
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    Sticky: We found good numbers of young-of-year white...

    We found good numbers of young-of-year white crappie and decent numbers of young-of-year black crappie. They still have to survive the winter, but so far all signs have pointed to a good to above...
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