Catalog: Western Kentucky Fish Species
Company/Brand: Kentucky's Western Waterland
on the side in Western Kentucky Fish Species by Kentucky's Western Waterland
description brown or bronze colored on its sides with three to five dark lines ... radiating back from the eye smallmouth bass do not have the ... dark horizontal stripe on the sides like largemouth and kentucky bass ... frequently have 10-15 vertical bars on the sides it may take as long as six years ... are highly-prized game fish due to their tremendous fighting abilities they are ... of baits similar to those preferred by the largemouth bass the food of choice is ... the crayfish therefore live crayfish or soft craws or ...
lakes and stream drainages throughout the state but prefers clear streams ... species have a dark horizontal stripe on the sides kentucky bass have definite ... spots below the stripe and a patch of teeth on the base ... of the tongue the notch in the dorsal fin is not as deep as the notch ... that appears on the largemouth bass and a narrow membrane ... generally connects the two top fins the jaw bone does not extend beyond the ... rear margin of the eye but stops near the center kentucky bass seldom exceed four ... or five pounds habits these fish tend to school more than any other ... member of the black bass family and are often ... chasing shad in open water in lakes they are also more common in areas near the ...
ponds description a deep bodied slab-sided fish with a small mouth pectoral fins ... are long and pointed not rounded the gill flap is completely dark the sides ... bluish-green with darker vertical bars the belly is deep orange to rust color a ... dark spot is present on the back part of the dorsal fin maximum ... in late may peaks around mid-june and then tapers off through august like most ... hybridize with other members of the sunfish family frequently found in ... shallow shady areas along the shoreline fishing this popular member ... of the sunfish family may be caught on a variety of live bait including ...
as other sunfish but often thicker the mouth is also larger than other sunfish ... the sides of the head generally have irregular stripes ... males have a yellow-white band on the margin of the dorsal tail and anal fins ... found in almost any aquatic habitat in the state its larger mouth size allows it ... larger food items than other members of the sunfish group readily hybridize cross- ... breed with other members of the sunfish family green sunfish-bluegill ... highly desireable due to its small size these fish are easily caught by using any ...
sporadically occurs throughout the state but more common in small lakes or ... ponds description a deep slab-sided sunfish with long pointed pectoral fins ... very similar in appearance to the bluegill adult males have a distinctive ... red margin on the gill cover flap while females have a ... light orange flap these fish should not be confused with ... page 32 which has wavy bluish lines on the head and redear do not these fish may ... to 11 inches in length and weigh about one pound habits redear colonize similar to ... snails are a common food item hence the name shellcracker fishing a highly ... but usually difficult to catch since they are bottom feeders small live bait such ... or small artificial baits fished near the bottom are generally productive 7 ...
both species are distributed throughout the state in rivers and lakes however black ... have seven to nine vertical dark bars on the sides there are six spines in the ... front dorsal of white crappie while the black crappie has seven to eight spines ... black crappie are thicker across the back which generally causes them to ... most crappie caught in kentucky fall in the 8 12-inch range habits crappie enter ... shallow water to spawn when the water temperatures warm to 60 degrees ... in the spring following spawning they return to deep water around drop-offs ... small jigs around cover crappie are the most highly-prized panfish in kentucky ... fishing is best during the spring spawning season but their ...
dark horizontal stripes along its sides the two dorsal fins are separated often ... anal spines are graduated in length there is generally a single patch of teeth on ... the base of the tongue white bass seldom grow beyond 15 ... temperatures reach 50-55 degrees in the spring there is no parental care of the ... to deeper sections following spawning they are schooling fish and often chase ... schools of shad near the surface they congregate below dams on larger rivers ... during the early spring fishing white bass are ... excellent fighting fish especially on light tackle they are good to eat if ... the red meat is removed from the fillet minnows are the best natural ... lures into jumps fish feeding on bait fish near the surface is the most ...
through stocking currently stocked only in the ohio river and lake cumberland ... ohio river tributaries and especially the tennessee and cumberland rivers below ... white bass and striped bass hybrids the striped bass body is more streamlined ... or torpedo shaped horizontal lines on the sides formed by black spots are more ... prominent on striped bass and generally extend ... unbroken for the entire length of the body striped bass also generally have ... two patches of teeth on the base of the tongue adult fish in the 20-pound class ... are common but these fish can exceed 50 pounds habits during ... bass may travel many miles in a day these open-water predators often chase bait ... fish to shallow water near the bank or heads of embayments spawning ...
yellow bass occur sporadically in the mississippi and ohio rivers and lower ... sections of their tributaries common in kentucky barkley ... bass have a distinct yellow color on their sides and the two dorsal fins are ... slightly connected the first anal spine is short while the ... seldom grow beyond 10 inches habits these fish may spawn by making a spawning run ... similar to white bass however they often spawn on gravel bars or rocky ... shorelines within a lake they are schooling fish that may congregate ...
rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss also called rainbow redside ... selected streams and lakes throughout the state see trout fishing guide ... pink or red band extending down its sides numerous black spots are present on the ... back as well as the dorsal and tail fins the tail fin is ... slightly forked normally these fish are between 8 and 10 inches in ... stocked but in large streams or rivers they are capable of obtaining a weight of ... to clear cold-water streams in which the water temperature seldom exceeds 70 ... oxygen are also stocked fishing these fish may be caught by a variety of ... lake fishing is best in areas near the dam and at depths within the 60 to 70 ...
this species introduced into the united states during the late 1800 s is ... stocked only in a few selected cold-water streams in ... see trout fishing guide description the sides of this trout normally have red ... blue halos scattered from head to tail the end of the tail fin is almost square ... compared to the slightly forked tail of a rainbow trout ... three to five pounds in three years these fish are capable of obtaining weights ... rainbow trout except brown trout have the tendency to locate more around woody ... debris they feed on both aquatic and terrestrial insects ... becoming more important components of the diet as they get older fishing methods ... are similar to those for rainbow trout their capability of attaining larger sizes in ...
this introduced species is stocked only in a few isolated streams description ... the backs and sides of this fish are dark olive or slate ... with light worm-like markings across the back light spots appear on the sides ... scattered red spots with blue halos the dorsal and tail fins are heavily ... exceed 15 inches in length habits these fish only inhabit clear cold head water ... habitat primarily exists in pools of these types of streams at elevations of 1500- ... ft mean sea level and above fishing these fish readily rise to small lures baits ... and flies provided the stream pool is approached quietly with ...
western and northeastern kentucky the chain pickerel is found only in extreme ... lake and streams and oxbow lakes of the mississippi river drainage description ... both of these fish have an elongated body shape ... similar to muskellunge the gill covers of the grass pickerel are ... prominent black teardrop extends below the eye the grass pickerel seldom exceeds ... 15 inches in length the chain pickerel has distinct chainlike ... or interwoven markings on its sides chain pickerel may attain lengths of 25 ... by casting small artificial baits along the shoreline the small size of the grass ...
