Ryan Oster (right) and his father Joe, (left) hold two sauger measuring about 18 inches caught from below Lock and Dam 6 on the Kentucky River in central Kentucky.
By Lee McClellan
From Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Sauger hover just above bottom right now downstream of dams, waiting for a stunned shad to tumble into their orbit. Their numbers will grow in proportion to the downward slide of the thermometer.
The peak concentration of sauger below dams coincides with the coldest weather of the year. Sauger readily bite in water temperatures below 40 degrees, the most reliable winter fish of all.
With many Kentuckians getting some days off during the holiday season, sauger provide a cast-starved angler a chance to get away from the bustle...