Dane Balsman, urban fisheries biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, stocks a white bass into Upper Sportsman's Lake in Frankfort, one of the Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) lakes.
By Kevin Kelly
From Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Warming temperatures and longer days trigger an angler’s instinct to reacquaint oneself with a favorite lake, and try new techniques and equipment picked up over the winter.
A break in the weather this week stirred hopes that spring is not far away. Some of the best fishing of the year will be had in the coming weeks, but early spring conditions also can be downright challenging at times.
A smaller lake or farm pond - once iced out - and tailwaters shouldn’t be overlooked by anglers as potential options when water...