Marcy Anderson, assistant southeastern fisheries district biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, holds a huge brown trout captured during population sampling on the Cumberland River last fall.
By Lee McClellan, Kentucky Afield Outdoors
It is the time of year anglers must make an investment in their future fishing. In Kentucky, current 2014-2015 fishing licenses expire this weekend. If you plan to fish on or after March 1, you’ll need a new fishing license.
A Kentucky resident annual fishing license sets you back $20. This isn’t as cheap as it was 20 years ago, but it is still a great bargain for all you receive in return.
“We do not receive General Fund state tax dollars for our funding,” said Jeff Ross, assistant director of fisheries for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “Our funding is reliant on license sales and the federal monies that go along with...