Six Urban Lakes To Receive Bonus Stockings of Hybrid Striped Bass and Sunfish

September 19, 2006                                  Contact: Katie Emme
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Frankfort, Ky. – The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will stock six urban lakes in the Louisville area, northern Kentucky and in Frankfort with hybrid striped bass, bluegill and redear sunfish on September 20. Each lake should get over 100 hybrid striped bass per acre of water and 300 bluegill and redear sunfish per acre of water.

“There is a surplus of hybrid striped bass at Pfieffer Fish Hatchery from a research project on Guist Creek Lake,” said Gerry Buynak, assistant director of fisheries for the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “The bluegill and redear sunfish are leftover food for the hybrids.”

The hybrid striped bass stocked in these lakes are from 8 to 12 inches long and weigh one-half pound on average. The bluegill and redear sunfish, commonly referred to as a shellcrackers, are 4 to 5 inches long.

The following lakes will be stocked on September 20: Tom Wallace Lake in the Jefferson Memorial Forest in southeastern Jefferson County and Miles Park Lake #4 off U.S. 60 in eastern Jefferson County, the Upper and Lower Sportsman’s Lakes (formerly known as the Game Farm Lakes) at the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Headquarters off U.S. 60 east of Frankfort, Middleton Mills Park Lake near Covington in Kenton County and Alexandria City Park Lake near Alexandria in Campbell County.

“These stockings will get people back in the mood to fish,” said Kathryn Emme, coordinator of the urban fishing program for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “We have good weather now and its cooler, so we want people to get out and enjoy these fish. Hopefully, this will be a good warm up for the winter trout fishing on these lakes.”

Anglers must follow statewide regulations for hybrid striped bass while fishing these lakes.

“We appreciate the hatchery crew’s hard work for providing these fish for our urban fishing program,” Buynak said. “Hybrid striped bass pull like crazy and should provide excellent sport for anglers fishing these smaller, urban lakes.”

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