Is this Elkhorn Creek's Future?

[kvonn]

Hey,
I'm afraid I agree with jcb.
This does not look like it will be a one time event.If the sponsors make money on it,they will probably
make it an annual event, or worse, a regular event.Just my cynical opinion.
Kurt

[smashdn]

See green river through Mammoth Cave. Similar deal probably on a smaller scale due to locale and the fact the river will get high pretty easily.

In summer you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a canoeing/kayaking/camping group.

[jcb]

See green river through Mammoth Cave. Similar deal probably on a smaller scale due to locale and the fact the river will get high pretty easily.

In summer you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a canoeing/kayaking/camping group.

And I'm okay with sharing the creek with paddlers. The problem is, and this is taken from a couple decades and a couple hundred trips to Elkhorn, that too many paddlers from Canoe KY do not respect the creek.

Yes, some ignorant fishermen do the same thing, but there is no comparison in terms of the negative impact. The sheer number of paddlers, from Canoe KY or on their own, has resulted in a trashier, overfished Elkhorn Creek.

[Denver1911]

World population is growing rapidly. Information dissemination is increasing profoundly. Like everything else in life, the Elkhorn will see more use. It's really that simple. Can't stop it. Might slow it down a little though.

[Jasonfishin]

You have to realize the waters are going to be shared between paddlers and camping groups, Rex groups. If you want some isolated stretch for only fishing and in limited amounts then you should move to the backcountry somewhere.

In my experience fisherman are just as guilty as paddlers at muck up the stream.

[Jasonfishin]

I would say the people that destroy the stream the most are the ones that never spend time on it. They are the people that dump there garbage and what not. Hopefully the more people that use it the more people will want to protect it

[jcb]

I would say the people that destroy the stream the most are the ones that never spend time on it. They are the people that dump there garbage and what not.

I agree with this - and I think it contradicts your earlier statement about fishermen being as bad as paddlers. I think there are a lot of canoe/kayak renters who fit this category. Just going on what I've seen from wading Elkhorn 30-40 times a year the past couple decades.

[dericksn11]

We've seen a huge increase in the paddle traffic on Drakes Creek in Warren County. With that has been a huge increase in trash, especially beer cans and bottles sitting on the bottom of the river. IMO most paddlers 25 years old and under don't respect the natural resource and appreciate the value of our streams.

[Jasonfishin]

Well I am both. I started on elkhorn in my kayak and a few years later started fishing. I can honestly say in my time me and friends always tried to leave the stream cleaner than when we found it. The canoe Kentucky people I dealt with were very much of that same mindset too.

I hope you are wrong because this stream has really grown on me.

[jcb]

Well I am both. I started on elkhorn in my kayak and a few years later started fishing. I can honestly say in my time me and friends always tried to leave the stream cleaner than when we found it. The canoe Kentucky people I dealt with were very much of that same mindset too.

I hope you are wrong because this stream has really grown on me.

Me too, man.

[MagikSmallie]

I just don't comprehend the $5 water access charge, all of the access they are using is public, WTF is the $5 for?

[SLP]

I just don't comprehend the $5 water access charge, all of the access they are using is public, WTF is the $5 for?

Tube-a-Thon Water Pass

$5.00
Have a tube already? Includes admission to Still Waters Campground and the Kentucky for Kentucky Totally Tubular Tube-a-Thon, with access to put-in and take-out spots on the Elkhorn Creek.

The only thing I can figure is access to the campground and the the "right" to check in and tube with the group, although I don't know exactly how they would stop someone from simply showing up and tubing along on their own.


As to the general point of the thread. I think everyone has been in situations where something we once enjoyed more remotely then becomes trendy and popular and then once forced to share with the masses enjoyed less. However everyone has the same rights to enjoy our resources, not just those that came first. I can however empathize those with the frustrations that come along with that.

The ironic part is usually this is a continual process and many times we were the "new" people to others at one point when discovering new things.