Quote Originally Posted by R19 View Post
The lakes are a resource that I think a lot of people take for granted. There seems to be a natural assumption the fish have been here for years and will continue to be here for years. This is blind faith. They need to be managed by our fishery biologist in a positive way. I think fish in KY has taken a back seat to Elk, Deer and Turkey. I would like to see KY be more aggressive with how they manage fishing. Several northern and a few southern states have programs that would be great examples of how fishing could be managed. Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas really have their stuff together and show how much they care about preserving fishing for future generations.
I emailed the game and fish on my thoughts on this and it was not good. Hopefully someone will listen to the residents of our state. I've heard the same thing about the Licking River Watershed and them taking Smallmouth out of there to eat or stock their pond that this has been going on for years and now that the Otters are present I do notice the reduction of fish that I catch in the spring at the spillway dams and the size.