Barren Hybrids

[LH]

I do know it is illegal to cast nets around the spillway for shad, I called the corp office last year to check and that is what I was told, but I do not think it is illegal in Barren River Lake. It is only illegal to sell them if you don't have a commercial fishing license. If it is illegal, I have not found it in the 2006 fishing guide.

LIVE BAIT FOR PERSONAL USE

(301 KAR 1:130, 1:122, 1:130)

Holders of sport fishing licenses may take live bait from public waters and may possess up to 500 minnows, 500 crayfish, 25 spring lizards or dusky salamanders, 5 frogs (other than bullfrogs), 100 tadpoles, 100 native lampreys, 500 other aquatic invertebrate organisms other than mussels, 500 shad (except on lakes where shad possession/use is prohibited), 500 herring and any number of Asiatic clams. A commercial license is required to take live bait from public waters open to commercial fishing for the purpose of selling.

In the Barren River section it does not prohibit the use of shad. If anyone finds anything more about this topic, post it because I would like to know for sure one way or the other. Thanks.

[JBehr]

Thanks LH and apb. I hadn't read the regs that close. I knew it was illegal in some lakes. I appreciate the info.

Joe

[apb]

It is legal to net and use shad at Barren.

There are several lakes in KY where possession of shad is illegal (Beaver Lake in Anderson Co for example). On the smaller lakes, (I believe it is those lakes that are less than 500 acres in size), you cannot net shad from the lake. Might check the regs on that as they do list the lake size. It may have changed to 1000 acres recently.

Andrew