Here is a new press release from KDFWR:

Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources News Release



Anglers can help with ongoing panfish research at Elmer Davis Lake in Owen County



April 6, 2009 Media Contact: Dave Baker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1-800-858-1549, ext. 4454



Frankfort, Ky. – Anglers fishing at Elmer Davis Lake in Owen County can help the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources by returning tags from marked bluegill and redear sunfish (shellcrackers).

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife employees recently inserted tags into more than 250 bluegill and 450 redear sunfish. More fish will be tagged in the coming weeks. Anglers who return tags from these fish are eligible for an award.

Researchers are trying to determine the angler catch of bluegill and redear sunfish. This information will be used in the future to improve panfish fishing in small lakes across the state.

Each tag consists of a piece of white tubing inserted into the back of the fish. Tags contain the department’s name, telephone number and a fish identification number. Each tagged fish will be 6 inches or longer.

Anglers who catch tagged fish should return the tag to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. For convenience, tags and fish information may be turned in at the lake using the envelopes located at a drop box at the ramp at the lake’s dam.

Anglers practicing catch-and-release may clip the tag from the fish before releasing it. Only one envelope should be used for each tag.

Last year, researchers ran a similar tagging study at Beaver Lake in Anderson County