The Ugly American

Gripe 1 . I am an Indiana resident but love the state of Kentucky, especially Lake Barkley. The Kentucky DNR is definitely fisherman friendly.

. I would say this was best year of fishing I have had in 40 years. I fished a lot below Barkley and KY Dam.

This is the main gripe. Some mornings I would spend 45 minutes picking up trash and junk left by people before I could even fish. There are rumors that unless this improves, the fishing may be halted in these areas.

Gripe 2 We have been jug fisherman for the last 5-6 years. We switched to the Styrofoam noodles and they are great. The last 3-4 trips I have had to pick up jugs/noodles that have been lost by other fisherman.

Most were illegal, with no names or address on them. If you put them out, you need to pick them up.

It is easy to loose privileges by this neglect. The bad part is that this affects the fishermen who do what they are supposed to do and keep the area clean. It will affect everyone!

Sometimes we don't miss something until it is gone.


Tim