Quote Originally Posted by JustinM View Post
Coal companies have reclaimed most of the property up there and are mining some again. A lot of the reclaimed areas have signs up about hunting and fishing. I would assume Peabody owns it. They own a lot of that side.
Those older strip pits that are right along the side of I-64 and that have older taller pine trees growing in the spoils banks are the ones he was taking about.

Now further East of there they coal company can be seen reclaiming a lot of the coal fields that were once strip mined. I think that's part of the old Tecumseh mine. That area can also be seen from I-64. The last time I drove by that area was last fall on my way up to fish at Patoka lake. I think that area is just East of the Highway 61 exit at I-64. I'm thinking that State Hwy 61 is the one that goes from Boonville to Lynnville. Is that the right highway number?

Every time I drive by there I think about wanting to come back some day and fish those pits. They remind me a lot of the Lynnville Park Strip Pit. I'd fish Lynnville more often if they would take care of the concrete launch ramp there. That thing is a slimy and dangerous mess which the Warrick County Park's dept should take better care of. Compare that to the ramps at Bluegrass and ask why the one at Lynnville is so bad. It's not maintained at all. They allow algae to grow in the concrete and have never treated the algae to kill it and keep the ramp in better shape. It's so slippery that you can easily fall there. And if you don't have four wheel drive and get your back tires in the algae your vehicle might just slip back into the lake.

All that algae could be prevented with a little chemical treatment ever few months and a good stiff broom to scrub off the dead algae and plant growth off the concrete. A little back breaking work and some chemicals will do the trick.