PAGE B2 n march 6, 2012 n THE STATE JOURNAL n Fr aNKFORT, GOLF OUTDOORS Juniper Hill March Fishing Madness: Part III offering ‘Free Lesson Friday’ Juniper Hill Golf Course is offering “Free Lesson White bass run just around the corner Friday” this spring. Golf- ers may call the pro shop at 875-8559 to schedule a free Editor’s Note: This is the third in- 30-minute lesson on Fri- stallment of a seven-week series titled day afternoons. “March Fishing Madness” profiling Also, private lessons productive early fishing spots across are available mornings Kentucky. and evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays By Lee McClellan and Saturdays. Call the Associate Editor pro shop at 875-8559 to set Kentucky Afield Magazine them up. Group clinics for all Looking back at old pho- ages and levels of golfers tos from the 1950s and 1960s will begin the last week of in Happy Hunting Ground March. magazine, the precursor of Kentucky Afield magazine, JHGA to meet you see anglers wading in the Dix River in spring with Saturday strings of fat white bass tied The Juniper Hill Golf As- to their belts. The spring sociation will hold a gen- white bass runs in the head- eral membership meeting waters of Lake Herrington on Saturday, March 10 at 9 and up into the Dix River a.m. at the clubhouse. drew anglers from all over The purpose of the central Kentucky and be- meeting is to present this yond when the dogwoods year’s schedule. It is also bloomed in late March and a good opportunity to re- April. new your membership and The drought years of the avoid long delays at the late 1980s and early 1990s bean soup scramble to be impacted the strong spring held on Saturday, March 31. flow that white bass need to spawn. White bass popula- Juniper tions all over the South de- clined, precipitously in some Ladies Golf waters. was one Club meeting of those waters where white bass populations fell dra- March 13 matically. By the late 1990s The spring organiza- and the early 2000s, the fa- tional meeting of the Ju- mous white bass runs dwin- niper Hill Ladies Golf Club dled to a shell of their former will be held at 6 p.m. Tues- greatness. The population day, March 13 in the club- bottomed out, but once reg- house conference room. ular spring tides returned, so Any ladies interested did the white bass runs. in golfing as part the La- “There are now fantastic dies Golf Club and its two white bass at Herrington,” leagues, Wednesday Day said Kathryn Emme, assis- Ladies and Late Swingers, tant central district fish- are encouraged to attend. eries biologist for the Ken- For more informa- tucky Department of Fish photo submitted tion please contact Kim and Wildlife Resources. “We Anglers came from all around to fish the famous white bass runs in the Dix River upstream of Herrington Lake in decades past like Wooldridge at (502) 227- see many fish from 14 to 16 8616 or Billie Lee at (502) in this archival photo. White bass fishing in the headwaters of Herrington, , Taylorsville and Cave Run lakes should get inches. The Herrington Lake 875-5332. white bass are bigger and hot in the coming weeks. The locks and dams on the Kentucky River and the lower Green River along with the tailwaters of Ken- tucky Lake and offer productive white bass fishing as well. better than most of our lakes YOUTH FOOTBALL in our region, except Taylors- es long and healthy,” Emme productive. Anglers may of white bass showing up be- on baitfish. Any lure cast into ville.” said. “The run up the Salt bank access the Nolin River low locks and dams in the this frothy water gets imme- Anglers targeting white FYFL taking River should be strong this Lake headwater at the Bacon lower sections of Green Riv- diately crushed, hence the bass in Herrington may spring if everything cooper- Creek Boat Ramp and also at er. cheer coach launch at Bryant’s Camp extreme popularity of white ates.” the Broad Ford Bridge on KY The tailwaters of Ken- Boat Ramp and continue up- bass fishing in spring. Boating anglers after Tay- 1214. tucky Lake and Lake Barkley applications stream until the lake returns White bass hit small top- lorsville Lake white bass Boaters venturing up- also have good spring white The Frankfort Youth to the rocky pool and riffle of waters such as shad-colored may launch at the Van Bu- stream of the Bacon Creek bass fishing. The upper end Football League is accept- the Dix River. They may en- propeller baits, chuggers ren Boat Ramp and contin- Boat Ramp must tread care- of will have ing applications for head counter white bass jumping and popping baits. They al- ue upstream. Bank anglers fully as Nolin River Lake excellent white bass fishing so strike small silver cast- cheerleading coaches un- anywhere in this stretch. til March 15. may use the Palmer Road ac- quickly becomes the Nolin this spring with many fish 12 ing spoons, chrome lipless Applications are avail- cess off Pleasant Grove Ridge River, full of rocks, riffles to 14 inches long with some crankbaits and white or In able online at www.thefy- Road via KY 248. They may and shallow shoals. fish longer than 16 inch- chartreuse in-line spinners. White bass showed up fl.com and can be mailed also access the river at the Other waters in Kentucky es. Fisheries biologists wit- The most reliable and ver- in Taylorsville Lake in the nessed more white bass in to FYFL, P.O. Box 1262, KY 248 Bridge. Both of these offer productive spring satile lure is an old standby: early 1990s. They didn’t ap- access points lie inside the white bass fishing. A stock- Cave Run Lake this past fall Frankfort, KY 40602. a white 3-inch curly-tailed pear in the early Taylorsville Lake Wildlife ing program begun in 2006 than in the past 15 years. Be For more information grub rigged on a ¼-ounce years of the lake, Management Area. placed tens of thousands of careful boating in the upper email Chris Mitchell at leadhead. A little heavier but now they make The spring white bass run white bass into the Kentucky ends of this lake as it con- [email protected]. one of the strongest into the headwaters of No- River. They congregate in tains significant amounts of leadhead gives an angler ex- tra casting distance. spring runs in Ken- lin River Lake is arguably spring below locks and dams submerged timber. NFL tucky. the best in Kentucky. The on the river with some When you encounter a “We saw some lake holds high numbers of fish up to 12 inches school of marauding white dandy white bass 12- to 16-inch fish. The sec- long. The fisheries Early runs bass, work the grub near the Saints owner in Taylorsville, tion from the Broad Ford division of Ken- this year surface first. If no fish strike, supporting up to 16 boat ramp all the way up- tucky Fish and let the lure sink a few feet be- With water tempera- i n c h - stream to KY 224 Bridge at Wildlife re- fore retrieving. tures pushing up through GM, coach Millerstown cently re- Check out our other fea- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — is highly c e i v e d the 50-degree mark, the tures of the March Fishing spring white bass runs New Orleans Saints owner reports Madness Kickoff on a new Tom Benson isn’t backing are right at the doorstep. page at the Kentucky Fish off his support of his gener- “With the warm win- and Wildlife website at fw.ky. al manager and coach, even ter we’ve had, the runs gov. as his team is accused by the are probably going to be If you plan to fish, be sure NFL of maintaining a bounty early this year,” explained to purchase a new 2012 Ken- program to injure opponents. Emme. “They could start tucky fishing license, avail- While Benson cooperates soon.” able in the sporting goods with NFL officials in their in- When white bass make section of department stores vestigation of the bounty pro- their spring spawning runs and tackle shops. Licenses gram that spanned the last and show up in numbers, expired Feb. 29. three seasons, he is stand- the fishing is practically You may also buy one by ing behind general manag- non-stop. They churn the visiting the Kentucky Fish er Mickey Loomis and head water surface from bank and Wildlife homepage at coach Sean Payton — even to bank when they get in- fw.ky.gov or by calling 1-877- though the league says they to the “jumps” and gorge 598-2401. knew about the bounties. WKU gets past Denver

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. when Brian Stafford missed a (AP) — George Fant 3-point attempt for No. 3 seed scored 19 points and Denver (22-9), and Royce O’Neale Kahlil McDonald 14 to rebounded and tried a put-back Brackets -- the Game -- lead Western Kentucky attempt with three seconds re- to a 67-63 victory against maining. Gordon swatted the Denver in a Sun Belt tour- shot, and McDonald got the You Pick the Teams - nament semifinal on rebound and made two game- $ Monday night. sealing free throws. Your Chance to Win 100! Derrick Gordon had sev- The Hilltoppers shot 55.9 per- en points, six rebounds and cent (19 of 34) from the floor and a crucial block for the seventh- made 24 free throws (in 34 at- seeded Hilltoppers (14-18), who tempts) to the Pioneers’ 12 (16 at- Starting Monday, March 12 advanced to play No. 5 seed North tempts). Texas in the title game on Tuesday. Denver dropped to 0-8 when Western Kentucky led 65-63 allowing at least 65 points.

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