Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Chapter 1 - Fish
Section 301 KAR 1:150 - Waters open to commercial fishing
Universal Citation: 301 KY Admin Regs Service 1:150
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 150.010, 150.120, 150.170, 150.175, 150.445, 150.450, 150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 150.025(1) authorizes the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish seasons for the taking of fish and wildlife, to regulate bag limits, creel limits, and methods of take, and to make these requirements apply to a limited area. This administrative regulation establishes the areas where commercial fishing is allowed.
Section 1. Rivers and Creeks.
(1) The rivers and creeks established in
paragraphs (a) through (q) of this subsection shall be open to commercial
fishing pursuant to
301 KAR
1:146 and
301 KAR
1:155:
(a) Barren
River from its junction with Green River upstream to Greencastle,
Kentucky;
(b) Cumberland River from
its junction with the Ohio River upstream to the Highway 62 bridge;
(c) Eagle Creek from its junction with the
Kentucky River upstream to the Highway 22 bridge in Grant County;
(d) Green River from its junction with the
Ohio River upstream to 200 yards below Lock and Dam 6;
(e) Highland Creek from its junction with the
Ohio River upstream to the Rock Ford Bridge in Union County;
(f) Kentucky River from its junction with the
Ohio River upstream to the junction of the North and Middle Forks of Kentucky
River;
(g) North Fork of the
Kentucky River from its junction with the Kentucky River upstream to the mouth
of Walker's Creek;
(h) South Fork
of the Kentucky River from its junction with the Kentucky River upstream to the
mouth of Cow Creek;
(i) Licking
River from its junction with the Ohio River upstream to a point directly
adjacent to Highway 111 on the Bath and Fleming Counties line;
(j) Mississippi River from the mouth of the
Ohio River downstream to the Tennessee line;
(k) Ohio River from its junction with the
Mississippi River upstream to the West Virginia state line except those
segments of the river that extend below the following locks and dams where slat
baskets are the only piece of commercial gear allowed, except for the first 200
yards below the dam pursuant to
KRS
150.445:
1.
Lock and Dam 53 downstream to a line perpendicular with the end of the longest
lock wall including the circular cell portion;
2. Lock and Dam 52 downstream to a line
perpendicular with the end of the longest lock wall including the circular cell
portion;
3. Smithland Dam
downstream to a line perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall;
4. J.T. Myers Dam downstream to a line
perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall and that portion of the split
channel around the southern part of Wabash Island from the fixed weir dam to
the first dike;
5. Newburgh Dam
downstream to a line perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall;
6. Cannelton Dam downstream to a line
perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall;
7. McAlpine Dam downstream to the K & I
railroad bridge;
8. Markland Dam
downstream to a line perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall;
9. Meldahl Dam downstream to a line
perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall; and
10. Greenup Dam downstream to a line
perpendicular to the end of the outer lock wall;
(l) Pond River from its junction with the
Green River upstream to the Highway 62 bridge;
(m) Panther Creek from its junction with the
Green River upstream to the head of the creek;
(n) Rough River from its junction with the
Green River upstream to the Highway 69 bridge at Dundee, Kentucky;
(o) Tennessee River from its junction with
the Ohio River upstream to River Mile 17.8;
(p) Tradewater River from its junction with
the Ohio River upstream to the Highway 365 bridge; and
(q) Salt River from its junction with the
Ohio River upstream to the northwestern boundary of Ft.
Knox.
(2) Lakes. The
following lakes shall be open to commercial fishing, but not above the first
shoal or riffle upstream from the impounded or standing pool of the lake in any
main or tributary stream except as specified in subsection (3) of this section:
(a) Barkley;
(b) Herrington; and
(c) Kentucky.
(3) Exceptions.
(a) Cumberland Lake shall be closed to
commercial fishing above the confluence of Koger Creek on the Big South Fork
Tributary.
(b) Permanent overflow
lakes adjacent to the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers that may be accessed from
either river by a boat during high flow conditions shall be open to statewide
commercial fishing during these high flow events, except as prohibited on
department wildlife management areas pursuant to
301 KAR
4:020 and
301
KAR 4:050.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 150.025(1)
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