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

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 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.