FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2019) — Crews from the fisheries division of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will remove largemouth bass from Corinth Lake in Grant County in the coming weeks to help alleviate fish overcrowding and improve growth rates.
“We are planning to remove about 500 largemouth bass measuring from 8-11 inches,” said David Baker, Central Fisheries District biologist for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “Annual population sampling indicates a decrease in growth rates and condition of fish in this size range.”
Baker said the department is being proactive in its management of the 96-acre lake. “This removal will reduce competition for food and should improve growth rates and condition for the largemouth bass,” he said.
The Corinth Lake largemouth bass population is managed under the statewide size limit of 12 inches, with a 6-fish daily creel limit.
“Fish removed will be stocked into General Butler State Park Lake in Carrollton,” Baker said. “This is a win for both lakes, this removal and stocking helps meet the management goals for each lake and should provide a better quality fishery for anglers fishing either lake.”
The Fisheries Division manages Corinth Lake for bluegill and redear sunfish. “We’ve seen big improvements in the number of quality bluegill and redear sunfish since the shad eradication in 2013 and we want to continue with that trend,” Baker said. “Largemouth bass removals have been done at Beaver Lake resulting in better quality panfish populations. We expect similar results at Corinth Lake.”