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	Winter Smallmouth Bass, Shad Removal This Weekend on "Kentucky Afield" Television

Press Release January 9, 2006

Contact:  Scott Moore (800) 852-0942 ext. 432

Frankfort, KY -  It may be cold outside, but the fishing for lunker smallmouth bass is hot this weekend on “Kentucky Afield” television. Join Host Tim Farmer and Burkesville resident Randall Gibson as they float baitfish for big fish on Dale Hollow Lake . Although winter temperatures kept freezing the fishing lines, Farmer still lands a smallmouth which would be a trophy on any angler’s wall.

“Kentucky Afield” also takes viewers on a trip to Weisenberger Mill in Woodford County . Viewers can see first-hand how fish batter mix is produced.

Finally, the “Kentucky Afield” crew rides along with fisheries biologists as they spray Corinth Lake in Grant County in an attempt to rid it of shad. Too many shad in a small lake can ruin the bluegill and bass fishing – viewers can learn the facts from department biologists and see what it takes to fix the problem.

“Kentucky Afield,” a production of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, is the longest continuously running outdoor television show in the nation. “Kentucky Afield” airs Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time/7:30 p.m. Central time on KET affiliates. The airtime for the Sunday repeat of the show is 4 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Central.