Volunteer Trout Stocking Opportunity - Clear Creek
Join Bluegrass Trout Unlimited and KY Fish and Wildlife to stock 800 rainbow trout at Clear Creek
Fri, Apr 25, 2025 12:00 PM (EDT)
Clear Creek Fitness Trail Trailhead,
Lexington,
Kentucky
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First and foremost, our staff, the trout we are releasing, and the anglers who we are working for, sincerely THANK YOU for volunteering to help distribute trout along Clear Creek!! It is through the assistance of many volunteers that we can provide the excellent resources that we all enjoy.
Stocking date: Friday April 25, 2025
Meeting time: Around 12:30 to 1:00 PM EST (We usually ask that volunteers arrive ~12:00 PM EST)
Meeting point: Clear Creek Fitness Trail Trailhead (GPS coordinates: 36.728200, -83.727500)
Stocking method: Using buckets halfway filled with water and around 10-20 trout to disperse along Clear
Creek.
Meeting time: Around 12:30 to 1:00 PM EST (We usually ask that volunteers arrive ~12:00 PM EST)
Meeting point: Clear Creek Fitness Trail Trailhead (GPS coordinates: 36.728200, -83.727500)
Stocking method: Using buckets halfway filled with water and around 10-20 trout to disperse along Clear
Creek.
We try to keep to a schedule as close as possible; however, these fish are being transported from Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery and other streams are also being stocked that day. There are numerous things that can impact arrival time such as poor weather conditions, travel conditions, loading delays at the hatchery, truck mechanical issues, fallen trees, etc.
Items that you should consider bringing:
o Lunch and/or snacks.
o Water or other source of hydration.
o Five-gallon plastic bucket with lid. Smaller buckets can only carry a few fish and are not efficient. Having a lid prevents trout from jumping out of the bucket during hiking. We will have several buckets available to volunteers if you cannot bring one.
o Appropriate footwear and clothing for hiking in remote areas.
o Lunch and/or snacks.
o Water or other source of hydration.
o Five-gallon plastic bucket with lid. Smaller buckets can only carry a few fish and are not efficient. Having a lid prevents trout from jumping out of the bucket during hiking. We will have several buckets available to volunteers if you cannot bring one.
o Appropriate footwear and clothing for hiking in remote areas.
Things you might encounter while hiking at Clear Creek:
o Venomous snakes (although unlikely due to winter temperatures)
o Poison Ivy and other irritation causing plants
o Mosquitoes, chiggers, spiders, and other nuisance insects
o Muddy trails, uneven terrain, both in-stream and out-of-stream hiking
o Awesome, like-minded people who share the same passion for our natural resources
o Venomous snakes (although unlikely due to winter temperatures)
o Poison Ivy and other irritation causing plants
o Mosquitoes, chiggers, spiders, and other nuisance insects
o Muddy trails, uneven terrain, both in-stream and out-of-stream hiking
o Awesome, like-minded people who share the same passion for our natural resources
Things to keep in mind:
o Clear Creek is the last stream that will be stocked that day and the trout will have been on the stocking truck for several hours, so getting the trout into the stream in a timely manner is very important due to decreasing dissolved oxygen levels. Feel free to hike as far as you wish, but anything over a 0.75 mile an aerator or “bubbler” should be in the bucket as well to prevent fish mortality.
o Once the stocking truck arrives, everyone will line up with their buckets, get them filled, and begin their hike. We need to get the stocking truck back on the road as soon as possible.
o Clear Creek is the last stream that will be stocked that day and the trout will have been on the stocking truck for several hours, so getting the trout into the stream in a timely manner is very important due to decreasing dissolved oxygen levels. Feel free to hike as far as you wish, but anything over a 0.75 mile an aerator or “bubbler” should be in the bucket as well to prevent fish mortality.
o Once the stocking truck arrives, everyone will line up with their buckets, get them filled, and begin their hike. We need to get the stocking truck back on the road as soon as possible.
If you have any other questions, concerns, etc., feel free to let me know:
Brad Hartman- KDFWR Assistant Fisheries Biologist-Southeastern Fisheries District
bradley.hartman@ky.gov
Brad Hartman- KDFWR Assistant Fisheries Biologist-Southeastern Fisheries District
bradley.hartman@ky.gov
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