Fishing In NeighborhoodS at Middleton~Mills Park

April, May, June, and November

Kenton County Parks & Recreation, in cooperation with Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, is pleased to announce FINS, or Fishing In NeighborhoodS, at Kenton County's Middleton-Mills Park!

The Shelterhouse Pond at Middleton-Mills Park is one of just five waters in the state to be included in the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources FINS Program.

KDF&WR has notified KCP&R that 200 Channel Catfish (9-12") and 200 Hybrid Bluegills (5") will be released in the Shelterhouse Pond at Middleton-Mills Park on Friday, April 5. The fish truck will be in the park at 10:00 am if you would like to see the stocking operation so if you have the time, check it out and see how it happens. KDF&WR will stock the Shelterhouse Pond with the same quantities and species in May and in June, just prior to the Kids All-American Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 7.

Additionally, 500 Rainbow Trout (keepers, too!) will be stocked on Thursday, April 10. Another 500 Trout will be stocked in November '08.

The FINS Program is intended to lengthen the season for fishing in the parks maintained by Kenton County. And it seems to be working!

"Catch & Release" at the Shelterhouse Pond is now history ~ these fish are being stocked for you to catch, take, and eat for dinner! But there is a "Bag Limit" of 6 Trout per day during the Trout season. Important: You must have a valid Kentucky Fishing License to be fishing in any of Kentucky's waters AND you must have a Trout Stamp in your possession if you are keeping Trout. Hey, let's go fishin'!

Call Kenton County Recreation at (859) 525-PLAY (7529) to see how you can help ~ we are always in need of volunteers and funding sponsors for our programs!

For news of upcoming programs, activities, and events to be held in Kenton County's parks, call the Parks & Recreation office at (859) 525-PLAY (7529).