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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Blue Water Trails – Buck Creek This article is the twenty-ninth in the periodic Blue Water Trails series highlighting the floating, fishing and tourism opportunities on Kentucky's streams and rivers. By: Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. - No other stream in Kentucky has caves that flow cold air and fog over the water, springs that gurgle fresh water along the bank and rugged beauty that rivals the Red River Gorge. Nothing else resembles Buck Creek in Pulaski County; it even has a tributary that appears from one cave, flows aquamarine for less than a football field before disappearing into another cave. A series of floats on this remarkable resource immerses the paddler into the power of water in a karst environment and its ability to carve a steep gorge into the Cumberland Plateau through the millennia. The Buck Creek drainage has over 90 documented caves. The cleansing effect of water moving through rock contributes to the creek's exceptional water quality. Buck Creek's pristine water is home to 77 species of fish and 30 species of mussels, nine of which are considered rare. The water of the creek nourishes the extremely rare cumberlandian combshell mussel, the little-wing pearly mussel and Cumberland bean pearly mussel, all listed as endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Paddling the creek in the usual low water of fall grants perfect water conditions for families and beginners; however, boaters can expect to periodically drag their boats over shallow shoals and stream drops. Buck Creek is home to a healthy population of smallmouth bass and an incredibly strong population of rock bass. The fishing for both of the species is some of the best found in streams in southeastern Kentucky. The first float begins at the Dahl Road Access (KY 1677), which is actually located just a short distance down Rainey Road, which forks south at the Dahl Road Bridge. The access is located on the left, so look for the No Dumping sign. The take-out is a little over 4 miles downstream at the old KY 80 Bridge in the community of Stab. This makes an excellent half-day float. The creek flows to the left just after the put-in along a bluff and the craggy rocks along the right bank (looking downstream) hold smallmouth bass. The water of Buck Creek flows exceptionally clear in fall. Downsizing line selection to 4-pound test fluorocarbon line lends a great degree of stealth. Buck Creek smallmouth bass like minnow imitations in the fall. Soft plastic jerkbaits rigged weightless in the smoke-bluegill color draw strikes as well as chrome and black floating-diving minnow lures such as a Rapala. After flowing straight over shallow bars, the creek then bends hard to the right and some gorgeous, bulging exposed rocks appear. The shady water under overhanging rocks is a fantastic smallmouth hide on Buck Creek in autumn. The Rapala is a productive choice in these areas. The stream makes a long bend to the left and the bluffs that rise on the right signal Buck Creek's descent into the northern edge of the Cumberland Plateau. The creek then bends to the right and back left with exposed rock high above the paddler. After another sharp bend to the right, the KY 80 Bridge comes into view. The take-out is on the right at the old KY 80 Bridge (Stab Road), immediately downstream of the new bridge. This is also the put-in for the next float that constitutes some of the best smallmouth bass water in Buck Creek. The take-out is about 7 This story was posted on 2014-09-25 19:37:01
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