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Travel: Early Morning on the Cumberland River

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Heeding the advice of Lee McClellan (see: KY Afield Outdoors: Wade the Cumberland to beat summer heat), an early morning fishing visit to the Cumberland River and Hatchery Creek, below Wolf Creek Dam in Russell County, Kentucky.




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Fishing the Cumberland



2017-07-30 - Russell Co., KY - Photo by Pen.
Evan Waggener gets ready to pursue the wily rainbow trout on the banks of the Cumberland River just below Wolf Creek Dam.

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A story in silhouette



2017-07-30 - Russell Co., KY - Photo by Pen.
Pre-dawn fishing preparations. Ray Mann Road ends in gravel flats that are a popular spot for shore and boat fishermen alike.

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Hatchery Creek



2017-07-30 - Russell Co., KY - Photo by Pen.
What was once damaging runoff from the trout hatchery at Wolf Creek Dam has been sculpted into what Outdoor Life called "A Man-Made Trout Paradise." More information at fw.ky.gov/Fish/Pages/Hatchery-Creek

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No telephoto needed



2017-07-30 - Russell Co., KY - Photo by Pen.
The park below Wolf Creek Dam is teeming with deer and wild turkey. This young deer was just 5 feet or so off the hiking trail to Hatchery Creek.

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Wildflower ID needed



2017-07-30 - Russell Co., KY - Photo by Pen.
Spotted along Hatchery Creek below Wolf Creek Dam. Does anyone know the species of wildflower?

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