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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has begun a drawdown of Cedar Creek Lake in Lincoln County in an effort to control excessive nuisance aquatic vegetation. The lake is being lowered 7-9 feet this winter to try to control the invasive plants that are starting to negatively impact fish populations.
Cedar Creek Lake has experienced the establishment and expansion in coverage of the invasive aquatic plant, Brazilian elodea, and is still seeing effects of other nuisance vegetation that is impacting the size and growth rates of largemouth bass, including the bigger bass.
The Southeastern Fisheries District staff monitor the fish populations in Cedar Creek Lake every year and will assess fish numbers, sizes and growth, especially for largemouth bass in the coming years to determine the effectiveness of the drawdown. Although often expensive, limited use of herbicides may also be employed on the lake next spring depending upon the results of the vegetation control efforts this winter.
During the drawdown, the main boat ramp at the dam will remain usable and anglers should be able to reach all fishable areas of the lake. During the fullest extent of the drawn down, anglers will no longer be able to launch trailered boats at the Cowan Road boat ramp (upper-lake) or the old Highway 150 boat ramp (mid-lake).