June 11, 2025
CALVERT CITY, Ky. – Several MLF Bass Pro Tour competitors spent their off day before competition at Kentucky Lake last week restoring fish habitat through the Minn Kota Habitat Restoration Project Supported by Humminbird and Kubota.
In partnership with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR), the MLF Fisheries Management Division (FMD) held its fourth habitat project of the 2025 season, constructing and deploying 50 MossBack Fish Habitat ReedMat structures into Kentucky Lake. The structures were built at the Kentucky Lake Dam State Park by a team that included Bass Pro Tour anglers Gary Klein and Nick LeBrun, FMD director Steven Bardin, MLF staff, KDFWR biologists and staff from First Choice Farm and Lawn in Calvert City.
Three of the newly created habitat sites are accessible only by boat, while one is available to shore anglers from the ADA Fishing Jetty off U.S. 641, making the effort beneficial for a wide range of Kentucky Lake anglers. Built from recycled PVC, the MossBack ReedMats will provide long-term fish habitat, particularly appealing to panfish and bass, enhancing the lake’s ecosystem and improving recreational fishing opportunities.
“These projects are so important to me because it’s crucial to give back to the communities and the local resources,” said Louisiana pro Nick LeBrun. “As an angler, you sometimes wonder ‘What can I do to really make a difference?’ We can get hands-on, and these FMD events are an easy and meaningful way for us to give back.”
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This event marked the fourth Minn Kota Habitat Restoration Project of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour season, following similar successful efforts at Lake Conroe in Texas, Lake Murray in South Carolina and Lake Chickamauga in Tennessee.
