Big Bone Lick

TheBassmaster95 posted a video on YouTube showing him fishing at Big Bone Lick State Park.  Here is his report:

“I guess fishing was just okay.  Not one of my good days though.  The bluegill in there are pretty small, as you can see.  The first time I went to Big Bone Lick State Park, I was catfishing.  Well, I thought the place was just abundant with catfish until I actually hooked what I thought to be a catfish.  It was a bluegill.  That was what had been biting my chicken liver.  So I decided to go bluegill fishing down there.  Like I said, it was a slow day.  I was using size 8 or 10 eagle claw salmon egg hooks.  They are a great hook for bluegill because they are so small.  Another good thing to have is a small bobber.  If you are fishing with a lot of bait stealers, you need to be able to detect those tiny bites that you can’t detect with a big bobber.  Some times your bobber may only be moving in a direction and you don’t even know that that is a fish biting.”

The Telecommunications Board or Northern Kentucky is featuring Big Bone Lick State Park, the birthplace of American Paleontology, in a free video called “Discover Northern Kentucky: Big Bone Lick Today.”

Discover Northern Kentucky is an award-winning documentary series that explores our Northern Kentucky neighborhoods from yesterday and today, our rich traditions, landmarks and historical places.

Watch the Big Bone Lick video

Big Bone Lick State Park — the most famous, fossil-rich area in the Cincinnati region — gave the world the first evidence of several extinct species, including the American Mastodon.  Stanley Hedeen, author of a new book on the subject, Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology (2008), brings the history and paleontology of Big Bone Lick to life through discussion and images shown in these videos.

Dr. Hedeen is emeritus professor of biology and former dean of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University, is a member of the Ohio Biological Survey Steering Committee, the Hamilton County Environmental Action Commission, the Cincinnati Museum Center Natural History Advisory Board, the Mill Creek Restoration Project Board of Trustees, the list goes on and on.  Hedeen received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Quality Award for his "professional and community activities which serve to improve the quality of the environment."  Hedeen earned a B.A. in Biology from Augustana College in Illinois and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Minnesota.

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