Kentucky Farm Pond Fish Stocking

TERRY CUNDIFF, THE OWNER OF WHITE OAK CREEK FISH FARM LLC HAS BEEN AN AVID FISHERMAN ALL HIS LIFE. BORN IN 1947 TO BURL AND PAULINE CUNDIFF THE OWNERS OF CUNDIFF'S DAIRY FARM ONE OF THE LAST FARMERS TO PRODUCE BOTTLE AND DELIVER RAW MILK DOOR TO DOOR IN KENTUCKY, GREW UP WITH A DOZEN FARM PONDS EXPERIMENTING, MANAGING, RAISING FISH BEFORE THERE WERE ANY ASSISSTANCE AVAILABLE.

SO, MUCH OF THE THINGS TERRY LEARNED WAS HANDS ON!

AFTER A B.B.A DEGREE FROM EASTERN KY UNIVERSITY, Terry CONTINUEDTO EXPERIMENT HANDLING, RAISING, HAULING TRYING TO DECIDE THE DIRECTION TO GO IN DETERMINING THE MOST PROFITABLE DIRECTION TO TAKE. IN THE LATE 70'S AND EARLY 80'S HE BUILT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SIZES AND CONFIGURATION PONDS, SOME WITH HOLLOW DRAINAGES, SEVERAL STAIR STEP WITH BOTTOM DRAINS, AS WELL AS PONDS IN THE MIDDLE OF FIELDS AND ON THE HILL SIDE, EXPERIMENTING WITH PONDS IN ALMOST ALL KINDS OF TERRAINE. HE BUILT, GROW OUT FACILITIES IN CONCRETE RACEWAYS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER HOLDING CONTAINERS AND A COMPLETE FISH HATCHING FACILITY. HE BUILT A HUGE LIVE HAUL BUSINESS, HAULING ALL KINDS OF FRESH WATER FISH ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS OPERATING SEVERAL PAY LAKES AND STOCKING HUNDREDS OF OTHER PAY LAKES ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

TODAY HIS TOTAL CONCENTRATION IS ON RAISING AND SELLING FINGERLING FISH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ACROSS THE STATE AND SURROUNDING STATES AT THEIR LOCAL FARM AND GARDEN OR SPORTING GOOD STORES.

THESE SPECIES INCLUDE ALL STOCKING AND ORNIMENTAL FISH APPROVED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES, EVERY COUNTY IN KENTUCKY HAS A LOCATION THAT OUR FISH ARE DELIVERED TO BE PICKED UP AND RELEASED FROM OXYGEN BAGS IN TO THEIR PONDS.
SPECIAL ON SITE DELIVERIES ARE MADE ALSO.

TERRY IS STILL ACTIVE IN THE BUSINESS AT AGE 61. AS WELL AS HIS MOTHER WORKING IN THE OFFICE AT THE AGE OF 84 STILL DOING THE COMPANY BOOKS.! TERRY HAS FISHED ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS PAST SUMMER, FROM ZIMBABWE AFRICA, ZAMBEZE RIVER, HE CAUGHT A HUGE TIGER FISH. AND A ENORMOUS CUDA OFF THE COAST OF MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE AFRICA.

TERRY HAS SERVED ON THE KENTUCKY AQUACULTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MANY YEARS.