Best Fishing in Kentucky

Kentucky Fried … Catfish? Well, that’s what you can have if you check out these favorite catfish fishing lakes and rivers in the Bluegrass State.

You say you want bass fishing? Kentucky’s got it! Here are the best places in the state to catch largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass.

Kentucky’s big lakes and rivers are loaded with big slabs. We’ve narrowed down the best crappie fishing spots in the Bluegrass State.

Whether you hike into a remote mountain stream or cast into a broad tailwater, Kentucky has a trout fishing adventure for you. These are the top options.

Muskies are the biggest, baddest fish you can catch in Kentucky. We show you the lakes and rivers where you have the best odds of landing a giant.