8 public waters in the South Central & Green River region — 2 lakes/reservoirs and 6 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Kentucky licence.
See every public fishing venue in Kentucky on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Cumberland (50,000 ac) — Kentucky's largest lake by volume, a deep, clear, steep-sided Corps reservoir on the Cumberland River. Home of the state's premier striped-bass fishery (fish over 50 lb), plus largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, and stocked rainbow and Brown Trout in the lower lake. Wolf Creek Dam.
Dale Hollow Lake (Kentucky portion) — the smallmouth-bass lake: the 11 lb 15 oz world record came from here in 1955 and still stands. Deep, gin-clear water on the Obey/Wolf river system, also holding largemouth and Spotted Bass, Walleye, Muskellunge, Lake Trout and Rainbow Trout, Crappie and Bluegill.
Clinton and Cumberland Counties, Kentucky — Wolf River is a 22 km stream, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): A warmwater Kentucky river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, White Bass, and Rock Bass in the rockier reaches. Access at KDFWR sites, bridges and county landings.
Illwill Creek runs 15 km through Clinton County, Kentucky, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): A warmwater Kentucky river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, White Bass, and Rock Bass in the rockier reaches. Access at KDFWR sites, bridges and county landings.
Clinton County, Kentucky — Smith Creek is a 10 km stream, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): A warmwater Kentucky river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, White Bass, and Rock Bass in the rockier reaches. Access at KDFWR sites, bridges and county landings.
Clinton and Cumberland Counties, Kentucky — Big Willis Creek is a 9 km stream, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): A warmwater Kentucky river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, White Bass, and Rock Bass in the rockier reaches. Access at KDFWR sites, bridges and county landings.
Gap Creek (8 km) flows through Wayne and Clinton Counties, Kentucky, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water). A warmwater Kentucky river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, White Bass, and Rock Bass in the rockier reaches. Access at KDFWR sites, bridges and county landings.
Clinton and Wayne Counties, Kentucky — Handcock Creek is a 9 km stream, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): A warmwater Kentucky river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, White Bass, and Rock Bass in the rockier reaches. Access at KDFWR sites, bridges and county landings.
Across its mapped waters, Clinton County holds 16 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, White Bass, Flathead Catfish, Longear Sunfish and Smallmouth Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Kentucky map Join PiscaMapsOne Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources fishing licence covers every public water in the state — resident annual about $23, non-resident annual about $60, with 1-day, 7-day and 15-day short-term options. A ~$10 trout permit (resident and non-resident) is required to fish for or keep trout anywhere, including the Cumberland River tailwater below Wolf Creek Dam. Kentucky residents born before 1 January 1961 may fish without a licence; residents 65+ and disabled residents can buy a discounted combination licence. Buy at fw.ky.gov.