13 public waters in the Bluegrass region — 0 lakes/reservoirs and 13 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.
The Licking River — one of the best Muskellunge streams in the eastern US, flowing 300 miles from the Appalachian foothills to the Ohio at Cincinnati. Native musky plus smallmouth, largemouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, Sauger in the lower river, and channel and Flathead Catfish.
Middle Creek Levisa Fork (20 km) flows through Floyd and Magoffin Counties, Kentucky, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water). An Eastern Kentucky river (Big Sandy, Levisa Fork, Russell Fork, Tug Fork, Red Bird River, the forks of the Kentucky) — smallmouth, largemouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, Muskellunge, channel and Flathead Catfish and Walleye. Russell Fork through the Breaks is also Kentucky's whitewater river.
Spring Fork Quicksand Creek (16 km) flows through Breathitt, Knott and Magoffin 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.
Johnson Creek runs 12 km through Magoffin, Morgan and Wolfe 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.
In Johnson, Morgan and Magoffin Counties, Kentucky, Little Paint Creek is a 11 km river or creek, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water). A Kentucky stocked or wild Trout stream — rainbow and Brown Trout stocked on a rotation October to spring in the Daniel Boone National Forest and elsewhere, with a handful of streams (Bad Branch, Rock Creek, Dog Slaughter) holding wild or catch-and-release fish. A Trout permit is required.
Magoffin and Breathitt Counties, Kentucky — Right Fork Licking River is a 10 km stream, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): The Licking River — a nationally-notable Muskellunge stream (native Ohio-River-drainage Muskie), plus smallmouth, largemouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Sauger in the lower river. The reach below Cave Run Dam is a tailwater musky and smallmouth float.
Trace Fork runs 11 km through Magoffin 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.
Burning Fork (9 km) flows through Magoffin 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.
Big Mine Fork (9 km) flows through Magoffin, Johnson and Morgan 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.
Left Fork White Oak Creek (9 km) flows through Magoffin and Morgan 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.
Salt Lick Branch (8 km) flows through Magoffin 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.
In Magoffin and Floyd Counties, Kentucky, Puncheon Camp Creek is a 8 km river or creek, 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.
Left Fork Licking River runs 7 km through Magoffin County, Kentucky, managed by Commonwealth of Kentucky (public / navigable water): The Licking River — a nationally-notable Muskellunge stream (native Ohio-River-drainage Muskie), plus smallmouth, largemouth and Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Sauger in the lower river. The reach below Cave Run Dam is a tailwater musky and smallmouth float.
Across its mapped waters, Magoffin County holds 15 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, Longear Sunfish, White Bass and Muskellunge.
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.