top 10 fishing lakes in kentucky

[basskid]

can i please get a ranking of top 10 lakes in ky
thanks

[RICHYD4U]

Depends on the type of fish...but for LM bass I would rank its as follows:

1) KY Lake
2) Barkley
3) Nolin
4) Barren
5) Cedar
6) Green River
7) Malone
8) Rough
9) Dale Hollow
10) Cumberland


-Rich

[Fishin is life]

Nolin above Green and Barren, come on now.....For the weights it takes to win tournaments I'd think Nolin would be toward the bottom of that list...I think a lot of people will agree with this one

1.Kentucky Lake/Barkley
2.Barkley/ Kentucky Lake....personal preference on which one you fish
3.Green/ Barren
4.Barren/ Green...depending on the time of year

I would think if you got the KDFW's rank of weights it takes to win tournaments throughout the year this would be your order

[projectbass]

ky/barkley are sooo far ahead of anywhere else in the state it makes me sad I live so far away

[offdtop]

Nolin above Green and Barren, come on now.....For the weights it takes to win tournaments I'd think Nolin would be toward the bottom of that list...I think a lot of people will agree with this one

1.Kentucky Lake/Barkley
2.Barkley/ Kentucky Lake....personal preference on which one you fish
3.Green/ Barren
4.Barren/ Green...depending on the time of year

I would think if you got the KDFW's rank of weights it takes to win tournaments throughout the year this would be your order

The last two years Beshear has had the nod from the KDFW for the shortest time to catch a fish over 5lbs, and the largest winning bags on the average.

[mhall]

1. Kentucky lake
2. Barkley lake
3. Dale Hollow
4. Barren
5. Nolin
6. Laurel, going by numbers and present word of mouth
7. Cedar Creek
8. Rough River
9. Malone
10. Cumberland

[zx150]

1. KY
2. Barren
3. Barkley
4. Rough
5. Dale (if i got there more it would be high up on the list).
6. Green
7. Nolin
146. Taylorsville

[Fntsyfbgod]

I am not the most traveled angler in the state but I have fished most of the lakes mentioned.

A couple need to be on any list when it comes to black bass.

1.Kentucky Lake
2.Barkley
3.Barren River
4.Dale Hollow

I would argue Cedar Creek has to be on the list even though its not a big tournament lake.
5.Cedar Creek

After that it gets subjective. Everybody has their favorites they know and the best lake for you might be the one you know best.

I would put Nolin and Green River next. It takes 20lbs to win at Nolin and GR at times and there aren't many lakes like that out there. And they are big enough to sustain some good fishing once you figure the bass out.
6. Nolin
7. Green River

After that its really hard to pick the next 3.
Cumberland is a huge lake with a good population of bass. But the tournament weights havent been big there lately even in the bigger tournaments at least partly due to water levels. An overlooked lake that produces big sacks that is very close to Cumberland is Laurel River Lake. In a March Renegade tournament there this year there were 5 20lb sacks weighed in. Almost everyone in the tournament had over 10lbs. Another lake that has had a terrible year due to water levels and lack of grass is Cave Run. When its right its a great lake. Me and my family have fished it several times the past month sine the water returned to normal and have had a 5 fish limit of 16in bass every trip. Yatesville is probably the best lake in the far east of the state it is a very popular tournament lake and its easy to catch a limit of 15in fish in a day. But the winning weights haven't been as big lately due to the lake getting older and pressure. Other lakes mentioned were Rough, Beshear and Malone. I don't know alot about these lakes and I cant comment.

So my top 7 in no particular order after the top 2
1.Kentucky
2.Barkley
3.Dale Hollow
4.Barren
5.Nolin
6.Green River
7.Cedar Creek

After that its going to depend on you goals if you want to catch numbers or big fish Beshear might be your best chance at a 5lb fish but you might get more limits at another lake. Time of year because some lakes are great structure lakes in the summer like Yatesville and other lakes are hot in the spring like Laurel River and you need to night fish them in the summer. If you want a chance at big smallies your better off at a rocky lake. So its subjective after the top 7.
You can take your pick from Yatesville, Cave Run, Cumberland maybe, Rough, Malone, Beshear, and Laurel River.

But to finish my top 10 if I had to pick 3.
8. Cave Run-if you know the lake
9. Laurel River-in the spring or at night in the summer
10. Yatesville-for consistent keepers

[roadrunner]

1. KY
2. Barren
3. Barkley
4. Rough
5. Dale (if i got there more it would be high up on the list).
6. Green
7. Nolin
146. Taylorsville

Tell us what you really think of Taylorsville

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[zx150]

Well I ment to put my bath tub at 57 it that tells you how much I like T-Ville.

[basskid]

I have caught tons of largies and stripers at Taylorsville. Jigs work great there, use a Zoom swim chunk or whatever as a trailer.

[basskid]

Well I ment to put my bath tub at 57 it that tells you how much I like T-Ville.

really? you better have some trophy largies in your tub then...