where would you rank KY fishery?? in the states??

[Havacman]

East KY where i live me and my fishing buddies have always said we are 150 mile from good fishing in any direction. I would draw a line that went from Barren west as being great fishing, comparable to Tenn waters Eastern Ky. Is not much far as i am concerned so far as just going out bass fishing and being able to catch a lot of fish. First time i went to KY and Barkley i came back thinking even less of fishing around where i live.

[byrdland]

I'm a native Kentuckian. I lived in Texas for 13 years. I fished 11 months a year, from fresh to salt. It's such a big state I didn't have the crowding issues I've had here. In Kentucky I wade fish the Cumberland River and fish other areas from a bass boat. Cumberland has been off the past few years due to the dam drawdown and too much rain kills the fishing. The bass are bigger in Texas with the longer growing season and the ability of Florida Strain fish to survive. The Texas Coast is a fantastic fishery. Then you have offshore for King Mackerel, etc. If you go out far enough you can fish for Billfish. In Kentucky, a lot of the smaller fisheries I fished when I was a teenager no longer allow access because some guy from New York owns the land and won't allow anyone to fish. I love the diversity and beauty of Kentucky, but I would have to rank Texas above Kentucky for quality.