I have never fished Patoka, but I too have heard good things about this lake. In fact a co-worker of mine just went there this weekend and caught a 6+ lb'r...he said that bass fishing was slow in general but none the less he at least caught the biggest bass the HE'S ever caught. All in all, my suggestion would be to not restrict yourself to Kentucky only lakes just because you live in Kentucky.

As for Taylorsville, I live in Louisville and have never been on this lake and quite truthfully have no desire to. Ky Afield had a segment on T-ville recently, they were crappie fishing, from what I could tell the lake looked like a parking lot for boats no matter what direction the camera was pointed in.