I've paddled from right below the falls to the boat ramp at the junction of the Laurel River and Lake Cumberland,I've saw nice catfish caught in the pool right at the falls,walleye and sm bass in holes further down river.Been several years since I've been there,but you can hike all the way to Lake Cumberland,I waded from below Laurel River Dam to Lake Cumberland once catching trout,but be careful in there,the rocks are very slippery and cliffs on both sides full of copperheads with nowhere to go if you get caught when they start generating.