Fishing near Bowling Green, KY

Set in Warren County in south-central Kentucky, Bowling Green sits at the center of a multi-species freshwater fishery anchored by the Barren River and Barren River Lake. The 81-mile river corridor flows right through town, holding smallmouth bass over 18 inches, spotted bass, muskellunge, and catfish, while the 9,674-acre reservoir 44 miles southeast delivers crappie, catfish, and trophy hybrid stripers within easy reach of the city.

Top waters to fish near Bowling Green

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Alligator Gar

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Black Redhorse

Moxostoma duquesnei

Blue Catfish

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Bowfin

Amia calva

Channel Catfish

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

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