Fishing near Cave City, KY
Cave City sits in Barren County in south-central Kentucky, just outside the boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park. The Green River, which winds through the park, is the marquee water in the area — a long, scenic float fishery known for smallmouth bass, with canoe and kayak liveries operating nearby. A local pay lake, Ridgetop Pay Lake, gives anglers a close-to-town option for a quick session.
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American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Blue Catfish
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Channel Catfish
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Grass Pickerel
Esox americanus vermiculatus
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
Longnose Gar
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