Fishing near Covington, KY

Set in Kenton County at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers, Covington puts two major fisheries within walking distance — anglers fish both from General James Taylor Park at the Covington/Newport confluence. The Cincinnati reach of the Ohio is among the river's most diverse stretches, holding over 150 fish species, while the lower Licking shelters native muskellunge and smallmouth.

Top waters to fish near Covington

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Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alewife

Alosa pseudoharengus

Alligator Gar

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

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