Fishing near Owensboro, KY
Set on the Ohio River in Daviess County, Owensboro anchors a big-river fishing scene where wing dams, eddies, ledges, and barge wash hold catfish, sauger, bass, and panfish. The Green River, one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the country, meets the Ohio about 15 miles west near Henderson, and reservoirs like Lake Malone and Rough River Lake round out the region.
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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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