Fishing near Stearns, KY

Stearns sits in McCreary County in southeastern Kentucky, at the edge of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is the defining water here — a clear, free-flowing river known for trophy smallmouth bass and native walleye. Rock Creek, a trout stream that feeds into the Big South Fork near the Yamacraw Bridge, adds another dimension to the local fishery.

Top waters to fish near Stearns

Species & education

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American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Black Redhorse

Moxostoma duquesnei

Blue Catfish

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Trout

Channel Catfish

Cutthroat Trout

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

Fishing guides near Stearns

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Nicholas Bush
Frontline Dive & Recovery
Kentucky Scuba & Public Safety Diving Experts
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