Fishing Report For Green River Lake, KY

By Rick Seaman

January 21, 2025

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Fishing Report Green River Lake, KY

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Popular Fish Species Green River Lake, KY

Black Crappie - White Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very

Crappie over three pounds live in Green River Lake, and locals report catching plenty of 2-pounders, year round. Both black and white crappie thrive here. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. In Summer, crappie are being caught in 10' to 15' of water, especially around brush piles. Small crappie jigs or live minnows, or both together catch a slew of nice crappie here. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie.

Muskie

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

In early Spring when shallow areas of the lake begin to warm, muskies begin to get active. Good reports are coming from the area between Green River Lake State Park and Green River Marina for Spring muskie. As the water warms in summer muskie here move to areas in the 15-foot range. Casting or trolling large spinner lures or glide baits is a good way to catch a big muskie.

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Good reports from tournament anglers and local anglers all indicate very good bass fishing this year in Green River Lake. Vibrating jigs can be fished around most any cover, and are a good way to search out large areas. Standing timber and fish habitat are good places to start looking for bass here. Once yo locate them, some of the larger, more finicky bass can be fooled with stick worms fished wacky style.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, bluegill, white bass and muskie at Green River Lake in Kentucky.

Green River Lake is an 8,200-acre lake in the central part of the state, with 250 miles of shoreline. The lake is known for crappie, bass and quality muskie fishing, plus its other fish populations, including walleye, catfish, white bass and bluegill. The lake is home to numerous bass, crappie and muskie tournaments throughout the year.

Primary fish species residing in Green River Lake

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Fishing Guides On Green River Lake

Green River Lake Guide Service - crappie

Green River Lake Crappie Trips - crappie

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired bass tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".