Reservoir · Kentucky
Green River Lake
Green River Lake
Reservoir · Kentucky
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Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Green River Lake.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
Green River Lake is an 8,210-acre USACE reservoir. KDFWR 2026 forecast covers bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, stocked muskellunge, smallmouth, walleye, white bass, and white crappie, and notes mid-June through mid-October oxygen too low to support fish below 17–20 feet.
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- High confidence
2026 forecast describes good numbers of 15-inch-plus and 18-inch-plus largemouth.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- High confidence
2026 forecast describes night and rising-water channel catfish fishing.
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- High confidence
2026 forecast describes legal and trophy muskie with fall, late winter, and spring peaks; summer–fall trolling on main-lake flats.
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- High confidence
2026 forecast describes harvestable white crappie with better-than-normal 11–13 inch fish.
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- High confidence
KDFWR forecast page names Green River Lake among late-winter/early-spring smallmouth destinations.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- High confidence
2026 forecast describes late-February through March dam/headwater fishing and summer/fall timber, stumps, and points.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
USACE reservoir with stump beds, standing timber, and a summer oxygen limitation below 17–20 feet. Tailwater below the dam is not the lake.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Spinning
- Trolling
Access and Public Fishing Rights
KDFWR WaterbodyDetail lists public ramps. Confirm current USACE/KDFWR recreation notices. Do not treat the Green River tailwater as the lake.
Stocking information
KDFWR forecast states muskellunge and walleye populations are maintained by annual stocking.
- Stocked
Muskellunge
Stocked · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
- Stocked
Walleye
Stocked · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Official sources
KDFWR special regulations include 9-inch crappie and 40-inch muskellunge. Summer oxygen limitation is habitat, not a StrikeTracks temperature rating. Tailwater method restrictions are a different water.
Public catalog object under TN-KY-LAKE-RECOVERY-1. conditionPublicationPolicy=static-value-structural-unavailable. Unavailable means insufficient thermal information, not Poor.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
Kentucky
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
Management Category
Public reservoir fishery
Regulation Scope
Green River Lake
Regulation Summary
KDFWR Green River Lake special regulations (crappie and muskellunge) plus statewide rules.
Surface Area
8210 acres
Target Species
Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, White Crappie, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass
Public Access
Public
Boat Launch
Available
Shore Fishing
Available
Description
USACE Green River Lake. Catalog-visible Unavailable: no qualifying same-lake live USGS 00010. Not Green River tailwater. Coordinates: USACE Green River Lake Dam lake-body representative. Unavailable means insufficient thermal information, not Poor.
