Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley Fishing Guides
Lake familiarization is important as well as knowing where to fish and what to use when fishing. You can get acquainted with Kentucky or Barkley Lake while picking up some great fishing techniques from one of these guides below.
Kentucky Lake // Captain Richard Bay - Benton, KY SHOW MAP
Captain Rich Bay operates Kick�n Bass Guide Service as a full-time, multi-species service on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. Family trips are offered from a wheelchair-accessible pontoon, with equipment available for methods such as spider rigging, pulling crankbaits and casting ledges.
Kentucky Lake // 655 Anderson Drive - Paris, TN SHOW MAP
Steve McCadams has worked as a professional fishing and waterfowl guide since 1972. His Kentucky Lake fishing experience includes bass, crappie and bluegill, and he also shares current conditions through regular reports covering the southern portion of the lake.
Kentucky Lake // 48 Walnut St. - Dexter, KY
Shelldiver Guide Service offers bass and multi-species fishing trips on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. Scott also provides sonar instruction, bass-fishing courses and remote planning with maps and GPS information for anglers seeking more specialized guidance.
Lake Barkley // 160 Joey Drive - Cadiz, KY SHOW MAP
Andy Allen Fishing Guide Service provides guided fishing trips on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley for anglers pursuing crappie, largemouth and smallmouth bass, striped bass, and bluegill. Allen brings more than 30 years of fishing experience in the region, including tournament competition and decades spent learning the two lakes. Trips are conducted from a professionally equipped Skeeter bass boat, with rods, reels, bait, tackle, and other fishing equipment supplied.
Kentucky Lake // 11442 US Hwy 68 East - Benton, KY SHOW MAP
Captain Kirk�s Guide Service offers year-round, multi-species fishing trips on Kentucky Lake. Depending on the season, trips may target bass, crappie, redear, bluegill, white bass, stripers, sauger, catfish and other available game fish.
Kentucky Lake // Aurora Area - Benton, KY
Brad Weakley has been a licensed Kentucky Lake fishing guide for more than four decades. His service covers largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, white bass, bluegill, redear and catfish, with trips available for individuals, families and larger groups.
Kentucky Lake // 3175 Mt. Sinai Road - Buchanan, TN
Ross Wimberly guides for bass and crappie throughout the year, along with bluegill and redear during May and June. Cedar Ridge Guide Service provides the fishing equipment needed for the trip, and Ross cleans the day�s catch.
Kentucky Lake // 399 Dusty Trail Road - Benton, KY
Brandon Hunter guides for largemouth and smallmouth bass on Kentucky Lake, with trips available for recreational fishing, technique work and tournament preparation. He also offers one-on-one, on-the-water electronics training for anglers who want to better understand their sonar and GPS equipment.
Kentucky Lake // 2060 Turner Rd. - Murray, KY SHOW MAP
John Morgan has operated Angling Adventures on Kentucky Lake since 1992. His multi-species trips combine time on the water with practical instruction, and guests may use the equipment and tackle he provides.
Kentucky Lake // 157 Chase Loop - Benton, KY
Captain Doug Wynn brings more than 50 years of Kentucky Lake fishing experience to Crappie Gills N� More. He specializes in trolling jigs and crankbaits for crappie and also guides for bluegill, redear and other seasonal species.
Kentucky Lake // Kentucky Lake - Paris, TN
Scott Patton offers bass fishing trips on Kentucky Lake from April through November. Trips can focus on lake familiarization, tournament preparation, map marking or specific techniques selected by the angler.




