Kentucky Lakes Guide Service

Over 80 years lake experience,

US Coast Guard certified,

Kentucky licensed and insured.

Grandpa Jim and Gatten with a mess of slabs

How about a day of catching SLAB crappie?

Heidi with a 7 + lb Barkley giant

Beginners or seasoned veterans, freezer fillers or hawg hunters. All are welcome aboard. Our goal is to get you on fish, and make your trip a lifelong memory.

Kay and Larry with a bucketfull of redear and bluegill

Our lakes are on a tremendous upswing for giant redear and bluegill. Let our guides help you fill a bucketfull of these tasty filets.

Four limits in 40 minutes, enough action to impress any angler

We are a family friendly service and absolutely enjoy getting the kids on fish. White bass trips are an action packed trip that will definitely keep them interested.

Kentucky Lakes Guide Service and the Kentucky Lakes region is fishing heaven to the Panfish or Trophy fishermen. Kentucky Lakes Guide Service is proud to be your host for a fishing adventure on our lakes, Barkley and Kentucky. Known for many years as the crappie capital of the world, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley are the regional sport fishing center for crappie, bluegill, redear, largemouth, smallmouth, white bass and stripers.

Enjoy a day of guided fishing with pros Bubba Kolb, Carl Benson and Tad Ladd. You'll fish in fully loaded, tournament ready rigs and we'll provide all equipment, bait and tackle, and clean and bag the fish!

Call us today at 270-519-1488.

Cabin Bait & Tackle

We're often asked where we shop? For us the choice is simple. The Cabin Bait & Tackle, in Kuttawa. If it did, does, or can catch a fish, they got it. The lakes largest selection of "local" lures plus all the names you know and trust. The Cabin Bait & Tackle. 270-388-0122

Kentucky Fishing Information & License

Need to get your license online? Need some official Kentucky fishing information? If so click here to visit the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife official website.

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Call today 270-519-1488.

KLGS Trip Talk

To the staff of Kentucky Lakes Guide service,
Thank you for the great day. It sure is nice to be able to trust in professional, competent hands. Even though the water was rough, Carl ensured our safety and comfort. The fishing was spectacular and the company even better. Thanks for a wonderful trip and the memory of a lifetime.

Thank you
Tony Conklin