PARIS, Tenn. – There are a handful of fisheries in the world that really need no introduction. One of those fisheries is a 180-mile stretch of the famed Tennessee River laying in the northwest corner of Tennessee, roughly two hours due west of Nashville, and three hours northeast of Memphis.

If you follow tournament bass fishing, you’ve heard about it for decades, read about it in magazines and on the internet, and probably see it on TV. It’s world renowned for bass (rightfully so), but also one of the greatest multi-species fisheries in the country.

That fishy place? Kentucky Lake, a legacy stop on the tournament scene, and one of the crown jewels of the State of Tennessee’s Bill Dance Signature Lakes program.

In the latest episode of Fishing Towns, follow along as we explore Kentucky Lake’s multi-tier fishery and the surrounding community from all angles. Find out why catfish, crappie, bluegill, perch and striped bass are on equal footing with the well-known largemouth and smallmouth fisheries, and why places like Paris, Tennessee, are proud to call themselves “fishing towns.”

The Bill Dance Signature Lakes

Find out about the lakes in the Bill Dance Signature Lakes program, and plan your Tennessee fishing trip now.