Shanty Hollow Lake near Bowling Green: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Shanty Hollow Lake in Warren County, Kentucky. The water sits 456 feet up. Surface area is around 131 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 3.0 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. 12 miles away sits Bowling Green, the nearest town. The big place round here is Clarksville, 69 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Shanty Hollow Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Species logged across Warren County include channel darter, gilt darter and slenderhead darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Shanty Hollow Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 77°F and January at 33°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. At Shanty Hollow Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. A toilet block sits half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, First Creek Lake is 10 miles distant. For Shanty Hollow Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.