Fishing near Murray, Kentucky

Murray sits on the Calloway County side of Kentucky. The town itself holds nothing; the country round it does. Counting outwards from town: Mason Lake at 8.2 miles to the south, Cypress Creek at 16 miles, Kentucky Lake at 17 miles to the south-east, Sutherlin Lake at 18 miles plus Farmer Pond at 21 miles to the south-east. Standing timber shows on Mason Lake when the level falls, and it holds fish. Some years give ice and some give none. Edges go first and the middle never sets hard. These were made rather than found. Margins hold more than the middle ever will. Calloway County records cover bandfin darter, guardian darter and fantail darter. What you have close by is mostly dammed water. Parking varies from a proper car park to a verge. An awkward wind matters more here than the extra miles. Anything you fish here counts as Calloway County water, so read the county rules first....