Otter Creek (Fort Knox) fishing

Fishing at Otter Creek (Fort Knox) is on a river section, stocked with Brown Trout. It is stocked about 2 times a year since 2025, most often in March and September. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 25, 2026

Plants on record

Since 2025

Species recorded

Elevation

392.9 ft

Access and facts

Water type: river section
Fee required: Yes

This is the roughly 6.6-mile stretch of Otter Creek inside the Fort Knox Military Reservation, upstream of Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area. Anglers must check in and buy a fishing permit via the Fort Knox iSportsman system before fishing here.

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How Otter Creek (Fort Knox) is stocked

Otter Creek ORA (0 mi), Floyds Fork Creek (19.4 mi), Sinking Creek (27.1 mi), Taylorsville Lake Tailwater (43.2 mi), and Nolin Lake Tailwater (46.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Nolin Lake Tailwater is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Otter Creek (Fort Knox)

Fishing Otter Creek (Fort Knox) is most likely to be for Brown Trout. The one plant on record is Brown Trout.

Brown Trout 1 plant

Plants: 1 of 4
Last stocked: March 25, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

1,5002025
5002026

Stocking history

Source: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
March 25, 2026	Brown Trout	500	–	report
November 12, 2025	–	500	–	report
October 7, 2025	–	500	–	report
September 4, 2025	–	500	–	report

Species stocked here

Brown Trout (1)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.