In accordance with “301 KAR 1:155: Commercial fishing requirements”, Kentucky restricts use of commercial entanglement gear within 50 yards of a tributary on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.  In order to assist fishers with determination of these boundaries KDFWR is providing the GPS coordinates in two forms.  1) A direct link to Google Maps showing the delineated boundaries for online use: and  2) A downloadable text file with GPS markers every 25 feet along the restricted boundaries for use with hand-held GPS units and chartplotters. This list includes most tributaries on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, but some smaller tributaries may have been omitted.  The smaller tributaries are also subject to this regulation.

Restricted Commercial Entanglement Gear Zones in Google Maps

Downloadable Text File with GPS markers for the restricted zones