615 public fishing lakes and rivers in Tennessee — Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Common Carp, Redear Sunfish and Smallmouth Bass.
See every public fishing venue in Tennessee on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 615 public fishing venues across Tennessee in 4 regions — 346 lakes and reservoirs and 248 rivers. The largest is Kentucky Lake, at 54,937 acres. Cumberland River is the longest mapped river, running 499 km. West has the most venues on file, with 179.
The most commonly recorded species across Tennessee's public waters are Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Common Carp, Redear Sunfish and Smallmouth Bass — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 134 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 126 have nearby camping, and 285 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Tennessee's public fishing venues are spread across 4 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Tennessee's public venues on PiscaMaps:
A Tennessee fishing licence covers all public water in the state. Non-resident annual is around $50; 3-day and 10-day non-resident permits are also sold. TWRA agency lakes need an extra TWRA Lake permit.
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