7 public waters in the East region — 2 lakes/reservoirs and 5 rivers. Every one is fishable on a Tennessee licence.
See every public fishing venue in Tennessee on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
A 45,478-acre TVA reservoir sprawling across five East Tennessee counties, Norris Lake offers diverse warm and cool-water fishing. Striped bass, largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass are the headline species, while walleye, black crappie, channel catfish and bluegill provide year-round opportunity across its extensive main pool and creek arms.
Bell, Claiborne and Madison Counties, Tennessee — Fern Lake is a 125-acre lake, managed by National Park Service: A TWRA-managed community lake — Bluegill, redear, Crappie and Largemouth Bass, managed for family and bank fishing. Needs a TWRA Lake permit on top of the state licence.
In Claiborne, Hancock, Lee and 1 more county in Tennessee, Powell River is a 152 km river or creek. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Gap Creek in Claiborne County is an 8.3 km rainbow trout stream managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. This East Tennessee tributary provides intimate wade-fishing opportunities through typical mountain creek habitat.
Little Yellow Creek (3 km) flows through Bell and Claiborne Counties, Tennessee, managed by National Park Service. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Bennetts Fork runs 4 km through Bell and Claiborne Counties, Tennessee, managed by State Fish and Wildlife: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Station Creek in Claiborne County offers a compact 2.2 km Rainbow Trout fishery managed by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. This small eastern Tennessee stream is suited to wade-fishing anglers working short stretches of pocket water and tight cover.
Across its mapped waters, Claiborne County holds 12 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Common Carp, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Walleye.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Tennessee map Join PiscaMapsOne Tennessee fishing licence covers every public water in the state. Resident annual is about $34, non-resident about $50, with 3-day and 10-day non-resident permits available. TWRA agency lakes and the Beech River lakes need an extra lake permit. Buy at gooutdoorstennessee.com.