13 public waters in the West region — 9 lakes/reservoirs and 4 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.
Chisholm Lake (248 acres) sits in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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.
Canadian Reach is a Mississippi River oxbow/backwater in Lauderdale County near Fort Pillow, part of the chain of old river channels along the Chickasaw Bluffs that the region is well known for -- strong catfish, crappie and bass fishing.
Wardlows Pockey, a 90-acre lake in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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.
Wardlows Chute, a 78-acre lake in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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.
Champion Lake (44 acres) sits in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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 Lauderdale County, Tennessee, Dry Arm is a 30-acre lake, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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.
Cane Creek Lake Number Nine, a 20-acre lake in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority: Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Lauderdale County, Tennessee — Fort Pillow Lake is a 20-acre lake, managed by Other or Unknown State Land: 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.
Goose Pond (14 acres) sits in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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.
Madison, Haywood, Lauderdale and 3 more counties in Tennessee — South Fork Forked Deer River is a 122 km stream: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
In Dyer, Obion, Weakley and 2 more counties in Tennessee, Obion River is a 120 km river or creek. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Forked Deer River (23 km) flows through Dyer and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Fletchers Bend (9 km) flows through Mississippi and Lauderdale Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Across its mapped waters, Lauderdale County holds 12 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Common Carp, Redear Sunfish and Smallmouth Bass.
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.