6 public waters in the East region — 4 lakes/reservoirs and 2 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.
Roane, Loudon, Rhea and 1 more county in Tennessee — Watts Bar Lake is a 46,853-acre lake, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority: A mainstem Tennessee River impoundment — big, fertile, current-fed water with the state's deepest bench of species: black bass, white and Striped Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, three Catfish species, Sauger and Carp.
Tellico Reservoir (18,765 acres) sits in Monroe, Loudon and Blount Counties, Tennessee, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. A deep, clean highland-rim reservoir — best for black bass and Walleye, with Crappie, Bluegill and Catfish in the creek arms.
Anderson, Knox, Loudon and 1 more county in Tennessee — Melton Hill Lake is a 13,400-acre lake, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority: A mainstem Tennessee River impoundment — big, fertile, current-fed water with the state's deepest bench of species: black bass, white and Striped Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, three Catfish species, Sauger and Carp.
Fort Loudoun Lake (12,757 acres) sits in Knox, Blount and Loudon Counties, Tennessee, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority. A mainstem Tennessee River impoundment — big, fertile, current-fed water with the state's deepest bench of species: black bass, white and Striped Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, three Catfish species, Sauger and Carp.
In Monroe, Blount, Loudon and 2 more counties in Tennessee, Little Tennessee River is a 74 km river or creek. A small, cold mountain impoundment — stocked rainbow and Brown Trout with smallmouth and Rock Bass in the warmer water.
The Norris Dam tailwater is one of the South's premier trophy-Trout rivers — cold, clear, generation-dependent flows holding stocked and holdover rainbows and big browns. Sauger run up from Watts Bar in late winter.
Across its mapped waters, Loudon County holds 20 species on PiscaMaps, including Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Black Crappie, Flathead Catfish and Common Carp.
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.