16 public waters in the Middle region — 6 lakes/reservoirs and 10 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.
In Sumner, Wilson and Davidson Counties, Tennessee, Old Hickory Lake is a 18,188-acre lake, managed by US Army Corps of Engineers (Nashville District). A Cumberland River impoundment — warm, fertile water with strong Crappie, Catfish, white and Striped Bass alongside the black bass.
Henderson, Shelby, Sumner and 1 more county in Tennessee — Pine Lake is a 489-acre lake, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority: 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.
L A Green Lake, a 21-acre lake in Sumner 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.
Sumner County, Tennessee — Crutcher Lake is a 21-acre lake, 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.
Gallating Steam Plant Output, a 10-acre lake in Sumner and Wilson Counties, Tennessee, managed by State Fish and Wildlife: 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.
Gallatin Steam Plant Intake (9 acres) sits in Sumner and Wilson Counties, Tennessee, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. 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.
Cumberland River runs 499 km through Davidson, Cheatham, Dickson and 1 more county in Tennessee: A Cumberland River impoundment — warm, fertile water with strong Crappie, Catfish, white and Striped Bass alongside the black bass.
In Robertson, Logan and Sumner Counties, Tennessee, South Fork Red River is a 48 km river or creek. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
West Fork Drakes Creek (22 km) flows through Sumner and Simpson Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Bledsoe Creek runs 27 km through Sumner and Wilson Counties, Tennessee: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Drakes Creek runs 24 km through Sumner and Davidson Counties, Tennessee: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Sumner and Allen Counties, Tennessee — Middle Fork Drakes Creek is a 16 km stream: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
In Sumner and Wilson Counties, Tennessee, Station Camp Creek is a 16 km river or creek. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Sulphur Fork Creek (8 km) flows through Sumner, Allen and Simpson Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
East Camp Creek runs 12 km through Sumner County, Tennessee: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Sumner County, Tennessee — Dutch Creek is a 8 km stream: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Across its mapped waters, Sumner County holds 16 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Smallmouth Bass and Spotted 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.