13 public waters in the Cumberland Plateau region — 6 lakes/reservoirs and 7 rivers, 1 known carp water. 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.
Center Hill Lake, a 14,297-acre Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Cumberland Plateau, is known for exceptional smallmouth bass fishing alongside largemouth, spotted bass, walleye, and black and white crappie. The clear waters of the Caney Fork arm and marina areas also support a lightly-targeted but growing carp fishery, primarily common carp.
In Warren, White and Van Buren Counties, Tennessee, Great Falls Lake is a 284-acre lake, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Billy Branch Lake (85 acres) sits in White 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.
Wonder Lake, a 60-acre lake in White 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.
Spain Lake, a 32-acre lake in White 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.
Burgess Falls Lake (12 acres) sits in White and Putnam Counties, Tennessee, 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.
Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau hosts the Caney Fork River, a 227 km tailwater and freestone system spanning six counties with a three-trout mix—Rainbow, Brown, and Brook Trout—plus robust Smallmouth Bass populations. Rock Bass and Bluegill provide supplementary action in deeper holes and slower current breaks.
Calfkiller River (69 km) flows through White, Putnam and Van Buren Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Falling Water River runs 63 km through Putnam and White Counties, Tennessee: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Rocky River (28 km) flows through Van Buren, Warren and White Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Bee Creek runs 22 km through White, Van Buren, Bledsoe and 1 more county in Tennessee: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Glade Creek runs 12 km through Bledsoe, Van Buren, Cumberland and 1 more county in Tennessee: A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Pigeon Roost Creek (8 km) flows through Putnam and White Counties, Tennessee. A clear Cumberland Plateau reservoir — smallmouth-strong with a Walleye run, plus largemouth, Crappie and Catfish.
Across its mapped waters, White County holds 16 species on PiscaMaps, including Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Common Carp 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.