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Kirkstone Lake is a public reservoir in Cumberland County, Tennessee, managed by Tennessee Valley Authority. The shoreline and water are open to the public.
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.
Kirkstone Lake covers about 19 acres in the Cumberland Plateau region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Saint George Lake and Lake Pomeroy.
A Tennessee fishing licence covers all public water in the state. Non-resident annual is around $50; 3-day and 10-day non-resident permits are also sold. TWRA agency lakes need an extra TWRA Lake permit.
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