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Caney Fork River is a public river in DeKalb County, White County, Smith County, Cumberland County, Van Buren County and Warren County, Tennessee, managed by State of Tennessee (public-trust water). It is a public-trust water — you can fish it with a Tennessee licence; bank access is at public river-access points and bridges. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
The Center Hill Dam tailwater — a Middle-Tennessee trout river with wild-ish holdover browns, drifted by boat between generation windows.
It runs roughly 144 miles through the Cumberland Plateau region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass; rock bass, bluegill are also on record. Neighbouring public land — Old Hickory Lake, Center Hill Recreation Area, Center Hill Lake — opens up bank access away from the main entry points. Live flow and gauge height come from the Caney Fork At Stonewall USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Center Hill Lake and Great Falls Lake.
Species from TWRA and Tennessee fishery data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Tennessee; a few individual waters have local rules — check the current TWRA regulations for this water.
Boats: Boats allowed. On the large TVA/USACE reservoirs there is no horsepower limit; TWRA agency lakes are usually electric-motor or 10 hp only.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camping is at Corps, TVA, TWRA and state-park campgrounds. Dispersed bankside camping on public shoreline is generally not allowed — use a designated site.
Tackle: Statewide creel and size limits apply; several reservoirs carry a black-bass protected slot — check the current TWRA regs for this water.
Rules verified 2026-09-01 against TWRA regulations. Always confirm the current rules before you fish.
Source: USGS PAD-US (Protected Areas Database).
Boat ramps: 20 mapped — Rock Island Boat Ramp, Boat ramp, Boat Ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat Ramp and others nearby.
Camping: 14 sites mapped nearby — Campsite, Campsite, Long Branch (Center Hill Lake), Hurricane Bridge, Ragland Bottom, Edgar Evins State Park Campground and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 03424860 — Caney Fork At Stonewall. Full gauge data →
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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