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Clinch River is a public river in Roane County and Loudon 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 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.
It runs roughly 18 miles through the East region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rock bass; redbreast sunfish, channel catfish are also on record. Neighbouring public land — Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area — opens up bank access away from the main entry points. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Poplar Creek and Whiteoak 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: Special trout regulations on the tailwater — brown-trout protected slot, artificial-only sections. Check the current TWRA Region 4 trout regs and the TVA generation schedule before wading.
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: 4 mapped — Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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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