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Hunting and fishing license sales and federal excise taxes comprise over 90 percent of the Resident Licenses TWRA’s operating funds. Thank you for buy‑ Resident licenses can be purchased by: ing a hunting and fishing license. Without • Persons who possess a valid Tennessee driver’s license, or Tennessee state ID issued by the Department of Safety. Tennessee state law requires drivers to obtain a Tennessee driver’s license you, Tennessee would not have the abun‑ within 30 days of residency. Out-of-state driver’s license only accepted for military personnel and dance of fish and wildlife that we all enjoy. students meeting the criteria below. • Persons who have lived in Tennessee for 90 consecutive days with the genuine intent of making Fishing licenses go on sale February 18 each year Tennessee their permanent home. Proof of residency required. and are valid through the last day of February • Military personnel on active duty in this state and their immediate families, who reside with them, of the following year. Most license types may regardless of resident status. be purchased at License Agents located at some • Students who are enrolled in a Tennessee school, college, or university for at least six months, with County Clerk offices, sporting good stores, hard- student ID. ware stores, and boat docks. All licenses can be Ages 12 and under, no license required. Permits may be required. purchased at TWRA regional offices. Also, many NOTE: A Social Security Number is required to purchase a Tennessee hunting or fishing license. licenses can be purchased remotely using four methods: Annual Hunting and Fishing Combination (Type 001) ages 16–64 $28 Minimum license required to fish and/or hunt small game. Online: Log on to www.tnwildlife.org and click on the link, “Buy a license online.” Regular license Junior Hunt/Fish/Trap (Type 002) ages 13–15 $8 fees plus a processing fee will be charged to your Required for hunting all game, fishing, and trapping. Must be purchased prior to 16th birthday. credit card. Processing fee is $3.00 if you print it, No supplemental licenses are required, but applicable permits are required. or $4.25 if it is mailed to you. One‑Day Fishing (Type 021) no trout; ages 13–64 $5.50 Mobile App: Visit gotwra.org to download the free One-Day Fishing All Fish ( Type 023) includes trout; ages 16–64 $11 app. It can be used to purchase most license types. Processing fee is $3.00. Annual Trout (Type 022) ages 16–64 $18 By phone: Call 1-888-814-8972. An authorization Type 022 is a supplemental license required to fish for trout in addition to Type 001, 020, or 021. number will allow you to begin fishing or hunting Annual Sportsman (Type 004) ages 16–64 $136 the minute you hang up. Regular license fees plus a An all-inclusive license valid for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing without any state supplemental processing fee will be charged to your credit card. licenses or permits. Sportsman licenses can be purchased from all license agents. Processing fee is $6.25, or $7.50 if license needs to Annual Hunt/Fish Disabled Under Age 18 (Type 168) $5 be mailed to you. Hours: Mon.–Sat.; Mar.–Nov, 6 a.m.–8 p.m.; Dec.–Feb., 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Available by application only. US mail: Send your name, address (including zip County of Residence Fishing (Type 020) ages 13 and over $9 code), social security number, date of birth, physi- This license allows an angler to fish in his/her county of residence with natural bait (worms, crickets, cal features (height, weight, eye and hair color), and corn, etc.), but not minnows. No artificial baits can be used. A supplemental license (Type 022) is enclose the correct fee to: TWRA Sales Office, P.O. required to fish for trout. Box 41729, Nashville, TN 37204-1729. South Holston Reservoir (Type 063) ages 13 and over $21 All license and permit fees are subject to change. This additional license allows licensed TN resident anglers to fish the VA portion of South Holston Reservoir. This is essentially a VA license sold by TWRA, therefore all license holders, including the All expire at midnight of last effective date. sportsman’s license types, would need to purchase this additional license if fishing in VA. »»Great Smoky Mountains Permanent Senior Citizen Hunt/Fish/Trap (Type 166) ages 65 and over $11 National Park Available from any license agent for a one-time fee, and valid as long as holder remains a resident of Tennessee. This is not a Lifetime Sportsman License. Additional permits may be required. Can only A valid fishing license obtained from the state be purchased when 65th birthday is reached. A valid Tennessee driver’s license or proof of age and of Tennessee or the state of North Carolina is residency is required. A trout license is not required. required and honored throughout the park for all Annual Senior Citizen Supplement (Type 167) ages 65 and over $41 persons 13 years of age and older. A Tennessee trout license is not required. The National Park May be purchased as a supplement to Type 166 to cover all permits needed in the current license year. Service sets fishing regulations within the park. Lifetime Sportsman age determines the cost For detailed fishing information, contact: An all-inclusive lifetime license valid for hunting, trapping and sport fishing without any Tennessee Park Headquarters supplemental licenses or permits. Allows holders to apply for quota permits at no additional fee. Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Applications are available at your local TWRA office and tnwildlife.org. Applications may only be (865) 436‑1200 submitted by mail, Fax (615-837-4262) or TWRA Offices. Type 401 (Under 3 years) $200 Type 406 (Ages 3–6) $540 Type 402 (Ages 7–12) $810 Type 403 (Ages 13–50) $1,620 Type 404 (Ages 51–64) $945 Type 405 (Ages 65 & over) $270 Misplace Your License? If you misplace your fishing license, go to any license agent and ask for a duplicate license. 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»»Who must have a Nonresident Licenses Tennessee license? Ages 12 and under, no license required. Junior Hunt/Fish (Type 070) If you take, or attempt to take fish (including cray- $9 (Required for nonresidents age 13–15 fishing and small game only.) fish) by any method or if you assist someone else to One-Day Fishing (Type 082)—no trout $8 do so, you must have a valid fishing license.There are some exceptions: Three‑Day Fishing (Type 077)—no trout $16.50 • If you are under 13 years of age (resident or Ten‑Day Fishing (Type 079)—no trout $25.50 nonresident). Annual Fishing (Type 076)—no trout $41 • Landowners, their spouses and children, who One-Day All Fish (Type 083)—includes trout $16 fish on their farm land which is owned by an Three‑Day All Fish (Type 078)—includes trout $33.50 individual or a family. Landowners, their spouses and children must be residents of Ten‑Day All Fish (Type 080)—includes trout $50.50 Tennessee but need not reside on the land. Annual All Fish (Type 081)—includes trout $81 • Tenants, their spouses and dependent children who fish on farm land owned by an individual Special Permits (Resident and Nonresident) or a family. Tenants, their spouses and depen- If you purchase one of the following special permits, you must also have all applicable licenses. dent children must be residents of Tennessee Holders of Annual Sportsman’s License (Type 004), Lifetime Sportsman’s License (Types 401–406) or and must actually reside on the land and have Annual Senior Citizen Permit (Type 167) do not need to purchase permits below. permission of the landowner to fish. A tenant Reelfoot Lake Permit is required for all users except: those under 16 years of age; residents 65 years is a person who, for money, free rent, or other or older. consideration, cares for farmland. The tenancy Reelfoot Preservation Permit—Annual (Type 089) $17 must be agricultural in nature. Reelfoot Preservation Permit—Three‑Day (Type 088) $10.50 • Resident grandchildren (under 16) and resi- Reelfoot Preservation Permit—Daily (Type 090) $3.50 dent great-grandchildren (under 16) who fish on farm land which is owned by their resident Tellico-Citico Permit is required seasonally to fish Tellico River, Citico Creek and year-round on Green grandparents or great-grandparents. Cove Pond. See page 32 for details. • First cousins who own farmland jointly or Tellico‑Citico Trout—Daily (Type 098); Required for all ages. See page 32. $5.50 in common may fish on the farmland. Their Agency Lake Permits are required to fish Agency Fishing Lakes (pages 26-27), except those children may fish as well. under 16 years of age and residents 65 years or older. • You are on military leave, carrying a copy of Agency Lake—Daily Permit (Type 191) $5 Valid on all Agency lakes, this permit is sold at Agency Lake offices. your leave orders. A pass does not meet this requirement. Agency Lake—Annual Permit (Type 193) $40 Valid on all Agency lakes, this permit is sold at Agency Lake offices & TWRA offices. • You are a resident who was born before March Bedford Lake—Daily Permit (Type 65) Available at any TWRA license agent. $5.50 1, 1926. (To qualify for this exemption, you must carry proof of your age and residency to Gatlinburg Trout Fishing – For information on fishing in the Gatlinburg area, contact the Gatlinburg show to a wildlife officer, if requested.) Chamber of Commerce, 1‑800‑568‑4748 or the Gatlinburg trout facility at 865-436-4558. Gatlinburg Three‑Day Trout Permit (Type 096) • It’s Free Fishing Day! This year it falls on Required for both residents and nonresident ages 13–64 in addition to the $9.50 June 7 (see page 39). appropriate fishing licenses except for those who purchase the (Type 097) permit. • It’s Free Fishing Week! All children, ages 15 Gatlinburg One‑Day Trout Permit (Type 097) and younger can fish free between June 7–13 Only requirement for residents and nonresidents ages 13 and up to fish in $11.50 inclusive (see page 39). Gatlinburg for one day. Gatlinburg Trout—Daily (Type 099) NOTE: Giving false information to obtain a license Required for both residents and nonresident ages 13–64 in addition to the $3.50 is a misdemeanor punishable by fine and loss of appropriate fishing licenses except for those who purchase the (Type 097) permit. license. Licenses are not transferable. Resident Permanent Licenses The following licenses are available only by application from the TWRA Sales Office located in Nashville. Applications are available at regional offices and online. A doctor’s statement will be required as defined on the application. Licenses are available for a one-time fee and are valid as long as holder remains a resident of TN. They are not Lifetime Sportsman Licenses. 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LEAVE Statewide Creel and Length Limits The following are the creel and size limits that apply statewide. Several waters have exceptions to these NO limits. Refer to the pages listed in red at the bottom of this page to see exceptions to the statewide regulations. If you are fishing a location that does not have exceptions listed in this guide, then the statewide limits apply.

TRACE Minimum Species Creel Limit Length Limit 5 Black Bass No more than 5 black bass (includes Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted none per day in any combination and Coosa) may be taken. Crappie (all species combined) 15 10 inches Region 1 Crappie Exception: unless 30 none otherwise noted for specific waters. Rock Bass or Redeye 20 none Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass 2 15 inches When hiking, fi shing, camping, etc. your (any combination) presence in nature leaves an impact White Bass 15 none on our natural resources. A group of concerned citizens in East Tennessee are Muskellunge 1 36 inches working to minimize the impact on their Sauger or Sauger/Walleye hybrids 10 15 inches greatest natural resource, Norris Lake. Walleye 5 16 inches The member-driven Leave No Trace Trout (all trout species combined) 7 none Center for Outdoor Ethics teaches people of all ages how to enjoy the Lake Trout Only 2 trout may be lake trout. — outdoors responsibly, and is the most Redear Sunfish or Shellcracker 20 none widely accepted outdoor ethics program used on public lands. Through relevant Yellow Bass, Bluegill, Warmouth, Bream, and targeted education, research and Bullheads, Pickerel, Northern Pike, no limit none outreach, the Center ensures the long- Yellow Perch, and nongame species term health of our natural world. In its Skipjack Herring 100 none simplest form, Leave No Trace is about making good decisions to protect the Catfish: Only one catfish over 34 inches may be harvested per day. No harvest limit on catfish less world around you, the world we all enjoy. than 34 inches. Paddlefish: Paddlefish may be harvested from April 24 through May 31. Daily creel limit is 2 fish per The Leave No Trace Center has day with no size limit. Culling is prohibited. For exceptions on Center Hill and Cherokee reservoirs, see identifi ed seven principles: pages 18 and 20. Sturgeon (Shovelnose, Pallid, Lake, and Hybrids): No harvest allowed. Must be returned to water immediately. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces Exceptions to the statewide limits and other regulations: 3. Dispose of Waste Properly • Reservoirs...... pages 16–23 4. Leave what you Find • TWRA Fishing Lakes...... pages 26–27 5. Minimize Campfi re Impacts • Small Impoundments...... page 28 6. Respect Wildlife • State Park Lakes...... page 28 7. Be Considerate of Other Visitors • Streams and Rivers...... pages 29–30 • Trout Fisheries...... pages 31–33 For more info about the Leave No Trace principles, call 800-332-4100 or visit www.LNT.org. For more info about Measuring a Fish’s Length the Norris Lake Stakeholders, their Lay the fish on a flat ruler, close the mouth, and squeeze cleanups and other current projects, the lobes of the tail fin to produce the maximum call 800-524-3602 or visit www. length. The mouth of the fish may not be manipu- lakenorris.org lated or extended.

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TWRA’s goal is to manage each species of fish with Pole or Rod Limit: There is no limit on the number »»Banned In Tennessee statewide creel and length limits where possible. of poles, except at Center Hill and Dale Hollow It is unlawful to possess or transport live speci- However, many waters, because of their unique Reservoirs (pages 18 and 19). mens of the following animals: characteristics, require individual creel and length limits. These regulations improve fishing for all »»Statewide Hook Restriction • Silver carp anglers. (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Unless otherwise restricted in this guide, anglers Minimum Length Limits restrict the harvest of are restricted to a maximum of 3 hooks per rod, • Bighead carp fish below a specified minimum length. For -ex pole, or hand-held line. Single, double, or treble (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) ample, a 15-inch minimum length limit allows hooks each count as one hook. This restriction does • Black carp the angler to keep fish 15 inches or greater. Fish not apply to the Sabiki or piscatore rigs, which are (Hypophthalmichthys piceus) less than 15 inches cannot be harvested. In waters a set of small lures attached along a single line. where length restrictions are in place, anglers may • Blueback herring not be able to harvest quite as many fish, but they (Alosa aestivalis) will enjoy catching more fish—as many as two to << Example of a legal • New Zealand mud snail three times more. multi-arm array (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) with 3 hooks. Slot Limits or Protected Length Ranges (PLRs) • Round goby allow anglers to harvest fish above and below a (Neogobius melanostomus) specified length range. For example, a 14–18" PLR protects fish in the 14- to 18-inch length group. • Rudd Anglers may harvest fish that measure less than (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) 14 inches and they may harvest fish that measure • Ruffe over 18 inches. For a protected length range to (Gymnocephalus cernua) be effective, anglers must harvest fish below the protected range. • Snakeheads (all members of the Family Channidae) Possession Limits: The total possession limit is twice the daily creel limit. You may not have more • Swamp eels than the daily creel limit with you while afield. It is (all members of the Family Synbranchidae) unlawful to have, while afield, any fish which has • Zebra mussels been altered so that its species and/or total body (Dreissena polymorpha) length cannot be determined.

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n out the basin. TWRA first detected substantial e T Normandy Dam numbers of silver carp in the Mississippi River in the early 2000s. The introduction of these carp into Tennessee r Rive waters is of great concern to the state. They pose a Pickwick Dam lk Tims Ford Dam M--e mSilverphis Carp in Tennessee E threat to fishing and boating where they are found. Chattanooga These fish compete for the same resources as our Generated by the TWRA GIS, January 2014.(tp) favorite sport and commercial fish, and can cause injury by colliding with boaters. Today silver carp, the ones shown jumping Know the difference between shad and carp above, are abundant in reservoirs on the lower The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at the dorsal (top) fin. Both shad have a long, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. They are most threadlike fin that extends toward the tail. Asian carp will not have this thread-like fin. abundant in Kentucky and Barkley lakes, but are spreading through locks into Alabama and up the Cumberland River toward the Kentucky state line. THREADFIN SHAD GIZZARD SHAD Extended fin Please help limit the spread of carp by being Extended fin extra careful about moving bait fish. Young carp look very similar to shad. Learn to tell them apart. It is illegal to have a live silver or bighead carp in your possession. It is always illegal to stock any species of fish into public waters. Silver and bighead carp can be harvested. There Photo\Brian James Photo\Brian James is no creel or length restrictions. They are a bony BIGHEAD CARP SILVER CARP fish, but the meat is very tasty. There are several videos online that show techniques for filleting, and even easier methods that allow you to safely serve the fish with bones in. These are known as “carp wings.” Give it a try. Photo\Doug Hardesty Photo\Doug Hardesty

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HENDERSON r MADISON PERRY e HAYWOOD iv Full pool elevation is the reservoir/stream TIPTON i R Spotted Bass: no length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fishDECATUR under boundary for harvest restrictions unless sipp CHESTER s 34 inchessi in length; only one fish over 34e inches in s k Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, i a otherwise noted. M length may be harvested per day y L k HARDIN 10 inch minimum length limit—this includes all SHELBY FAYETTE HARDEMAN c u MCNAIRY t n dewatering areas. Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit e Pickwick Statewide regulations apply for any species not K Reservoir mentioned under each listed reservoir section. Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Barkley 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Reservoir Reelfoot length may be harvested per day Lake Kentucky STEWART 20 per day, no length limit LAKE Lake Redear Sunfish: OBION WEAKLEY HOUSTON HENRY Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel DYER BENTON combination, 15 inch minimum length limit HUMPHREYS GIBSON or length limit CARROLL White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit CROCKETT LAUDERDALE SUMNER ROBERTSON MACON MONTGOMERY Old Hickory HENDERSON Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit r MADISON PERRY Reservoir e HAYWOOD Cheatham iv TROUSDALE TIPTON i R Reservoir DECATUR SMITH 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit CHEATHAM sipp CHESTER Walleye: s si e DAVIDSON s k i a M DICKSON WILSON y L k 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit SHELBY FAYETTE HARDEMAN c HARDIN Sauger: u MCNAIRY t J. Percy Priest n e Pickwick Reservoir K Reservoir Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 WILLIAMSON through May 31. Culling is prohibited. HICKMAN RUTHERFORD CANNON REGION 1 Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit MAURY Normandy LEWIS Reservoir COFFEE Barkley Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel BEDFORD »» MARSHALL Woods or length limit Reservoir MOORE WAYNE Includes the following dewatering areas—Barkley LAWRENCE GILES Tims Ford SUMNER Unit 1 (also known asROBERTSON Dover Bottoms)MACON and Bear Pickwick Reservoir MONTGOMERY Old Hickory »» FRANKLIN Reservoir LINCOLN Cheatham TROUSDALE Creek WMA. TheReserv oirdewatering areas are closed to

SMITH CHEATHAM Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per fishing 5 days prior toDAVIDSON and during the late waterfowl season. DICKSON WILSON day in combination REGION 2 J. Percy Priest Reservoir Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth/SpottedWILLIAMSON Bass: 5 per Barkley Lake HICKMAN RUTHERFORD CANNON »» day in combination Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit

MAURY Normandy See Region 1, this page. LargemouthLEWIS Bass: 15 inch minimumReservoir length limit COFFEE Spotted Bass: no length limit BEDFORD MARSHALL Woods Cheatham Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimumRese rlengthvoir limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, 9 »» MOORE WAYNE LAWRENCE GILES Tims Ford inch minimum length limit Spotted Bass: no length limitReservoir Includes Stones River up to J. Percy Priest Dam. FRANKLIN LINCOLN Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per 10 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in day in combination length may be harvested per day Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit length may be harvested per day combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Spotted Bass: no length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit in combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, 10 inch minimum length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 length may be harvested per day Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit through May 31. Culling is prohibited. 15 per day, no length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel White Bass: Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit or length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel »»Reelfoot Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit or length limit Preservation Permit required for lake users except Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit »»Kentucky Lake those under 16 years of age and residents 65 years or Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 older. The use of gasoline powered boats is prohib- through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Includes the following dewatering areas—West ited in TWRA posted areas April 1 through May 31. Sandy, Big Sandy, Gin Creek, Camden Bottoms, Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Duck River Bottoms, Busseltown, Perryville, and Largemouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per day in combi- Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Gumdale. The dewatering areas are closed to fishing nation 5 days prior to and during the late waterfowl season. Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit or length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per Spotted Bass: no length limit day in combination »»Cordell Hull Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch minimum no length limit See page 19. length limit

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»»Normandy Spotted Bass: no length limit Spotted Bass: no length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, day in combination 10 inch minimum length limit 10 inch minimum length limit Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit length may be harvested per day length may be harvested per day Spotted Bass: no length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, combination, 15 inch minimum length limit combination, 15 inch minimum length limit 10 inch minimum length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in length may be harvested per day Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel through May 31. Culling is prohibited. or length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit »»Tims Ford Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per or length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel day in combination or length limit »»Old Hickory Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit »»Percy Priest Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per day in combination Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per Spotted Bass: no length limit day in combination Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit 10 inch minimum length limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length Reelfoot Lake, TN

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Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under CLAY PICKETT Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit

34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in JACKSON Dale Hollow Reservooiir FENTRESS Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel length may be harvested per day Cordell OVERTON or length limit Hull Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day Reservooiir MORGAN SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS: in combination, 15 inch minimum length limit PUTNAM January 1–April 30: on Caney Fork River from Center Hill CUMBERLAND White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit DEKALB Reservooiir Rock Island State Park boat ramp upstream to Great WHITE Watts Bar ROANE Falls Dam, anglers are restricted to the use of one Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Reservoir Great Fallalls hook having a single point, or one lure with a single Lake Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit WARREN hook with one point. No more than three rods and VANBUREN RHEA BLEDSOE reels or poles per angler may be used. Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit SEQUATCHIE MEIGS MCMINN Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit GRUNDY MONROE »»Chickamauga Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per MARION BRADLEY POLK or length limit Parksville day in combination, only one may be a smallmouth Reservoir bass »»Woods HAMILTON Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit CLOSED TO FISHING REGION 3 FROM DEC. 1–JAN 31 Smallmouth Bass: 1 per day, 18 inch minimum »»Center Hill length limit OPEN Spotted Bass: no length limit 5 per Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: Ft. Patrick South WATERFOWL CLOSED TO FISHING day in combination HANCOCK ReservooiCrappieir Holstlsto o(alln species): 15 per day in combination, REFUGE ON DUCK HUNTING DAYS CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE SULLIVAN Reservoir Cherokee HAWKINS JOHNSON SCOTT Norris Reservooiir Boone 10 inch minimum length limit Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimumJohn Se vlengthier limit CARTER Reservoir Reservooiir Reservooiir Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per WASHINGTON WaCatfishtauguga (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Smallmouth Bass:GRAINGER 18 inch minimum length limit Reservoir UNION GREENE day in combination HAMBLEN 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in ANDERSON Spotted Bass: no length limit Davy UNICOI length may be harvested per day Largemouth/Spotted Bass: no length limit Melton Hill JEFFERSON Crockett Reservooiir KNOX Crappie (all species): 15 per dayRes einrv ooicombination,ir Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Ft. Loudon 10 inch minimumReservoir lengthDou limitglas COCKE combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Reservoir Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Catfish BLOUNT(all species):SEVIER no harvest limit for fish under White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit 10 inch minimum length limit LOUDON 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Tellico Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish underRese rvolengthir may be harvested per day 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Chilhowee Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit ResWhiteervooiir C Bass:alderw o15od per day, no length limit length may be harvested per day Reservoir Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum length Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Paddlefish: reservoir and its tributaries are closed Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel to taking or possessing paddlefish Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel or length limit or length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit

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»»Cordell Hull Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel »»Nickajack or length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- Trout: 7 per day, no length limit day in combination bination, only one may be smallmouth bass SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS: Largemouth Bass: 16–21 inch PLR, 3 fish under 16 Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit January 1–April 30: on the east fork of the Obey inches and 2 fish over 21 inches may be harvested from Compton boat ramp upstream to Hwy. 52 Smallmouth Bass: 1 per day, 18 inch minimum per day bridge, anglers are restricted to the use of one hook length limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit having a single point, or one lure with a single hook Spotted Bass: From Chickamauga Dam down- with one point. No more than 3 rods and reels or Spotted Bass: no minimum length stream to mouth of South Chickamauga Creek, poles per angler may be used. 15 per day, no length limit. Rest of reservoir: 5 per Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, day, no length limit. 10 inch minimum length limit »»Great Falls Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per 10 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in day in combination length may be harvested per day Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit length may be harvested per day in combination. Spotted Bass: no length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Striped Bass: 32–42 inch PLR. Only one fish may combination, 15 inch minimum length limit be over 42 inches. Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, 10 inch minimum length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Hybrid Striped Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit length may be harvested per day Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum length through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel or length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit or length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel »»Guntersville »»Parksville or length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth: 5 per day in combination Largemouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per day in combina- »»Dale Hollow tion, no length limit Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit All Species: 3 pole limit per angler from boat and 6 Smallmouth Bass: 1 per day, 18 inch minimum Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit pole limit per angler from bank may be used length limit Spotted Bass: no creel or length limits Largemouth/Spotted/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, 9 Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, in combination, only two may be smallmouth bass inch minimum length limit 10 inch minimum length limit Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Spotted Bass: no length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in length may be harvested per day length may be harvested per day Smallmouth Bass: 2 per day, 16–21 inch PLR. One Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in fish may be under 16 inches and one may be over Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit combination, 15 inch minimum length limit 21 inches. Includes Wolf River upstream to South Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Ford Road bridge. White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit or length limit 10 inch minimum length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in »»Watts Bar length may be harvested per day Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per day 15 per day, no length limit White Bass: in combination Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit or length limit Spotted Bass: no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, 10 Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum length inch minimum length limit limit

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Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under 34 Hybrid Striped Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit BOAT RAMP DAM inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in length BOAT RAMP 15 per day, no length limit may be harvested per day White Bass: CLOSED Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Cherokee JULY 15 - SEPT 15 Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: Reservoir April 1–October 31: 2 per day in combination. Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit POINT 3 POINT 2 November 1–March 31: 2 per day in combination, no creel only one may be a striped bass. Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: or length limit SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS: A closed fishing Zone Striped Bass: will be in effect from July 15 through September 15. Trout: 7 per day, no length limit April 1–October 31: 15 inch minimum length limit. This Zone is enclosed by lines from the boat ramp at November 1–March 31: 36 inch minimum length »»Calderwood the south end of the dam across the lake to Point 2, limit from Point 2 to Point 3, and from Point 3 back across Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- the lake to the TWRA boat ramp at the north end Hybrid Striped Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit bination of the dam. All bank fishing will be open and the White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit coves along the southeast shoreline will be open to CLAY PICKETT Largemouth Bass: no length limit boat fishing, but no fishing for any species will be JACKSON Dale Hollow Yellow Bass: Rnoeser vcreelooiir FENTRESS or length limit Cordell OVERTON Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit allowed by boat in the described Zone from July 15 Hull Reservooiir Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch MORGANminimum length limit through September 15. PUTNAM Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Center Hill 10 per day, 15CUMBERLAND inch minimum length limit Sauger:DEKALB Reservooiir Chilhowee WHITE Watts Bar ROANE Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, »» Reservoir Great Fallalls Paddlefish: L2ak eper day; season is open from April 24 10 inch minimum length limit WARREN VANBUREN RHEA Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- through May 31. CullingBLEDSOE is prohibited.

SEQUATCHIE Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under bination MEIGS MCMINN Rock Bass:GRUNDY 20 per day, no length limitMONROE 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit MARION BRADLEY length may be harvested per day POLK Redear Sunfish: 20 perPa day,rksville no length limit Reservoir HAMILTON Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Muskellunge: 1 per day, 36 inch minimum length limit Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, or length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Ft. Patrick South 10 inch minimum length limit HANCOCK Reservooiir Holstlstoon CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE SULLIVAN Reservoir Cherokee HAWKINS JOHNSON Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit SCOTT Norris Reservoioir Boone John Sevier CARTER no harvest limit for fish under Reservoir Reservooiir Reservooiir Catfish (all species): WASHINGTON Watauguga GRAINGER Reservoir Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in UNION GREENE HAMBLEN ANDERSON Davy UNICOI or length limit length may be harvested per day Melton Hill JEFFERSON Crockett Reservooiir KNOX Reservooiir Ft. Loudon Reservoir Douglas COCKE Trout: 7 per day, no length limit Sauger: 10 per day,15 inch minimum length limit Reservoir

BLOUNT SEVIER LOUDON Cherokee Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Tellico »» Reservoir Chilhowee Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Reservooiir Calderwood Reservoir Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in combination. Size restrictions apply from the dam Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit REGION 4 upstream to the John Sevier Dam. Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel »»Boone Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit or length limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit, only two may be Reservoir defined as from dam upstream to Hwy. lake trout 37 Bridge at Bluff City on South Fork Holston arm Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit and upstream to new Austin Springs Bridge on Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, »»Douglas Watauga arm. 10 inch minimum length limit Restrictions extend from Douglas Dam upstream Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- No harvest limit for fish under to the ENKA Dam on the Nolichucky River and bination. Catfish (all species): 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in the mouth of the Pigeon River on the French Broad. Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit length may be harvested per day Restrictions on Walleye and Sauger also include Pigeon and French Broad Rivers upstream to NC Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in state line. combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per day White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, 10 in combination, only one may be smallmouth bass inch minimum length limit Walleye, Sauger, and Saugeye: 10 per day in com- Largemouth Bass: no length limit bination, 15 inch minimum length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Smallmouth Bass: 20 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Paddlefish: 1 per day. Season is open from April 1 length may be harvested per day through 15. Culling is prohibited. Spotted Bass: no length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, April 1–October 31: 2 per day in combination 10 inch minimum length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit November 1–March 31: 2 per day in combination, Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under only one may be a striped bass Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in or length limit Striped Bass: length may be harvested per day. April 1–October 31: 15 inch minimum length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit November 1–March 31: 36 inch minimum length limit

20 2014 Fishing Guide 21 RESERVOIR REGULATIONS

Walleye/Sauger: 5 per day in combination. Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel or length limit or length limit Walleye: 15 inch minimum length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit Sauger: no minimum length limit but only one sauger may be over 16 inches per day »»John Sevier »»Norris Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- Extends from the dam upstream to the Hwy. 25E Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit bination bridge on the Clinch River arm and upstream to Gap Creek on the Powell River arm. Muskellunge: 1 per day, 36 inch minimum length Largemouth Bass: no length limit limit Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- 13–17 inch protected length Smallmouth Bass: bination Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel range, only one Smallmouth bass over 17 inches or length limit per day Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit »»Ft. Loudoun Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Smallmouth Bass: June 1–October 15: 1 per day, 20 inch minimum Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- length limit 10 inch minimum length limit bination October 16–May 31: 5 per day, 18 inch minimum Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under length limit Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Spotted Bass: no creel or length limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit length may be harvested per day Crappie (all species): 10 per day in combination, 10 15 per day, no length limit 15 per day, no length limit Spotted Bass: White Bass: inch minimum length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under 34 10 inch minimum length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in length Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under may be harvested per day Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in or length limit Striped Bass: length may be harvested per day April 1–October 31: 2 per day, 15 inch minimum Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in »»Melton Hill length limit combination, 15 inch minimum length limit November 1–March 31: 1 per day, 36 inch minimum 5 per day in com- Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit bination White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit. Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Walleye/Sauger: 5 per day in combination, 15 inch Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no minimum length limit minimum length limit (upstream to Grissom Island Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, on the Clinch River) through May 31. Culling is prohibited. 10 inch minimum length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under through May 31. Culling is prohibited. 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit length may be harvested per day Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in or length limit combination, including Clinch River upstream to Muskellunge: 1 per day, 36 inch minimum length »»Ft. Patrick Henry Highway 61 bridge in Clinton. limit Striped Bass: 32–42 inch PLR; only one fish may Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: 30 per Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- be over 42 inches day, no length limit bination. Hybrid Striped Bass: 15 inch minimum length Largemouth Bass: no length limit »»South Holston (TN + VA Rules) limit Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit • An additional South Holston Reservoir License White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit (Type 063) is available for TN residents that Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit want to fish Virginia portion of reservoir. See Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, page 43. Sauger: 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit 10 inch minimum length limit • Restricted to 15 limb lines per angler. Walleye: 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum length bination length may be harvested per day limit. Muskellunge that are not intended to be harvested must be released immediately in a manner Largemouth Bass: no length limit Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in that promotes survival of the fish. Culling is not combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit allowed. White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 Walleye: 5 per day, 18 inch minimum length limit through May 31. Culling is prohibited. Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, 10 inch minimum length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit

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Catfish (all species): 20 per day in combination. Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Only one fish over 34 inches in length may be har- 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, vested per day length may be harvested per day 10 inch minimum length limit White Bass: No harvest allowed. Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in Catfish (all species): no harvest limit for fish under combination, 15 inch minimum length limit Walleye: 5 per day, 18 inch minimum length limit. 34 inches in length; only one fish over 34 inches in Includes tributaries. White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit length may be harvested per day Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit Walleye/Sauger: 10 per day in combination but Walleye: 5 per day, 18 inch minimum length limit. Walleye run regulation from Jan. 1–Apr. 30, anglers Bluegill: 50 per day, no length limit no more than 5 may be walleye. 15 inch minimum length limit. One walleye may be 24 inches or larger. are restricted to the use of one hook having a single Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel or length Includes tributaries. point or one lure having no more than one hook limit with a single point (artificial or bait) on the fol- Paddlefish: 2 per day; season is open from April 24 lowing waters: Elk River from the Hwy. 321 Bridge Trout: 7 per day, only two may be lake trout. through May 31. Culling is prohibited. downstream to RM 3.0 (Pt. 11) on the Elk River Arm »»Tellico Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit of Watauga Reservoir, Doe Creek (Old Cabin Pri- vate Road downstream to Roan Creek), Roan Creek Restrictions extend upstream on Tellico River to Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit (Mountain Lake Estates Bridge downstream to Doe Big Creek Boat Ramp. Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Creek), and Watauga River (NC line downstream to the end of Cownstown Road). Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- or length limit bination 20 per day, no length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit Rock Bass: Largemouth Bass: 14 inch minimum length limit Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit »»Watauga Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass: 5 per day in com- or length limit 15 per day, no length limit Spotted Bass: bination Trout: 7 per day, no length limit, only two may be Crappie (all species): 15 per day in combination, Largemouth Bass: 12 inch minimum length limit lake trout 10 inch minimum length limit Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit

23 BOATING SAFETY

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24 BOATING SAFETY

Boating Safety Checklists »»Required by Law »»Other Items • Approved wearable flotation device for each • Do not occupy ramp until boat is ready to person readily accessible launch • Additional throwable flotation device on boats • Notify others of your schedule over 16 feet • Obtain weather forecasts • Persons 12 and under must wear PFD while • Navigation charts underway • Bail bucket • Fire extinguisher if fuel tank or engine is en- • Anchor and line closed • Paddle and extra plug • Running lights after sunset or during restrict- • Secure boat to trailer after loading ed visibility • Trailer lights • State registration card on board • Reduce speed at night • Registration number and validation sticker • Check for gasoline fumes displayed • Motor kill switch • Do not operate a boat under the influence of • 170 degree wide-angle rear view mirror alcohol or drugs • Observe navigation rules • Do not overload boat • Sound signaling device

Wear your personal flotation device. 80% of drowning victims in boating accidents were not wearing a personal flotation device.

Please take a boating course for more enjoy- Boating Division able and safer boating. For more information Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on free classes and self courses, contact: State 1-800-799-4890 Middle Tennessee 1-800-624-7406 www.tnwildlife.org

South Carolina l akeS

South Carolina’s “Great Come try your luck on Lakes” Marion and Moultrie Lakes Hartwell, hold one world and eight Keowee state records. Our fishing is and Jocassee great year round, so come in the foothills of see if you can catch the South Carolina’s next record fish! Blue Ridge For a free travel guide to Mountains. Santee Cooper Country, call For a free 800-227-8510 (outside SC) visitors guide,visit or 803-854-2131 (in SC) www.UpcountrySC.com or visit or call 1-800-849-4766. SanteeCooperCountry.org

With over 250,000 acres of lakes, Santee Cooper Country and the Upcountry offer you plenty of hot spots to explore for your next South Carolina fishing trip.

25 TWRA FISHING LAKES

ighteen TWRA managed lakes, located in Middle and West Tennessee, are open 5 12 2 year‑round. Some of these lakes are operated 6 Eby private concessionaires under contract and offer 4 11 complete services for the fishing public. 1 15–18 7 9 3 »»Hours 14 10 13 8 The lakes are open to fishing all week. Lakes will open one‑half hour before official sunrise and close one‑half hour after official sunset, except Garrett Lake which is open 24 hours a day. Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day the following lakes are TWRA Fishing Lakes closed: Carroll, Gibson Co., Glenn Springs, Herb Locations And Facilities Parsons, and Lake Graham. See more details at tnwildlife.org Permits »» LICENSES SOLD REQUIRED PERMIT BOATS RENTAL PERMITTED OUTBOARDS RAMPLAUNCHING PIERS FISHING AREAS PICNIC MACHINESVENDING TACKLE & BAIT A daily lake permit of $5.00 (available at most lakes), 1. Brown’s Creek Lake (731-423-5725) in addition to the regular fishing license, is required Henderson Co. 10 miles S of I-40 in the Natchez Trace State Park. • • • • • • (167 acres) to use these lakes, with the exception of Garrett and Whiteville lakes. All residents 16 through 64 years 2. Carroll Lake (731-423-5725) Carroll Co. 4 miles E of McKenzie on Hwy 22. (100 acres) • • • • • • of age, except holders of a Sportsman License and Lifetime Sportsman license, and nonresidents 16 3. Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake (615-781-6622) Bedford Co. 10 miles SE of Shelbyville on Hwy 269. (47 acres) • • • • years of age or older must have this permit. Resident anglers 65 years of age and older do not need a lake 4. Davy Crockett Lake (731-784-3889) Crockett Co. 5 miles W of Humboldt on Hwy 152. (87 acres) • • • • • • permit, but do need a fishing license. A $40.00 An- nual Lake Permit may also be purchased at many 5. Garrett Lake (731-423-5725) Weakley Co. 7 miles E of Dresden on Hwy 54. (183 acres) • • • • of the lakes with concessionares, and is good at all 6. Gibson County Lake (731-855-2990) TWRA fishing lakes. ForCoy Gaither-Bedford Gibson Co. 5 miles E of Trenton off of Vaughns Grove Rd. a daily lake permit should be purchased from • • • • • • • • Lake, (560 acres) a license agent in the surrounding area before going 7. Glenn Springs Lake (901-835-5253) to the lake. Tipton Co. 12 miles NE of Millington on Glenn Springs Rd. • • • • • • • • Alcoholic beverages are prohibited at all Agency (310 acres) lakes. 8. Herb Parsons Lake (901-860-3880) Fayette Co. 15 miles N of Collierville on Collierville-Arlington Rd. • • • • • • • • Speed boating, personal water craft, water ski- (177 acres) Houseboats, ing and swimming are prohibited. 9. Lake Graham (731-422-0950) sailboats and inboard cruisers are prohibited. On Madison Co. 9 miles E of Jackson on Cotton Grove Rd. (500 acres) • • • • • • • • Coy Gaither-Bedford, Marrowbone, VFW, and Wil- 10. Laurel Hill Lake (931-762-7200) liamsport lakes, only trolling motors can be used. Lawrence Co. 15 miles W of Lawrenceburg on Hwy 64. (325 acres) • • • • • • • • • Boats may be rented for $8.00 per day at some 11. Maples Creek Lake (731-423-5725) • • • • • • lakes on a seasonal basis. There is no charge for boat Carroll Co. 4 miles N of I-40 in Natchez Trace State Park. (90 acres) cushions or paddles. 12. Marrowbone Lake (615-876-6012) Davidson Co. 6 miles N of Joelton off of Hwy 41-A. (60 acres) • • • • • • • • »»Tackle 13. VFW Lake (931-762-7200) Lawrence Co. 12 miles W of Lawrenceburg off of Hwy 64. (22 • • • • • Only rods and reels, poles, hand‑held lines, and jugs acres) may be used (see page 37 for jug fishing rules at 14. Whiteville Lake (731-423-5725) TWRA lakes). Snagging is prohibited. Hardeman Co. 2 miles S of Whiteville on Hwy 64. (158 acres) • • • • 15-18. Williamsport Lakes (4 lakes) (931-583-2477) Maury Co. 8.5 miles NW of Columbia on Hwy 50. (164 acres total) • • • • • • •

Take it to the bank Tennessee bank fishing opportunities

Contact your TWRA Office or log on to www.tnwildlife.org for a list of bank fishing locations. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

26 2014 Fishing Guide TWRA FISHING LAKES

• Statewide regulations apply for any species »»Gibson County Lake »»Maples Creek Lake not listed. Largemouth Bass: 10 per day, 18–24 inch PLR. Black Bass: 5 per day, no length limit • PLR is a Protected Length Range. Fish in this Only one (1) fish longer than 24 inches may be Bluegill: no creel or length limit length range may not be harvested and only harvested. one (1) fish longer than the listed range may be Redear: 20 per day, no length limit Bluegill/Redear: 20 per day in combination, no harvested. To promote growth of bigger bass, length limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 8 inch minimum anglers are encouraged to harvest their daily length limit limit of bass shorter than the listed PLR. Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 10 inch minimum length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, »»Brown’s Creek Lake no length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, Black Bass: 5 per day, 18–24 inch PLR. Only one no length limit »»Marrowbone Lake (1) fish longer than 24 inches may be harvested. »»Glenn Springs Lake Black Bass: 5 per day, 14–18 inch PLR. Only one Bluegill: no creel or length limit (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested. Black Bass: 10 per day, 14–18 inch PLR. Only one (1) Redear: 20 per day, no length limit fish longer than the listed range may be harvested. Bluegill: no creel or length limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 8 inch minimum Bluegill/Redear: 20 per day in combination, no Redear: 20 per day, no length limit length limit length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day, 10 inch minimum Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 8 inch minimum length limit no length limit length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, »»Carroll Lake Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, no length limit no length limit Black Bass: 5 per day, no length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit Bluegill: no creel or length limit »»Herb Parsons Lake »»VFW Lake Redear: 20 per day, no length limit Black Bass: 10 per day, 14–18 inch PLR. Only one Largemouth Bass: 5 per day, no length limit (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested. Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 10 inch minimum Bluegill/Redear: 20 per day in combination, no length limit Bluegill: no creel or length limit length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, Redear: 20 per day, no length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day, 10 inch minimum no length limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 8 inch minimum length limit length limit »»Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, 14 inch minimum length limit Largemouth Bass: 5 per day, 14–18 inch PLR. Only no length limit one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested. »»Whiteville Lake Bluegill/Redear: 20 per day in combination, no »»Lake Graham Black Bass: 5 per day, no length limit length limit Black Bass: 10 per day, 14–18 inch PLR. Only one Bluegill: no creel or length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day, 10 inch minimum (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested. length limit Redear: 20 per day, no length limit Bluegill: no creel or length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, 14 Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 8 inch minimum Redear: 20 per day, no length limit inch minimum length limit length limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 10 inch minimum Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, »»Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.) length limit no length limit Black Bass: 10 per day, no length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, no length limit »»Williamsport Lakes (4 lakes) Bluegill: no creel or length limit Trout: 7 per day, no length limit. Whippoorwill Lake is for juvenile fishing, only Redear: 20 per day, no length limit youths 16 and under and an accompanying adult Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 10 inch minimum »»Laurel Hill Lake may fish. Two wetland ponds, Egret and Heron, length limit are closed to fishing. One embayment is for juvenile fishing, only youths Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, 16 and under may fish. Nursery ponds may be closed Largemouth Bass: 1 per day, 20 inch minimum no length limit as posted. length limit »»Garrett Lake Largemouth Bass: 10 per day, 13–18 inch PLR. Only Bluegill/Redear: 20 per day in combination, no one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested. length limit Black Bass: 5 per day, no length limit Bluegill/Redear: 20 per day in combination, no Crappie (all species): 15 per day, 10 inch minimum Bluegill: no creel or length limit length limit length limit Redear: 20 per day, no length limit Crappie (all species): 15 per day, 10 inch minimum Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, length limit 14 inch minimum length limit Crappie (all species): 30 per day, 10 inch minimum length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, 14 inch minimum length limit Blue/Channel Catfish: 5 per day in combination, no length limit

2014 Fishing Guide 27 SMALL IMPOUNDMENTS

»»Exceptions To Statewide Casper Lake (Shelby County) Liberty Park Lake (Clarksville) Fishing Regulations On • Largemouth Bass: 2 per day, 16 inch minimum • Catfish: creel limit 5 per day Small Impoundments length limit New Lake (Lewisburg City Lake) Allen Branch Pond (Cocke County) Catoosa Wildlife Management Area • Largemouth Bass: 5 per day, 15 inch minimum • Catfish: 5 per day All streams and ponds are open from length limit Apr. 1–Dec. 31, except on the dates of managed big • Catfish: 5 per day Beech River Watershed Lakes game and turkey hunts. • Crappie: 15 per day, no length limit • Catfish: 5 per day, 15 inch minimum length Open one-half hour before official sunrise to one- limit Davy Crockett Lake (Greene County) half hour after official sunset. Only rods and reels • Crappie: 30 per day, no length limit. • Crappie: 30 per day, no length limit and cane poles permitted. • Smallmouth/Largemouth Bass: 5 per day in Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial combination Paint Rock Refuge (on Watts Bar Reservoir) Wilderness WMA Ponds • Smallmouth Bass: 13–17 inch protected length Trespassing and fishing are prohibited in embay- Designated as youth fishing ponds. Fishing is per- range, only one over 17 inches ments and sub–impoundments from Nov. 15–Feb. mitted for youths 16 years of age or younger who • Spotted Bass: 15 per day, no length limit 28. Boats must remain within the river channel are accompanied by a non–fishing adult (18 years defined by navigational buoys. of age or older). Youths are limited to using one (1) Dickson City Lakes (Dickson County) pole or rod while fishing. Fishing is permitted from • Catfish: 5 per day Reelfoot Watershed Lake #18 one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour • Largemouth Bass: 5 per day, 15 inch minimum after official sunset. Doakes Pond (on Norris Reservoir) length limit • Bluegill: 10 per day, no length limit The portion of Norris Reservoir known as Doakes • Channel Catfish: 5 per day Pond, located adjacent to Hwy. 63 approximately 9 »»State Park Lakes • Largemouth Bass: catch and release only miles NE of Lafollette, is closed to fishing. State Park Lakes are managed by the Department Campbell Lake (Maury County) Douglas Reservoir of Environment and Conservation (888-867-2757). Unless otherwise posted, statewide fishing regula- • Largemouth Bass: 1 per day, 12 inch mini- Henderson Island WMA Rearing Pond is closed to tions apply with the following exceptions: mum length limit fishing year-round. • Catfish: 5 per day, 14 inch minimum length Crappie (all species combined): limit Federal Refuges • All lakes: 15 per day, no length limit, except: • Bluegill/Redear Sunfish: 20 per day in com- Some federal wildlife refuges have closed seasons. • Pin Oak Lake: 30 per day, no length limit binaion, no length limit For details contact the office of the national wildlife • Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combina- refuge where you wish to fish. Channel or blue catfish or in combination: tion, no length limit Gooch Unit E Lake • All lakes: 5 per day Carroll County Lake • Largemouth Bass: 5 per day, 15 inch minimum Black bass from the following lakes • Largemouth Bass: 18-inch minimum length length limit must be a minimum of 15 inches: limit, creel limit of 2 per day • Lake Lindsey, David Crockett State Park • Bluegill/Redear Sunfish: no length limit, creel Hiwassee Refuge • Byrd Lake, Cumberland Mountain State Park limit of 20 per day in combination Trespassing and fishing are prohibited in embay- • Sullivan’s Pond, Ft. Pillow State Historic Area • Crappie (all species): 10 inch minimum length ments and sub-impoundments from Nov. 15–Feb. • Indian Mt. “B” Lake, Indian Mountain State limit, creel limit of 30 per day in combination 28. Boats must remain within the river channel Park • Blue/Channel Catfish: no length limit, creel defined by navigational buoys. • Acorn Lake, Montgomery Bell State Park limit of 5 per day in combination Indian Boundary Lake (Cherokee NF) • Creech Hollow Lake, Montgomery Bell SP • Kelly (Standing Stone) Lake, Standing Stone • Largemouth Bass: 2 per day, 14 inch minimum State Park length limit • Catfish: 5 per day Black bass from: • Crappie: 30 per day, no length limit • Lake Lajoie and Lake Placid, Chickasaw State Kingston Wildlife Refuge Park: 14–18 inch protected length range (slot limit). Daily creel limit 10 bass per day, only one Trespassing and fishing are prohibited in bass over 18 inches may be harvested. embayments and sub-impoundments from • Big Ridge Lake, Big Ridge State Park: must Nov. 15–Feb. 28. Boats must remain within the river be a minimum of 14 inches channel defined by navigational buoys. • Poplar Tree Lake, Meeman-Shelby Forest Bass • Crappie • Blue Gill • Stripe Lake Kefauver (Madisonville, Monroe County) State Park: 14–18 inch PLR (slot limit) In Your Local Stores or Contact Us • Travis McNatt Lake, Big Hill Pond • Bass: 2 per day, 14 inch minimum length limit 800-762-4701; www.sliderfishing.com State Park: 10 bass per day, no length limit “Finessee Fishing Began Here” • Catfish: 5 per day ***Free Catalog*** Bluegill and redear sunfish in combination: Land Between the Lakes • Poplar Tree Lake, Meeman-Shelby Forest All waters are open year round with the following State Park: 20 per day, no length limit provisions: • Fall Creek Lake, Fall Creek Falls State Park: • Farm ponds are open to fishing unless other- 20 per day, no length limit Making Hunting & Fishing Dreams Come True wise posted. for YoungsTers, 21 & unDer, with • Bards Lake: Trotlines and limblines are pro- LiFe-THreaTening iLLnesses hibited. 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»»Exceptions To Statewide Clear Creek (tributary to the Clinch Forked Deer, Hatchie, Loosahatchie, Obion Fishing Regulations On River – Anderson County) and Wolf Rivers (includes tributaries) Streams and Rivers (also see Closed to fishing and minnow seining from Hwy. • Crappie: 30 per day, no length limit trout streams pages 31–33) 441 upstream to the second dam (adjacent to the city of Norris water tower), as posted from Nov. French Broad River Buffalo Creek (Grainger County) 1– Mar. 31. • Smallmouth Bass: 13–17 inch protected length range with a creel limit of 5 black bass, Closed to all fishing and minnow seining upstream Clinch River allowing only one smallmouth bass in creel to from the mill dam. • Norris Reservoir upstream to Grissom Is- be greater than 17 inches (Hwy. 168 to state Calfkiller River and tributaries land: Sauger and Walleye (in combination) line, excluding Douglas Reservoir). — 5 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit • Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum • Hwy. 25E upstream to state line: 13–17 inch French Broad River (from confluence with length limit. protected length range for smallmouth bass, Pigeon River upstream to state line) Caney Fork River (headwaters with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing only • Walleye/Sauger: 5 per day in combination. of Center Hill Reservoir) one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater • Walleye: 15 inch minimum length limit. than 17 inches. • Sauger: No minimum length limit but only Walleye run regulation in effect on the upper end one sauger can be over 16 inches per day. of Center Hill Reservoir, including the Caney Fork Collins River and tributaries River beginning at the boat ramp at Rock Island • Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum Holston River (I-40 bridge upstream to State Park and extending upstream to Great Falls length limit. Cherokee Dam and John Sevier Dam Dam. Anglers restricted to use of one hook having upstream to North Fork Holston River) a single barb or lure containing a single hook with East Fork of the Obey River (headwaters 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth one barb from Jan. 1–Apr. 30. No more than 3 rods of Dale Hollow Reservoir) bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing and reels or poles may be used. Walleye run regulation in effect on the East Fork only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater Caney Fork River (above Center of the Obey River from Compton Boat Ramp up- than 17 inches. Hill Dam) and tributaries stream to the Hwy. 52 bridge. Anglers restricted to use of one hook having a single barb or lure Little River (Rockford Dam upstream to • Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. Great Smoky Mountains NP boundary) length limit. 1–Apr. 30. No more than 3 rods and reels or poles 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth may be used. bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing

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only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater Nolichucky River (ENKA Dam upstream to Rocky River and tributaries than 17 inches. state line, includes Davy Crockett Lake) • Muskellunge: 1 per day, 50 inch minimum 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth length limit. Little Buffalo River (Laurel Hill WMA) bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing Closed to fishing during big game hunts. only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater South Fork Holston River (confluence than 17 inches. with North Fork Holston River upstream Little Pigeon River (from mouth upstream to Fort Patrick Henry Dam) to the Great Smoky Mountains National North Fork Holston River (confluence with 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth Park boundary, including the West Prong South Fork Holston River upstream to state line) bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing and East Fork of the Little Pigeon River) 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater • Smallmouth Bass: 1 per day, 20 inch bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing than 17 inches. minimum length limit only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater than 17 inches. Stones River (confluence with Cumberland River upstream to J. Percy Priest Dam) Mississippi River (includes adjacent sloughs, Pigeon River (from mouth at French Broad bayous, and all river runs and chutes, that are Regulations for Cheatham Reservoir apply (page River upstream to North Carolina state line) accessible by boat from the river proper) 16). • Smallmouth Bass: 1 per day, 20 inch mini- • Black Bass: 10 per day, no length limit mum length limit Tellico River (Tellico Reservoir • Sunfish/Bream: 50 per day, no length limit • Walleye/Sauger: 5 per day in combination. Boundary upstream to state line) • Catfish: no creel limit, only one per day over Walleye: 15 inch minimum length limit. 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth 34 inches Sauger : No minimum length limit but only bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing • Crappie: 50 per day, no length limit one sauger can be over 16 inches per day. only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater • Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass: than 17 inches. 6 per day, no length limit Powell River (Gap Creek confluence • Sauger: 6 per day, no length limit upstream to state line) Wolf River (South Ford Road Bridge • White Bass: 30 per day, no length limit 13–17 inch protected length range for smallmouth downstream into Dale Hollow Reservoir) bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing • Smallmouth Bass: 2 per day, 16–21 inch PLR only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater (one under 16 inches and one over 21 inches) than 17 inches.

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30 2014 Fishing Guide STREAMS AND RIVERS TROUT REGULATIONS

Hiwassee River: Apalachian Powerhouse down- Horse Creek: Greene County, US Forest Service stream to L&N Railroad Bridge Boundary Line upstream to the junction of Squibb Statewide Regulations • March 1 through September 30: 7 trout creel Creek limit, only 2 may be brown trout. • Daily limit: 7 trout per day, except from May 1– Any combination of trout species: • October 1 through last day of February: see Sep. 30 daily limit is 2 trout Daily Limit...... 7 delayed harvest areas. Slickrock Creek: That portion of Slickrock Creek Minimum Length Limit...... None South Holston River: South Holston Dam to Hwy. which constitutes the boundary between the states Exceptions: 37 Bridge at Bluff City of Tennessee and North Carolina. • 16–22 inch protected length range on all trout • Appropriate licenses from TN or NC are valid • Only 2 trout in a creel may be lake trout • 7 trout creel limit, only one trout may be • Rainbow, Brown and Brook Trout: Daily • See the following specific regulations greater than 22 inches limit of 4 in combination with a 7 inch mini- • Closed to all fishing Nov. 1–Jan. 31 in the fol- mum length limit 1 lowing areas: • Fishing permitted ⁄2 hour before official sun- 1 »»Delayed Harvest Areas 1. Hickory Tree Bridge upstream to the con- rise to ⁄2 hour after official sunset fluence with Bottom Creek • Only single-hook artificial lures are permitted. In the areas listed below, the harvest or possession 2. downstream point of Boy’s Island (first Use or possession of bait or multiple hook lures of trout is prohibited during the catch‑and‑release island downstream of Weaver Pike Bridge) is prohibited. One single-hook artificial lure season. During the catch‑and‑release season, only upstream to the top of the first island separated from a legal lure by a length of line artificial lures are permitted and the use or pos- above Webb Road Bridge (for example, a dropper fly) is also permitted. session of bait is prohibited. • Each angler permitted only one rod or pole Watauga River: Quality Trout Fishing Area Small- Hiwassee River: Appalachian Powerhouse down- ings bridge downstream to CSX railroad bridges stream to L&N Railroad Bridge »»Great Smoky Mountains • 14 inch minimum length limit • Catch-and-release season is October 1 through National Park • 2 trout creel limit last day of February. • Use or possession of any bait is prohibited. Most of the streams in the Great Smoky Moun- • From March 1 through September 30, trout • Trout less than 14 inches may not be in pos- tains National Park provide trout fishing opportu- creel limit is 7 trout of all species combined session nities. For detailed fishing information and regula- and only 2 may be brown trout. tions, contact: Park Headquarters, Gatlinburg, TN Polk County: Big Lost Creek, Goforth Creek, Paint Creek: Paint Creek Campground down- 37738; phone (865) 436‑1200. Spring Creek, Greasy Creek, and their tributaries stream to mouth at French Broad River in Polk County • Catch‑and‑release season is October 1 through »»Fort Campbell Military • Closed to fishing on Fridays from Mar. 1 last day of February. Reservation through June 1 except for state and federal Piney River: Cumberland Trail State Park down- holidays Several streams on Fort Campbell Military Res- stream to Highway 27 Bridge • Only one single hook lure or baited single hook ervation including Noah’s Spring Branch, Little • Catch-and-release season is November 1 through is permitted West Fork and Fletcher’s Fork are stocked with last day of February. • The use or possession of lures or baits with rainbow and brown trout. Special fishing regula- multiple hooks is prohibited tions apply and a Post Fishing Permit is required Tellico River: Mouth of Turkey Creek upstream to • Fishing is permitted from one-half hour before in addition to a valid Tennessee fishing license the mouth of North River official sunrise to one-half hour after official and trout stamp. For details, contact the Com- • Catch‑and‑release season is October 1 through sunset munity Recreation Division, Hunting and Fish- March 14. • Fishing equipment or tackle is prohibited on ing Unit, Fort Campbell, KY 42223‑5000; phone »»Special Trout Regulations the stream banks except during legal fish- (270) 798‑2175. ing hours Caney Fork River: Center Hill Dam to Cumber- land River, including tributaries • Total daily creel of all trout (rainbow, brown and brook) in combination is 5 fish • Rainbow Trout: 5 per day, 14–20 inch protected length range, only one fish over 20 inches may be harvested • Brook Trout: 5 per day, 14–20 inch protected length range, only one fish over 20 inches may be harvested • Brown Trout: 1 per day, 24 inch minimum length limit Clinch River: Norris Dam. downstream to Hwy. 61 bridge, including tributaries • 14–20 inch protected length range on all trout • 7 trout creel limit, only one trout may be greater than 20 inches Clear Creek: tributary to Clinch River—Ander- son Co. • Closed to fishing and minnow seining from Hwy. 441 upstream to the second dam (adjacent to the city of Norris water tower), as posted from Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

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Tellico-Citico Permit Areas Regulations

TELLICO RIVER from its confluence with Turkey Creek upstream to the Tennessee-North Carolina Tellico-Citico Permit required March 15 through September 15. state line. Closed on Thursday and Friday during the period March 15 through September 15 (except when national or state holidays fall on Thursday and Friday). From September 16 through March 14 fishing is allowed every day and Tellico-Citico Permit is not required. CITICO CREEK from its confluence with Little Citico Creek upstream to the confluence of North and Daily creel limit of 7 trout, with no size limit. South Forks of Citico Creek. Fishing permitted from ½ hour before official sunrise to ½ hour after official sunset. The possession of fishing equipment and/or tackle is prohibited on stream banks except during legal fishing hours. Each angler permitted only one rod or pole.

GREEN COVE POND Fishing limited to handicapped individuals, children under age 13 and adults 65 years of age and older. Tellico-Citico Permit required year-round. HANDICAPPED – any person who is mentally impaired or physically impaired (including blindness) Closed on Thursday and Friday year-round (except open on all state and national holidays and because of injury or disease, congenital or acquired, which permanently renders him/her so severely scheduled special organized handicapped or children’s fishing events). disabled as to be unable to move without aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or a person who has 80% per- Hours open – ½ hour before official sunrise to ½ hour after official sunset. manent impairment of a hand or arm as determined by a physician using the standards outlined in the Daily creel limit of 7 trout, with no length limit. “Guide to Evaluations of Permanent Rating,” published by the AMA or other acceptable rating system. Bait restriction – no minnows. Each angler permitted only one rod or pole. Wild Trout Streams Regulations

NORTH RIVER and tributaries (Monroe County). Daily creel limit of 5 trout with no length limit. BALD RIVER and tributaries (Monroe County). Only single-hook artificial lures are permitted. Use or possession of bait or multiple hook lures SYCAMORE CREEK (tributary to Tellico River in Monroe County) and tributaries. is prohibited. One single-hook artificial lure separated from a legal lure by a length of line (for example: a dropper fly) is also permitted. LAUREL FORK and tributaries beginning at the cable crossing ½ mile upstream from the USFS Dennis Cove Recreation Area and extending upstream (Carter County). Fishing permitted from ½ hour before official sunrise to ½ hour after official sunset. BEAVERDAM CREEK and tributaries from its confluence with Birch Branch downstream to Tank Each angler permitted only one rod or pole. Hollow Road (USFS Rd. 300) (Johnson County). PAINT CREEK and tributaries from USFS campground upstream to USFS Boundary line south of Highway 70 near Munday Gap (Greene County). ROCKY FORK and tributaries upstream of Rocky Fork Rd. and State Park Entrance Rd. junction. (Greene/Unicoi Counties). LEFT PRONG (tributary to Hampton Creek in Carter County).

ALL STREAMS IN CHEROKEE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Each angler permitted only one rod or pole. Tailwater Trout TWRA stocks fingerling and adult trout into coldwater tailwaters below dams to provide fishing opportunities. In many tailwaters trout fishing can be good year-round. Trout are stocked routinely during the following months. Use caution below dams. Call TVA at 1-800-238-2264 to check dam discharge and generation schedules. River Below Trout Species Stocking Schedule Duck River Normandy Dam rainbow November through June* Elk River Tims Ford Dam rainbow and brown March through November

Region 2 Region Stones River J. Percy Priest Dam rainbow December through March* Caney Fork River Center Hill Dam rainbow, brown, and brook March through December Hiwassee River Appalachian Dam rainbow and brown January through December Obey River Dale Hollow Dam rainbow, brown, and brook January through December Region 3 Region Ocoee River Ocoee Dam #1—Parksville rainbow March and April* Clinch River Norris Dam rainbow, brown, and brook March through September Holston River Cherokee Dam rainbow and brown November through April S. Holston River Fort Patrick Henry Dam rainbow and brown March and April S. Holston River S. Holston Dam rainbow March through September Region 4 Region Watauga River Wilbur Dam rainbow and brown March through September Wilbur Reservoir Watauga Dam rainbow February through June *Seasonal fishery – only productive during stocked months.

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Gatlinburg Trout Fishing TWRA and the City of Gatlinburg offer a variety of trout fishing opportunities in four streams. All streams are closed on Thursday each week and a Gatlinburg permit is required (page 7). Some areas are managed especially for children 12 and under. For more information contact the Gatlin- ©AnnCam | Creative Commons burg Chamber of Commerce, (800)568-4748 or the Gatlinburg trout facility at (865)436-4558. • Leconte Creek from Painters Branch upstream than single hook artificial flies, spinners, and The taking of trout using a Gatlinburg Permit to Park Boundary. spoons is prohibited. The use of one dropper is allowed only within the designated streams, • West Prong Little Pigeon River from 100 yards fly having a single hook which is separated designated times, and under the restrictions listed above entrance of Herbert Holt Park down- from a legal lure by a length of line is per- in the following paragraphs. stream to Gatlinburg By-pass Bridge. missible. »»General Streams • Dudley Creek from Highway 441 Bridge to West Prong Little Pigeon River. From April 1 through November 30: • West Prong Little Pigeon River from Park • General Streams: The creel limit is five (5) Boundary to Gnatty Branch except those sec- »»Season and Creel Limits trout per day. Bait and artificial lures permit- tions set aside as Children’s Streams. ted. • Dudley Creek from Park Boundary to West Fishing permitted year-round, except on Thursday, • Children’s Streams: The creel limit is two Prong Little Pigeon River, except those sec- from ½ hour before official official sunrise to ½ (2) per day. tions set aside as Children’s Streams. hour after official official sunset. Fishing is permit- • Total possession limit shall not exceed twice • Roaring Fork from the Park Boundary to West ted with one hand-held rod and single hook only. the daily creel limit. Prong Little Pigeon River. • While fishing or when afield, possession of • Leconte Creek from Painter Branch to West From December 1 through March 31 more than the daily creel limit shall be pro- Prong Little Pigeon River. (all streams): hibited, regardless of whether the trout are • Possession of any trout shall be prohibited. fresh, stored in an ice chest, in a vehicle, or »»Children’s Streams (May only • All trout caught must be immediately re- otherwise preserved. be fished by children 12 and under, turned to the water. unless otherwise posted.) • Use or possession of bait is prohibited. Use or possession of any artificial lures other

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The dates listed are all Sundays. The stocking event will happen within five days after the date listed. Trout will be stocked according to the schedule. However, any stocking event could be postponed or cancelled due to unforeseen problems, such as adverse weather.

FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER COUNTY STREAM 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 Houston Hurricane Creek • • • Houston Whiteoak Creek • • • Humphreys Hurricane Creek • • • Humphreys Tumbling Creek • • • REGION 1 REGION Perry Cane Creek • • • Stewart Standing Rock Creek • • • Hickman Cane Creek • • • Hickman Mill Creek • • • • Lawrence East Fork Shoal Creek • • • • Lawrence Little Buffalo River • • • • REGION 2 REGION Macon Salt Lick Creek • • Montgomery Fort Campbell Streams • • • • • • Cumberland Sequatchie River • • • DeKalb Pine Creek • • • DeKalb Sink Creek • • • Fentress Wolf River • • • Grundy Collins River • • • Reservoir Trout Stocking Grundy Elk River • • The following reservoirs are stocked with Hamilton N Chickamauga Creek • • • trout during the winter to provide year- Jackson Flynn's Lick Creek • • • round trout fishing opportunities. Marion Battle Creek • • • Reservoir Species Stocked Marion Little Sequatchie River • • • Marion Pocket Creek • • • Calderwood Rainbow, Brown, and Brook Trout Marion Sweeten Creek • • • Marion Town Creek • • • Chilhowee Rainbow and Lake Trout Monroe Citico Creek** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Monroe Green Cove Pond*** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dale Hollow Rainbow and Brown Trout Monroe Tellico River** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Morgan Flat Fork Creek • • • • Overton Standing Stone Lake • Fort Patrick Henry Rainbow and Brown Trout Pickett Pickett Lake • • • • • • • Polk Big Lost Creek* • • • • • • • Parksville Rainbow and Brown Trout Polk McCamy Lake • • • Polk Goforth Creek* • • • • • • • South Holston Rainbow , Brown, and Lake Trout REGION 3 REGION Polk Greasy Creek* • • • • • • • Polk Spring Creek* • • • • • • • Tellico (upper) Rainbow Trout Polk Tumbling Creek • • • • Polk Turtletown Creek • • • Watauga Rainbow, Brown, and Lake Trout

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FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER COUNTY STREAM 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 Putnam Calfkiller River • • • Rhea Piney Creek • • • VanBuren Cane Creek • • • VanBuren Laurel Creek • • • VanBuren Rocky River • • • Warren Charles Creek • • • Warren Mountain Creek • • Warren N Barren Fork Creek • • • Warren Barren Fork River • • • Warren Upper Hills Creek • • Blount Little River • • • • • • • • • • • • Campbell Laurel Fork • • Campbell Tackett Creek • • Carter Doe River • • • • • • • • • Carter Elk River • • Carter Laurel Fork • • • • • • • • • Carter Stony Creek • • • • • • • • • Claiborne Gap Creek • • • Claiborne Indian Creek • • • • • Claiborne Station Creek • • • • • Cocke Brush Creek • • • • • Cocke Cosby Creek • • • • • • • • • Cocke Gulf Fork Big Creek • • • • • • • Cocke Trail Fork Big Creek • • • • • • • Grainger Buffalo Creek • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Grainger Puncheon Camp Creek • • • • • • Greene Camp Creek • • • • • • • • • Greene Horse Creek • • • • • • • • •

REGION 4 REGION Greene Paint Creek • • • • • • • • • Hamblen Panther Creek • • • • • • Hancock Richardson 'Byrd' Creek • • • • • • Hawkins Alexander Creek • • • • • Hawkins Big Creek • • • • • Johnson Doe Creek • • • • • • • • • Johnson Forge Creek • • • • Johnson Laurel Creek • • • • • • • • • Johnson Beaverdam Creek • • • • • • • • • Johnson Upper Roan Creek • • • • Scott Conservation Lake • Sevier Mid. Prong Pigeon River • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Unicoi Clark Creek • • • • • • • Unicoi North Indian Creek • • • • • • • • • Unicoi Rocky Fork • • • • • • • • • Unicoi South Indian Creek • • • • • • • • • Unicoi Spivey Creek • • • • • • • * Check fishing guide – From March 1 to July 1, stream closed to fishing on Fridays. Only single hook lures or bait are allowed. * Legal fishing hours are from one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset. ** From March 15 through September 15, water is closed to fishing on Thursdays and Fridays (except the day of State and Federal holidays) and a daily permit is required. *** Daily permit is always required. Green Cove Pond will be stocked year-round weather permitting. Closed Thursdays and Fridays year-round (except the day of holidays). FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER COUNTY STREAM 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 Houston Hurricane Creek • • • Houston Whiteoak Creek • • • Humphreys Hurricane Creek • • • Humphreys Tumbling Creek • • • REGION 1 REGION Perry Cane Creek • • • Stewart Standing Rock Creek • • • Hickman Cane Creek • • • Hickman Mill Creek • • • • Lawrence East Fork Shoal Creek • • • • Lawrence Little Buffalo River • • • • REGION 2 REGION Macon Salt Lick Creek • • Montgomery Fort Campbell Streams • • • • • • Cumberland Sequatchie River • • • DeKalb Pine Creek • • • DeKalb Sink Creek • • • Fentress Wolf River • • • Grundy Collins River • • • Grundy Elk River • • Hamilton N Chickamauga Creek • • • Jackson Flynn's Lick Creek • • • Marion Battle Creek • • • Marion Little Sequatchie River • • • Marion Pocket Creek • • • Marion Sweeten Creek • • • Marion Town Creek • • • Monroe Citico Creek** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Monroe Green Cove Pond*** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Monroe Tellico River** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Morgan Flat Fork Creek • • • • Overton Standing Stone Lake • Pickett Pickett Lake • • • • • • • Polk Big Lost Creek* • • • • • • • Polk McCamy Lake • • • Polk Goforth Creek* • • • • • • • REGION 3 REGION Polk Greasy Creek* • • • • • • • Polk Spring Creek* • • • • • • • Polk Tumbling Creek • • • • Polk Turtletown Creek • • •

FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER COUNTY STREAM 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 Putnam Calfkiller River • • • Winter Trout Stocking The following locations are tentatively Rhea Piney Creek • • • scheduled to be stocked with rainbow trout VanBuren Cane Creek • • • December though March. The schedule VanBuren Laurel Creek • • • will be posted on www.tnwildlife.org in VanBuren Rocky River • • • November. Warren Charles Creek • • • LOCATION TOWN Warren Mountain Creek • • Cameron Brown Lake Germantown Warren N Barren Fork Creek • • • Beech Lake Lexington Warren Barren Fork River • • • Davies Plantation and Yale Rd. Park Bartlett Warren Upper Hills Creek • • Edmund-Orgill Park, Pavilion Millington Blount Little River • • • • • • • • • • • • #3 Pond Campbell Laurel Fork • • Johnson Park Lake Collierville Campbell Tackett Creek • • Lafayette City Park Lafayette Carter Doe River • • • • • • • • • Lake Graham Jackson Carter Elk River • • 1 REGION Martin City Pond Martin Carter Laurel Fork • • • • • • • • • McKenzie City Park McKenzie Carter Stony Creek • • • • • • • • • Munford City Park Munford Claiborne Gap Creek • • • Paris City Park Paris Claiborne Indian Creek • • • • • Shelby Farms, Jones Pond Memphis Claiborne Station Creek • • • • • Union City, Reelfoot Packing Site Union City Cocke Brush Creek • • • • • Big Rock Greenway Lewisburg Cocke Cosby Creek • • • • • • • • • Cowan City Park Cowan Cocke Gulf Fork Big Creek • • • • • • • Duck River at Fishemen’s Park Shelbyville Cocke Trail Fork Big Creek • • • • • • • Duck River at Riverside Dam Columbia Grainger Buffalo Creek • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • East Fork Shoal Creek Lawrenceburg Grainger Puncheon Camp Creek • • • • • • Harpeth River Franklin Greene Camp Creek • • • • • • • • • J. Percy Priest Tailwater Nashville Greene Horse Creek • • • • • • • • • J.D. Buckner Park Dickson REGION 4 REGION Greene Paint Creek • • • • • • • • • Hamblen Panther Creek • • • • • • Kingston Springs Park Kingston Springs Lafayette City Park Lafayette Hancock Richardson 'Byrd' Creek • • • • • • 2 REGION Hawkins Alexander Creek • • • • • Marrowbone Lake Joelton Hawkins Big Creek • • • • • McCutcheon Creek Spring Hill Johnson Doe Creek • • • • • • • • • Nice Mill Smyrna Johnson Forge Creek • • • • Shelby Bottoms Park Nashville Johnson Laurel Creek • • • • • • • • • Springfield City Greenway Springfield Johnson Beaverdam Creek • • • • • • • • • Stone Bridge Park Fayetteville Johnson Upper Roan Creek • • • • W Fork Red River, Billy Dunlap Park Clarksville Scott Conservation Lake • West Fork Stones River Murfreesboro Sevier Mid. Prong Pigeon River • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Athens Rec Park Athens Unicoi Clark Creek • • • • • • • Cane Creek Park Cookeville Unicoi North Indian Creek • • • • • • • • • Cumberland Mountain State Park Crossville

Unicoi Rocky Fork • • • • • • • • • 3 REGION Lake Junior Chattanooga Unicoi South Indian Creek • • • • • • • • • Pickett Lake Pickett State Park Unicoi Spivey Creek • • • • • • • * Check fishing guide – From March 1 to July 1, stream closed to fishing on Fridays. Only single hook lures or bait are allowed. Onieda City Park Onieda

* Legal fishing hours are from one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset. 4 REGION ** From March 15 through September 15, water is closed to fishing on Thursdays and Fridays (except the day of State and Federal holidays) and a daily permit is required. *** Daily permit is always required. Green Cove Pond will be stocked year-round weather permitting. Closed Thursdays and Fridays year-round (except the day of holidays). CONTAMINANTS IN FISH

he Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s For specific information regarding aquatic contaminants or affected waters, (TDEC) Division of Water Pollution Control issues advisories for contact: the consumption of fish from certain Tennessee waters. The fol- TDEC’s Water Pollution Control Office lowing information is subject to change and was copied from TDEC’s site. T (615) 532-0699 Concerned individuals should visit TDEC’s site for more information about http://tn.gov/environment/wpc/publications/pdf/advisories.pdf these advisories, bacteriological advisories, and tips on how to reduce risks from contaminated fish. Fish Tissue Advisories (This list is subject to revision.) WATERBODY COUNTY PORTION POLLUTANT COMMENTS West Tennessee

Beech Reservoir Henderson Entirety (877 acres) Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass.*

Cypress Creek Shelby Entirety (7.7 miles) Chlordane, Other Pesticides, PCBs Do not eat the fish. Chlordane, other Organics, Loosahatchie River Shelby Hwy 14, Austin Peay Highway (Mile 0.0 – 17.0) Do not eat the fish. Mercury Chlordane, other Organics, McKellar Lake Shelby Entirety (13 miles) Do not eat the fish. Mercury MS state line to just downstream of Chlordane, other Organics, Mississippi River Shelby Do not eat the fish. Commercial fishing prohibited by TWRA. Meeman-Shelby State Park (31 miles) Mercury North Fork From mouth of the Middle Fork Forked Deer River (Mile 17.6) Dyer, Gibson Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass.* Forked Deer River upstream to State Highway 188 (Mile 23.6) Nonconnah Creek Shelby From mouth to Kansas Street (Mile 0.0 – 1.8) Chlordane, other Organics Do not eat the fish. Advisory ends at Horn Lake Road bridge. Chlordane, other Organics, Wolf River Shelby From mouth to Germantown Road (Mile 0.0 – 18.9) Do not eat the fish. Mercury Middle Tennessee From mouth to origin (Mile 16.7) including Tennessee River Do not eat the fish. Beech Creek Wayne Mercury Embayment Avoid contact with sediment between Leatherwood Branch and Smith Branch. Buffalo River Humphreys, Perry From mouth upstream to Highway 438 (Mile 31.6) Mercury Precautionary advisory for smallmouth bass.* From mouth of Buffalo River (Mile 15.8) upstream to Duck River Humphreys, Hickman Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass.* Interstate 40 (Mile 31.8) Woods Reservoir Franklin Entirety (3,908 acres) PCBs Catfish should not be eaten. East Tennessee

Boone Reservoir Sullivan, Washington Entirety (4,400 acres) PCBs, Chlordane Precautionary advisory for carp and catfish.*

Chattanooga Creek Hamilton From mouth to GA State line (11.9 miles) PCBs, Chlordane Fish should not be eaten. Also, avoid contact with water. East Fork of Poplar Creek and Anderson, Roane From mouth to New Hope Pond (Mile 0.0 – 15.0) Mercury, PCBs Fish should not be eaten. Also, avoid contact with water. Poplar Creek Embayment From Hwy 27 near Harriman (Mile 12.4) upstream to Camp Emory River Roane, Morgan Mercury Precautionary advisory for all fish.* Austin Road Bridge (Mile 21.8) Commercial fishing for catfish prohibited by TWRA. No catfish or largemouth PCBs bass over two pounds should be eaten. Do not eat largemouth bass from the Fort Loudoun Reservoir Loudon, Blount Entirety (14,600 acres) Little River embayment. Due to mercury, precautionary advisory for any sized Mercury (upper portion only) largemouth bass from Highway 129 to the confluence of Holston and French Broad rivers (534 acres).* From Rankin Bridge (Mile 71.4) to Hwy 321 near Newport French Broad River Cocke Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass.* (Mile 77.5) From Hwy 58 (Mile 7.4) upstream to the railroad bridge just Hiwassee River Meigs, McMinn, Bradley Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass.* upstream of U.S. Hwy 11 (Mile 18.9) From the mouth of Poor Valley Creek embayment (Mile 89.0) Holston River Sullivan, Hawkins upstream to confluence of the North and South Forks of the Mercury Precautionary advisory for all fish.* Holston near Kingsport (Mile 142.3) Melton Hill Reservoir Knox, Anderson Entirety (5,690 acres) PCBs Catfish should not be eaten.

Nickjack Reservoir Hamilton, Marion Entirety (10,370 acres) PCBs Precautionary advisory for catfish.* Campbell, Anderson, Union, Clinch River portion (Powell River embayment not included Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass, striped bass, smallmouth bass, Norris Reservoir Mercury Claiborne, Grainger in advisory) (15,213 acres) and sauger.* North Fork Holston River Sullivan, Hawkins VA Stateline (Mile 0.0 – 6.2) Mercury Do not eat the fish. Advisory goes to TN/VA line. From the Tennessee River (Mile 0.0) upstream to State Sequatchie River Marion Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass.* Highway 283 near Whitwell (Mile 22.1) South Holston Reservoir Sullivan Portion within Tennessee (7,206 acres) Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass.*

Tellico Reservoir Loudon, Monroe Entirety (16,500 acres) PCBs, Mercury Catfish should not be eaten.

Watauga Reservoir Carter, Johnson Entirety (6,427 acres) Mercury Precautionary advisory for largemouth bass and channel catfish.* Catfish, striped bass, and hybrid (striped bass-white bass) should not be eaten. Roane, Meigs, Rhea, Watts Bar Reservoir Tennessee River portion (38,000 acres) PCBs Precautionary advisory for white bass, sauger, carp, smallmouth buffalo, and Loudon largemouth bass.* Watts Bar Reservoir Roane, Anderson Clinch River Arm (1,000 acres) PCBs Striped bass should not be eaten. Precautionary advisory for catfish and sauger.*

*Precautionary Advisory: Children, women who might become pregnant, pregnant women, and nursing mothers should not consume the fish species named. All other persons should limit consumption of the named species to one meal per month.

36 2014 Fishing Guide METHODS OTHER THAN ROD & REEL

»»Trotlines, Limblines and Jugs nongame fish and catfish only. Slat baskets may have only one outside funnel opening and must be Trotlines consist of a main line with drop lines to made of wood, plastic or cane slats which are placed which single hooks are attached. Drop lines must lengthwise and so constructed that there must be not be closer than 24 inches. Nongame fish, ex- a minimum of four openings in the catching area, cept paddlefish and sturgeon, may be taken without each being at least 1½ inches wide and 6 inches long. limit. Game fish may be taken according to local Fish taken may not be sold. limits. There is no limit on catfish, except only one The slat basket may not be set within 100 yards of fish may exceed 34 inches. The creel limit for skip- Show Your Support the mouth of any river, creek or slough. Slat basket jack is 100 fish. must be checked at least every 72 hours. With a TWRA Sportfishing trotlines, limblines and jugs must be Applications for metal tags can be obtained by tagged and/or marked with the owner’s name and ad- License Plate! writing to: Administrative Services, TWRA, P. O. dress, or TWRA identification number. Trotlines at- Box 40747, Nashville, TN 37204. If you are applying Money from the sale of specialty plates tached to the bank must be tagged on the line within in person and need directions to the TWRA central is available to the TWRA to fund wildlife five feet of the bank. Other trotlines must be tagged office, call 615‑781‑6585. habitat protection and enhancement pro- within five feet of either end, and floating trotlines grams, provide public hunting and fishing must be marked on floats. The holder of a sport fish- »»Grabbling, Gigging, Grab access, support law enforcement efforts, ing license may use one or more trotlines not having Hooks, Snagging, Tubbing, and improve youth education projects. a combination of more than 100 hooks. Limblines Archery, Crossbow, Speargun, (including yo-yos) must be tagged above water level Dipping and Cast Netting TWRA’s smallmouth bass license plate is and are allowed only one hook per line. Sport anglers available at county clerk’s offices through- are limited to 25 limblines. Sport anglers are limited Season open year round in all waters except: out the state. This plate features a small- to 50 jugs or blocks and each with only one hook. mouth bass created by renowned wildlife a. where closed to fishing or expressly prohibited. Trotlines, limblines and jugs must be run at artist Al Agnew from a print titled “Sunlight b. within 100 yards below dams. At Pickwick Dam least once each day and are prohibited within 1,000 on Bronze.” the closed area extends downstream to the first yards below any TVA or Corps of Engineers dam. moorage cell across from ramp. As with other specialty license plates, such as Trotlines may not be set within 100 yards of the c. at John Sevier Steam Plant the discharge chan- the ones mentioned above, the new smallmouth of any river, creek or slough. nel is closed. mouth bass plate will cost $35.00 above the regular cost of registering a vehicle. Exceptions: B and C do not apply to cast netting or dipping. • Allen Branch Pond and Chilhowee (McKa- Nongame fish may be taken without limit. Game my) Pond in Cherokee WMA: Closed to jugs fish, sturgeon, and alligator gar may not be taken. and trotlines. Catfish, paddlefish, and skipjack may be harvested • Bards Lake on Land Between the Lakes: according to local limits. Closed to trotlines and limblines. Jugs permit- Tennessee Cast nets must be no more than 10 feet in radius ted from October 1–March 21. with a mesh size no smaller than one quarter inch, • Beech River Watershed Development Au- First Fish Award and no larger than one inch on the square. thority: 20 jugs or blocks per boat. Trotlines Gigging is prohibited in Bedford, Giles, Hick- prohibited. man, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, and • Calderwood: Trotlines and limblines prohibited. Wayne counties. Snagging, grabbling, grabhooks, FREE! • Danville Railroad Bridge Dikes: Trotlines tubbing, archery, speargun, dipping, and cast nets prohibited within 50 yards of dikes. The First Fish Award is designed to are legal methods in these counties. commemorate that special moment in • Indian Boundary Lake: Closed to trotlines, Gigging is closed on the East Fork of the Obey jugs and limblines. every boy or girl’s life—the landing of their River and its tributaries from Jan. 1–Apr. 30. first fish. • New Johnsonville Steam Plant Harbor: 10 Snagging is prohibited year round on the South jugs or blocks per angler. Trotlines prohibited. The award is an 8.5 x 11 certificate, suitable Holston tailwater (from South Holston Dam to the • Norris Reservoir: From January 1 through for framing, identifying the child, the fish headwaters of Boone Reservoir), Center Hill Res- April 30, trotlines, limblines and jugs are pro- caught, and other details of that special ervoir, and the Cumberland Fossil Plant discharge hibited between River Mile 32 (Point 15) and moment. Size of the fish and age of the channel into Barkley Reservoir. Hwy. 25E Bridge on the Powell River arm and angler have no bearing, only that the Grabbling, gigging, grab hooks, snagging, Between River Mile 137 (Point 31) and the Hwy. fish is their first and that it was caught tubbing, archery, crossbow, speargun and dip- 25E Bridge on the Clinch River arm. in Tennessee. ping is prohibited on the following waters from • TWRA Lakes: 10 jugs or blocks per boat daily Jan. 1–Apr. 30: except, from April 1–September 30, jug fishing • Dale Hollow Reservoir: East Fork Obey River is not allowed on Saturday, Sunday, Memorial and its tributaries. Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. Trot- • Norris Reservoir: between River Mile 32 (Point lines and limblines prohibited. 15) and the Hwy. 25E Bridge on the Powell River »»Slat Baskets arm and between River Mile 137 (Point 31) and the Hwy. 25E Bridge on the Clinch River arm Holders of annual sport fishing license, Sportsman • Elk River in Carter County: from the Hwy. License, Lifetime Sportsman License, Jr. Fishing 321 Bridge downstream to River Mile 3.0 (Point license, Lifetime Senior Citizens license or resi- 11) on the Elk River arm of Watauga Reservoir dents 65 and over (prior to March 1, 1991) or under • Doe Creek: Old Cabin Private Road down- 13 may fish with one slat basket, provided the slat stream to Roan Creek Visit www.tnwildlife.org basket is marked with a metal tag, obtainable from • Roan Creek: Mountain Lakes Estates Bridge or call (615) 781-6575 the TWRA for an annual fee of $8.00. Possession downstream to Doe Creek for further information. or use of more than one slat basket is prohibited. • Watauga River: NC state line downstream to A slat basket is defined as a device used for taking end of Cownstown Road

2014 Fishing Guide 37 LIVE BAIT

Live Bait Regulations SECTION I—CLASS A Bait Fish The following sections explain which species can The following species may be 1) harvested by li- be used for bait, and how they can be harvested, censed sport anglers for use as bait; 2) imported sold and transported. Under no circumstance into Tennessee or exported from Tennessee by Skipjack herring shall live fish or crayfish be intentionally re- Negus Jim licensed bait dealers and licensed sport anglers; 3) leased into Tennessee waters away from the sold in Tennessee by licensed bait dealers. There waters from which they were harvested. These is no possession limit for Gizzard Shad, Thread- regulations do not apply to bait that is dead. Dead fin Shad, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, and bait can be transported and used without restric- Goldfish. tions. Gizzard shad For the purposes of these rules, a sport angler Skipjack herring (creel limit of 100 per day) Negus Jim shall be defined as anyone who attempts to take, Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque) kill, injure, capture, or catch any sport fish and Gizzard shad every act of assistance thereof. A bait dealer shall Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur) be defined as anyone engaged in the business of selling or offering for sale any legal species of live Threadfin shad bait fish. All bait dealers must purchase a type 118 Dorosoma petenenes (Guenether) Threadfin shad Jim Negus Jim (resident) or 116 (nonresident) license annually, Fathead minnow and make all necessary reports as required to the Pimephales promelas (Rafinesque) Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The harvest and use of bait fish by commercial fishers shall be Golden shiner regulated in the commercial fishing proclamation. Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill) A licensed sport angler (with all required licenses Golden shiner

Goldfish Negus Jim and permits) can harvest game fish (including Carassius auratus (Linnaeus) rainbow trout and sunfish) for use as bait from the wild using legal sport fishing methods. When Sunfishes* harvesting game fish, all restrictions in the sport Lepomis spp. (Rafinesque) fishing proclamation apply (including creel and Rainbow trout** length limits, seasons, and license requirements). Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) * All species in the Genus Lepomis may be bought Goldfish and/or sold subject to the following conditions: Negus Jim a. Such fish may be bought and/or sold for bait purposes only. b. Such fish bought and/or sold must not be Tennessee’s more than four (4) inches in length. Fathead minnow c. Such fish must have been lawfully taken Negus Jim from privately owned lakes and/or ponds. WILDWILD SIDESIDE d. Nothing contained herein shall be con- SHOW TIMES & CHANNELS strued as legalizing the sale of bream taken from any stream or public lake. NPT–Nashville Public Television ** A licensed sport angler may possess rainbow Saturday at 6:30 p.m. trout 8 inches or less in length without limit Sunday at 9 a.m. for use as bait if purchased from a licensed bait Sunfishes (Bluegill, e.g.)

dealer and accompanied by an invoice that Negus Jim WKNO–Channel 10, Memphis was issued by the licensed bait dealer. Such Saturday at 5:30 p.m. invoices shall be consecutively numbered and EPT– Channels 2 & 15, Knoxville must contain the name, license number, and location of the licensed bait dealer, the date of Saturday at 6 p.m. EST sale or delivery, the number of rainbow trout WCTE–Channel 22, Cookeville bought or delivered, and the name and address Saturday at 9:30 a.m. of the person receiving the rainbow trout. Any Rainbow trout Thursday at 7 p.m. person transporting or possessing rainbow trout obtained from a licensed bait dealer for WLJT–Channel 11, Martin bait must have a copy of this invoice on their Friday at 10 p.m. person. Rainbow trout larger than 8 inches in length may be purchased by sport anglers and KET–Kentucky Educational TV used for bait provided compliance with all sport Tuesday at 4 p.m. EST fishing regulations on the waters being fished WTCI–Channel 45, Chattanooga (including creel and length limits, seasons, and license requirements). Friday at 11 p.m. EST Saturday at 5 p.m. EST Sunday at 1 p.m. EST Dusky Salamander

38 2014 Fishing Guide LIVE BAIT

SECTION II—CLASS B Bait Fish legibly labeled with owners name and address, or TWRA identification number. The following species may be: 1) harvested by • Cast Net: A cast net is defined as a net hav- licensed sport anglers for use as bait; 2) im- ing a maximum radius of 10 feet and a mesh ported into Tennessee or exported from Ten- (square measure) of not less than ¼ inch and nessee by licensed sport anglers for use as bait. not greater than 1 inch on the square. Sunfish These species shall not be sold. A licensed and trout may not be taken with a cast net. sport angler shall possess no more than 100 • Shad Trawl: A shad trawl is one having a mesh each of the following species: stonerollers size no larger than 1 inch, a hoop diameter (Campostoma spp.), creek chub (Semotilus atro- no larger than 48 inches, and a net length no maculatus), bluntnose minnow (Pimephales nota- larger than 72 inches. Only threadfin or giz- tus), bullhead minnow (Pimephales vigilax). zard shad shall be taken with a shad trawl and shad trawling is not allowed within 1,000 yards below any dam. • Dip Net: A dip net is a net constructed from natural synthetic fibers, or metal/plastic mesh which is attached to a frame that is attached Stoneroller

Jim Negus Jim to a pole. • Angling: Use of line with a hook attached to a bait or lure. • Hand Collection: Use of hands or non-mech- anized hand tools.

Creek chub SECTION V— Amphibians and Crayfish FREE Fishing

Only Northern Dusky and Spotted Dusky sala- Day/Week manders (Desmognathus fuscus and Desmogna- Saturday, June 7, is Free Fishing Day in thus conanti) and native crayfish species that are Tennessee and anyone (resident or non- Bluntnose minnow not listed by proclamation as endangered, threat- Jim Negus Jim resident) of any age may fish free without ened, or in need of management may be harvested a license in Tennessee’s public waters! Even without limit by licensed sport anglers for use as better, if you are 15 years old or younger, bait. Any method, except use of explosives, chemi- you may fish free the entire week, begin- cals, and electroshocking devices may be used to ning on Free Fishing Day, June 7, and run- harvest crayfish and salamanders. Bullhead minnow ning through the following Friday, June 13. Jim Negus Jim Amphibians and crayfish species shall not be sold or purchased for bait. Amphibians and This day and week are annual events in SECTION III—CLASS C Bait Fish crayfish shall not be imported into Tennessee or Tennessee and are great opportunities to exported from Tennessee by anyone for bait. The introduce children to the joys and excite- Bait fish that are not listed in Section I or II above harvest, use, and possession of crayfish is pro- ment of a day on the water catching fish! and are not listed by proclamation as endangered, hibited in the following streams, in all of their Not only is fishing a great family activity, it threatened, or in need of management may be har- tributaries, and on all adjacent banks: helps make us more aware of our natural vested by licensed sport anglers for use as bait with • Mill Creek in Davidson and Williamson coun- environment. the following restrictions: 1) they shall only be used ties Finding a place to fish is easier than ever. in the water from which they were harvested; 2) • East Fork Stones River in Cannon County Starting in late spring, all you need to do they shall not be possessed away from the waters • Hurricane Creek in Cumberland, Fentress, is go to www.tnwildlife.org to view the from which they were harvested; 3) they shall not Overton, and Putnam counties 2014 Kid’s Fishing Events. There you will be imported into Tennessee or exported from Ten- • Roaring Paunch Creek in Scott County find a variety of activities planned across nessee by anyone; 4) they shall not be sold. • South Chickamauga Creek in Hamilton the state with details as to event loca- County tions and times. You can also contact your SECTION IV— • Caney Fork River in Cumberland County regional TWRA office to find out what’s Legal Gear for Harvest of Bait Fish • Robinson Creek, Beason Creek (upstream of going on in your area or let them know confluence of North Fork and South Fork), you are interested in sponsoring or vol- Legal gear types for bait harvest are minnow and Owl Creek (upstream of Highway 142) in unteering to help with an event. Anglers seines, minnow traps, cast nets, shad trawls, and Hardin and McNairy counties and would-be anglers should check the dip nets. • Flint River in Lincoln County events list often since more fishing rodeos • Minnow Seine: A minnow seine consists of a Crayfish harvested from the following streams and are frequently added. Whatever you do, float and lead line to which netting is attached. their tributaries shall not be possessed away from don’t miss the fun! A minnow seine shall not be longer than 10 the watershed from which they were harvested: Free Fishing Day and Week apply to Ten- feet and the mesh size shall not exceed ⅜ inch • French Broad River and its tributaries nessee’s public waters, Agency owned and on the square. Seines must be constantly at- • Holston River and its tributaries operated lakes, and state park facilities. tended, and may not be fished in a stationary • Clinch River and its tributaries Some privately owned pay lakes continue manner. to charge during this special day and week. • Minnow Traps: A minnow trap is hereby Crayfish as Food Please consult with lake operators if you defined as a device used for the purpose of have any questions about the status of a catching minnows. The mouth opening or Crayfish may be taken from the wild according to particular facility. openings shall not exceed 1½ inches in di- rules of live bait Section V for food. Wild caught ameter. All minnow traps shall be clearly and crayfish may not be sold.

2014 Fishing Guide 39 IDENTIFYING YOUR FISH

STRIPED BASS WHITE BASS (Rarely exceeds 4 lbs.)

only one line extends to tail multiple lines extend to tail

YELLOW BASS HYBRID STRIPED BASS or CHEROKEE BASS no tooth patch (Striped Bass • White Bass)

mismatched lines 2nd spine is longest

ROCK BASS OR REDEYE

SPOTTED BASS shallow notch always has a tooth patch on tongue 5 anal spines

SMALLMOUTH BASS often has dark band vertical bars a tooth patch jaw does not on tongue extend behind eye

deep notch LARGEMOUTH BASS jaw does not extend behind eye

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REDEAR SUNFISH OR SHELLCRACKER BLACK CRAPPIE 7 to 8 dorsal spines red to orange mark on edge of gill cover

BLUEGILL black spot on dorsal fin 5 to 6 dorsal spines WHITE CRAPPIE vertical bars no red on edge of FRESHWATER DRUM gill cover

COMMON CARP

BLUE CATFISH

CHANNEL CATFISH deeply fin edge in a forked tail straight line deeply forked tail FLATHEAD CATFISH

fin edge slightly curved

LAKE STURGEON slight fork in tail

PADDLEFISH

2014 Fishing Guide 41 IDENTIFYING YOUR FISH RAINBOW TROUT pink streak along the middle of the body red, yellow or orange BROOK TROUT spots on the sides and light, worm-like markings belly on a dark upper body

small black dots throughout the body, continue to tail

tail slightly forked, no spots on tricolor lower fins, leading edge is white BROWN TROUT the bottom of the tail followed by black and red

brown body with large dark deeply forked tail spots and reddish dots, many LAKE TROUT having halos

dark area at base of dorsal fin

WALLEYE white leading edge on lower fins

spots in rows on dorsal fin dark saddles white tip SAUGER

YELLOW PERCH

MUSKELLUNGE

42 2014 Fishing Guide GENERAL INFORMATION

otice of inspection law: It is the duty of Reciprocal Agreements bayment shall be defined as a straight line between every person participating in the privi- Tennessee has several reciprocal agreements with opposite points where the embayment connects to leges of taking or possessing wildlife to adjacent states. These agreements have been ar- the main body of Kentucky Lake. A sport fishing Npermit agency officers to ascertain whether the ranged so that any fishing license from either Ten- license holder from either state may fish from the requirements of this title are being faithfully com- nessee or the corresponding state is valid in the bank or attach legal sport fishing trot or limb lines plied with, including the possession of a proper following waters. in this described portion of Kentucky Lake. Sport license. It is a violation of law to refuse such inspec- fishing license holders shall abide by the regulations tion or to interfere with an officer attempting such »»Alabama/Mississippi of the state in whose waters they are fishing. Wild- inspection. TCA 70-6-101(b)(1) life enforcement officials in either state shall have Pickwick Lake: Applies to anyone with a valid Sport the right to inspect the licenses, permits, catches Fishing License from Tennessee, Alabama or Mis- »»Basic Laws and Definitions and equipment of any person on this portion of sissippi. Resident anglers of the three states may fish • Stocking of any fish or crayfish into public Kentucky Lake subject to the laws of either state. without purchasing a nonresident license anywhere waters is strictly prohibited. within the boundaries covered by the agreement. • Explosives, chemicals and electrical shocking »»Missouri The reciprocal area includes all impounded water devices are strictly forbidden, and their use Persons possessing a valid sportfishing license in from Pickwick Dam upstream to Tennessee River carries heavy penalties. either state may fish in the Mississippi River and its Mile 224.8 at the mouth of Bear Creek but does not • Shooting with any type of firearm or air gun backwaters within the boundaries of the other state include Bear Creek and does not include that por- to injure or take fish or turtles is prohibited. and any oxbow lakes through which the Missouri- tion of Yellow Creek above the Hwy. 25 Bridge. Sport • All boaters and passengers must wear a Coast Tennessee boundary passes. They may fish from or fishing license holders shall abide by the regulations Guard approved life jacket within the area attach any device or equipment to land under the of the state in whose waters they are fishing. designated and appropriately marked as a jurisdiction of the other state. Persons licensed in hazardous area below any dam and/or lock. »»Arkansas only one state may not fish in the Mississippi River • It is illegal to take any fish, crayfish or turtle tributaries of the other state. Anglers must comply deeply forked tail This state agrees to honor either license on the flow- that is listed as endangered, threatened or in- with the fishing regulations of the state where they ing waters of the Mississippi River, adjacent sloughs, need-of-management. are fishing and when fishing where they are not bayous and old river runs, which are accessible by • It is illegal to sell or offer to sell fish or turtles licensed will comply with the most restrictive state’s boat from the river proper, and the old river chutes without a commercial fishing license. regulation. Persons legally exempted from license forming a common boundary, excluding all wildlife requirements of either state are entitled to these Bait: Any living or dead organism, or prepared management areas established by either state and the privileges and provisions. substance designed to attract fish by taste or odor. Wolf, Loosahatchie, Hatchie, Forked Deer and Obion Except where it is shown to be elsewhere, the cen- For the purpose of this proclamation bait includes, rivers. The following common regulations apply: ter of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation but is not limited to, fish, fish eggs, crayfish, worms, • Black bass: creel limit 10, no length limit channel will be the boundary between Tennessee grubs, crickets, corn, cheese, bread, pork rinds, • Bream: creel limit 50, no length limit and Missouri. putty or paste-type products, and flavors or scents • Catfish: no creel limit, only one per day over applied to or impregnated into artificial lures. 34 inches »»North Carolina • Crappie: creel limit 50, no length limit Culling: The removal of a fish from the creel limit Sportfishing licenses from either state are recog- • Striped bass and Hybrid striped bass: creel and replacing it with another fish of the same spe- nized in all of Calderwood Reservoir while fishing limit 6, no length limit cies. The released fish must be a live, healthy speci- from a boat and in that portion of Slickrock Creek • Sauger: creel limit 6, no length limit men which should be expected to survive once it which constitutes the boundary between the two • White bass: creel limit 30, no length limit is returned to its natural environment. states. See pages 20 and 31 for regulations All anglers must follow Arkansas regulations gov- on Calderwood Reservoir and Slickrock Creek, Gigging: The taking of fish by means of a hand- erning creel and size limits, trotlines, and other respectively. held pole or spear with a tip consisting of a single, equipment requirements on Ikes Chute, Hopefield sharpened point or one or more sharpened barbed Chute, Mosquito Lake, Mound City Lake, Island 40 »»Virginia points. This includes, but is not limited to gear Chute and Lake Neark. known as the Hawaiian sling. South Holston Reservoir: Tennessee residents may purchase an annual South Holston Reservoir Single hook: A hook with only one point. »»Kentucky License (Type 063) to fish the VA portion of South Spear gun: Any device designed to propel a spear Dale Hollow Lake: Sportfishing licenses from ei- Holston Reservoir. Virginia residents can purchase through water and is drawn or held by a mechani- ther state are recognized in Wolf River including a similar license from VDGIF to fish the TN portion cal device. Illwill Creek, beginning at a line crossing the Wolf of the reservoir. Anglers that are not TN or VA resi- River at its mouth where it joins the Obey River. dents must abide by the state boundary line unless Creel limits and other regulations of the state where they purchase other appropriate fishing licenses the license was issued apply. from both states. A South Holston Reservoir License is valid for Big South Fork of the Cumberland River: Sport- all impounded portions of the reservoir below full fishing licenses from either state are recognized RAISE pool elevation of 1,730 feet, including the confluence from Leatherwood Ford Bridge (Hwy. 279) in Ten- of the Middle Fork and South Fork Holston Rivers CHICKENS? nessee, downstream to the Hwy. 92 bridge at Yam- and the South Fork Holston upstream to the Route acraw, Kentucky. Creel limits and other regulations We have a wide selection of the 710 Bridge at Alvarado, VA. of the state where the license was issued apply. finest handcrafted coops In addition to the South Holston Reservoir Li- to fit anyone’s budget. Kentucky Lake: Each state will recognize the sport cense, an angler must have whatever licenses that fishing licenses for the other state on the portion of are required to fish in their home state. A valid resi- Kentucky Lake south of the Eggners Ferry Bridge dent TN trout fishing license or a valid resident VA (US 68 & Hwy. 80) in Kentucky and north of the trout fishing license is required to fish for trout. All Governor Ned McWherter Bridge (US 79 & Hwy. anglers shall abide by the laws of the state in which Call Us Now for 76) in Tennessee. This includes all embayments and they are fishing as to manner and means of taking Pricing & Information! tributaries within this portion of Kentucky Lake fish. Length and creel limits are listed on pages 1.866.411.SHED except the Blood River embayment. Blood River em- 22–23 of this guide. 2014 Fishing Guide 43 STATE RECORDS

TENNESSEE ANGLING RECORDS as of January 1, 2014 CLASS A—Sport Fishing Methods COMMON NAME WEIGHT LOCATION ANGLER DATE Coosa (Redeye) 1 lb. 15 oz. Parksville Reservoir Harry E. Parker Aug. 18, 1991 BLACK Smallmouth* 11 lbs. 15 oz. Dale Hollow Reservoir D. L. Hayes July 9, 1955 BASS Largemouth 14 lbs. 8 oz. Sugar Creek (Lawrence Co.) James “Logue” Barnett Oct. 17, 1954 Spotted 6 lbs. 7 oz. Ocoee River Wesley Strader July 30, 2010 Striped (Rockfish) 65 lbs. 6 oz. Cordell Hull Reservoir Ralph H. Dallas May 1, 2000 TRUE BASS Hybrid Striped (Cherokee) 23 lbs. 3 oz. Stones River Ray Pelfrey April 17, 1998 White 5 lbs. 10 oz. Mississippi River Bill Nelson Sept. 29, 2003 Yellow* 2 lbs. 9 oz. Duck River (near Waverly,TN) John T. Chappell Feb. 27, 1998 Brook 3 lbs. 14 oz. Hiwassee River Jerry Wills Aug. 15, 1973 Brown 28 lbs. 12 oz. Clinch River Greg Ensor Aug. 30, 1988 TROUT Cutthroat 6 oz. Obey River Philip Neyman June 1, 1969 Rainbow 16 lbs. 15 oz. Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir Ronnie Rowland Sept. 6, 2002 Ohrid* 14 lbs. 5 oz. Watauga Reservoir Richard Lynn Carter Mar. 28, 1986 Lake 22 lbs. 2 oz. Watauga Reservoir Jack Forbes July 3, 2008 CRAPPIE Black 4 lbs. 4 oz. Brown’s Creek Lake Clyde Freeman Mar. 23, 1985 White 5 lbs. 1 oz. Garner Brown’s Pond, Dickson County Bill Allen April 20, 1968 Yellow 2 lb. 2 oz. Parksville Lake Jackie V. Kersey March 10, 2010 PERCH Sauger 7 lbs. 6 oz. Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick tailwater) Rayford D. Voss Feb. 19, 1973 Saugeye 10 lbs. 12 oz. Melton Hill Reservoir Chris Vittetoe July 18, 1998 Walleye* 25 lbs. Old Hickory Reservoir Mabry Harper Aug. 3, 1960 Northern 24 lbs. 8 oz. South Holston Reservoir Frank Childers Mar. 28, 1995 PIKE Muskellunge 42 lbs. 8 oz. Norris Reservoir Kyle F. Edwards April 27, 1983 Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 7 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Burke Williams Feb. 2, 1991 Grass (Redfin) Pickerel — No Entry — 3 lbs. Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co. Brad Pendergrass Dec. 19, 1987 Bluegill (Tie) 3 lbs. Fall Creek Falls Creek Thelma Grissom June 27, 1977 Pumpkinseed 5 oz. Dogwood Lake Lynn Middleton June 14, 1998 Green l lb. 4 oz. North Cross Creek Dwight M. Lehman June 8, 1991 Longear 13 oz. Pond, Overton Co. Kay Forsberg May 15, 1985 SUNFISH Redbreast 1 lb. 5 oz. Holston River R. W. Gillespie June 22, 1974 Redear 3 lbs. 6 oz. Private Pond Annelise S. Houston Sept. 1, 1979 Rock Bass 2 lbs. 8 oz. Stones River Bill Sanford 1958 Warmouth 1 lb. 12 oz. Nolichucky River Frank E. Garrett May 26, 1984 Flier 8 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Craig Ellis June 8, 2001 Orangespotted 5 oz. Nolichucky River Donald Daryl Fox May 30, 1982 Channel 41 lbs. Fall Creek Falls Lake Clint Walters, Jr. July 30, 1982 Blue 112 lbs. Lock C, Cumberland River Robert E. Lewis June 7, 1998 CATFISH Flathead 85 lbs. 15 oz. Hiwassee River Larry Kaylor July 25, 1993 Black Bullhead 3 lbs. 6 oz. Emberton’s Pond, Cannon Co. Hunter Chance Gaither Feb. 20, 1997 Brown Bullhead 2 lbs. 14 oz. Chickamauga Reservoir John Thomas Hammond June 5, 1980 Yellow Bullhead 4 lbs. 8 oz. Chickamauga Reservoir Jessie R. Johnson April 21, 1979 Bigmouth 62 lbs. 0 oz. J. Percy Priest Reservoir Jeff Wilkins April 1, 2010 BUFFALO Black 58 lbs. 0 oz. Nickajack Reservoir Steve Coursey May 20, 2013 Smallmouth 62 lbs. 7 oz. J. Percy Priest Reservoir Jerry W. Young April 28, 2001 Bighead* 90 lbs. 0 oz. Guntersville Reservoir Jeffrey J. Rorex June 2, 2005 Common 53 lbs. Marrowbone Lake John R. Pepper, Jr. May 21, 1997 CARP Goldfish 1 lbs. 11 oz. Douglas Reservoir Scott Hickman Feb. 17, 2011 Silver 14 lbs. 13 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Timothy D. Mcaroy Oct. 20, 2013 Grass 70 lbs. Guntersville Reservoir (Nickajack tailwater) Chad A. Killian June 4, 2005 Longnose 38 lbs. 3 oz. Barkley Reservoir Mathew A. Norton April 19, 2002 GAR Shortnose 6 lbs. 6 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Kay Lynn Butterfield June 15, 2001 Spotted 9 lbs. 5 oz. Cross Creeks Victor Robinson June 27, 1999 Black 3 lbs. 1 oz. South Holston River Roy Hawk Feb. 16, 2009 Blacktail — No Entry — REDHORSE Golden 2 lbs. 15.5 oz. South Holston River W. Powell Partridge, Sr. Mar. 28, 2008 River 11 lbs. 10 oz. Pigeon River David H. Ray May 2, 2009 Shorthead (Smallmouth) 1 lb. 10 oz. French Broad River Larry Hamilton July 27, 2013 Silver 4 lbs. 8 oz. Harpeth River Jimmy A. Filson June 21, 2008 American Eel 5 lbs. 12 oz. Old Hickory Reservoir Kelly Rollin, Jr. July 29, 2008 Striped Mullet — No Entry — Bowfin 15 lbs. 7 oz. Reelfoot Lake Charles Aaron June 22, 1983 Paddlefish 81 lbs. 12 oz. Cherokee Lake Stephen L. Criss March 4, 2012 Creek Chub 5 oz. Goose Creek (Jefferson Co.) Steven D. Miller May 25, 2013 Central Stoneroller (Hornyhead) 10 oz. Hiwassee River Roy S. King May 1, 1983 Golden Shiner 15 oz. Chickamauga Reservoir Dave Littlejohn Mar. 26, 1999 Gizzard Shad 3 lbs. 3 oz. Holston River Preston H. Taylor III Dec. 13, 2008 OTHER Skipjack Herring* 4 lbs. 0 oz. Watts Bar Reservoir Chris Vittetoe Feb. 28, 2004 Goldeye 14 oz. Cumberland River Harold A. Sanders April 17, 1993 Mooneye 1 lb. 4 oz. Hiwassee River Steve D. Moss May 5, 2005 River Carpsucker 1 lb. 9 oz. Pickwick Reservoir Dr. Jim Youmans Feb. 28, 1980 Quillback Carpsucker 5 lbs. 8 oz. Boone Reservoir Brandon Hollaway June 23, 2012 White Sucker 1 lbs. 10 oz. Little War Creek (Hancock Co.) Jim Habera April 26, 2007 Northern Hogsucker 2 lbs. 9 oz. South Holston River Roy Hawk Feb. 16, 2009 Freshwater Drum* 54 lbs. 8 oz. Nickajack Reservoir Benny Hull April 20, 1972 Spotted Sucker 3 lbs. 3 oz. Chickamauga Reservoir Greg M. Henry Mar. 9, 2008 Atlantic Needlefish 1.6 oz. Pickwick Dam tailwater J. Wesley Neal Sept. 20, 2008 *Recognized All-Tackle World Record

44 2014 Fishing Guide STATE RECORDS

CLASS B—Methods Other Than Rod and Reel (a) trotline, (b) limbline, (c) jug, (d) slat basket, (e) grabbling, (f) grab hooks, (g) snatch hooks, (h) tubbing, (i) archery, How To Be Considered (j) speargun, (k) dipping, (l) commercial gear, (m) cast net For a State Record Fish COMMON NAME WEIGHT LOCATION ANGLER DATE Bigmouth 59 lbs. 7 oz. (i) J. Percy Priest Reservoir Brett J. Dennison May 2, 2013 The following criteria must be followed when applying Reece Bledsoe for a state record certificate: BUFFALO Smallmouth 68 lbs. 8 oz. (i) Kentucky Reservoir April 6, 2013 1. To be considered for a state record certificate, the fish Jonathon Bledsoe must be weighed on a certified scale. These scales may Black 80 lbs. (a) Robco Lake (Shelby Co.) Hiluard J. DeLoach April 1, 1980 be found at supermarket meat centers or at TWRA Bighead 92 lbs. 10 oz. (g) Reelfoot Lake Randall Hughes Mar. 23, 2008 Regional Offices. CARP Common 52 lbs. 14 oz. (i) Nickajack Reservoir Allen Kimsey July 24, 2002 2. Two witnesses, one of which must be the scale opera- Grass 78 lbs. (i) Nickajack Reservoir Allen Kimsey May 19, 2001 tor/owner, must sign the application certifying that Silver 36 lbs. 0 oz. (i) Kentucky Lake CeJae Brown June 13, 2013 they have observed the declared weight. REDHORSE River 11 lbs. 6 oz. (f) West Fork of Obey River John Mark Keisling April 28, 2007 3. Only species recognized by the International Game Black 3 lbs. 10 oz. (a) Chilhowee Reservoir Lewis Winters Oct. 26, 2007 Fish Association (IGFA) will be considered for Tennes- Channel 12 lbs. 9 oz. (i) J. Percy Priest Reservoir Brett Dennison July 16, 2013 see state record certification. These are available at Kenneth A. Childress http://www.igfa.org. Flathead 92 lbs. (l) Mississippi River Jackie W. Stafford Nov. 30, 2000 4. A new state record will be recognized only if the weight CATFISH of the fish exceeds 1 oz or more than the weight of Jerry L. Stafford the previous state record for that species or recog- J. G. Garland nized hybrid. Blue 130 lbs. (l) Ft. Loudoun Reservoir Bill Norman Dec. 18, 1976 5. It is the responsibility of the fisherman to contact a Richard Reagan TWRA fisheries biologist for positive identification of the fish. The fish must be fresh or frozen until positive BULLHEAD Black 3 lbs. 14 oz. (k) Lakeland Trout Farm David Tait June 18, 1982 Yellow 9 oz. (c) Beaver Creek (Knoxville) Dan Pluff Sept. 17, 2013 species identity can be established. Caleb Wilbanks 6. Only two hybrid classifications, the striped bass • white Longnose 37 lbs. 1 oz. (i) Chisholm Lake Aug. 11, 2007 bass (Cherokee bass) and the walleye • sauger (Saug- GAR Hunter Jackson Shortnose 8 lbs. 4 oz. (i) Chickamauga Reservoir Scott Simmons April 15, 1984 eye), will be considered for state record classification. Applicants must be willing to submit to the profes- Spotted 12 lbs. 0 oz. (i) Reelfoot Lake Jim Ulerick April 14, 2013 sional judgment of the certifying biologist as to the Skipjack Herring 1 lb. 6 oz. (l) Cypress Creek Mike Tolley May 6, 1984 fish’s hybrid status. Central Stoneroller 5 oz. (g) Doe River Rex Timbs Nov. 6, 1997 7. TWRA reserves the right to conduct genetic testing Spotted Sucker 2 lbs. 10 oz. (i) Ky. Lk.—Standing Rock Cr. Emby. Christopher Todd July 26, 1996 on any fish submitted as a state record to verify its Freshwater Drum 25 lbs. 7 oz. (i) Nickajack Reservoir Allen Kimsey April 23, 2002 species or hybrid status. OTHER Northern Hogsucker 1 lb. 10 oz. (i) Ky. Lk.—Standing Rock Cr. Dale E. Brooks Aug. 9, 1996 8. The completed application must be forwarded to Paddlefish 120 lbs. (g) Center Hill Res.(Bluehole) John T. Johnson March 23, 1982 the TWRA Fisheries Management Division within 30 Bowfin 21 lbs. 12 oz. (i) Cedar Creek Pat Johns June 3, 1997 days of the catch in order to be considered for a state Gizzard Shad 2 lb. 14 oz. (l) Kentucky Reservoir Billy Roberson April 18, 2013 record certificate. American Eel 2 lbs. 5 oz. (c) Kentucky Lake (Big Sandy) Timothy D. Mcaroy October 14, 2013 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

If I am casting from my own property while Do I need a fishing license to fish a private What is a thermocline and what effect does 1I fish, do I need a fishing license to fish in a 5farm pond? Yes, unless you are not required 8it have on reservoir fish populations? As the public lake or reservoir? Yes. You do not qualify to have a license under a landowner, age, or mili- surface water warms in the late spring, a distinct for a landowner exemption because you do not own tary exemption. See “Who Must Have a Tennessee temperature gradient is formed between the warm the waterbody that you are fishing. License” section on page 7. surface water and the cool water below. This thermocline does not allow the cold water to mix with Can I stock fish? No! Releasing fish or any other What licenses are required to fish on Wild- the warm, oxygenated water above. The cold water 2animal into a stream, river or reservoir can ir- 6life Management Areas (WMAs)? No license slowly loses oxygen due to the decay of organisms reversibly ruin the fishing in that location. It is easy is required if you are under the age of 13, or are mili- and lack of photosynthesis. In certain reservoirs, the to imagine how an exotic species released from an tary personnel on furlough with papers. Otherwise, cold water loses enough oxygen during the summer aquarium could harm our native fish populations. you only need the proper fishing license. Generally that it can no longer support certain cool water But even the release of species such as a bass that there are no special WMA licenses required. How- species like striped bass. might already live in that water body could intro- ever, a Tellico-Citico permit is required for all ages duce harmful viruses or diseases. For this reason on certain waters within the Cherokee National For- When do our reservoirs “turn over”? North- only TWRA has the authority to stock public waters est (Cherokee WMA). In addition, certain WMAs 9ern reservoirs experience a spring and fall “turn which includes all streams and rivers, and all public are periodically closed. over,” but our lakes destratify only in the fall. It lakes and reservoirs. It is illegal to stock the waters occurs when the surface water cools sufficiently to of Tennessee, and only privately owned ponds may As I was cleaning a fish, I noticed a black, mix with the cold water below. Prior to the cooling be stocked without TWRA approval. 7white or yellow grub or worm in them. What period, the warm surface water cannot mix with the are these and are the fish safe to eat? These are denser water below because of thermal stratification Can I clean/dress my fish in any way, while small parasites that are referred to as Trematodes. (see the previous question). 3on the water? It is unlawful to possess while Commonly known as black spot, yellow grub and afield any fish which has been altered to the extent white grub, they are very common in many fish spe- What are those jelly-like masses that are that its species and/or total body length cannot be cies in Tennessee and worldwide. The parasites have 10attached to tree limbs, bushes and other determined. a complex life cycle that involves fish, fish-eating objects in the water? They are colonies of harm- birds and other invertebrates such as snails. While less microscopic animals called Bryozoans. They Do I need a trout license if I do not plan on the appearance may be unappetizing, fish that are have miniature tentacles to capture prey and are 4keeping trout? If you are fishing for trout, you cleaned and completely cooked cannot transmit permanently attached to the colony mass. Large need a trout license whether or not you possess trout. any parasite or disease to people who eat the fish. colonies can exceed two feet in diameter, but most The parasites usually do not affect the health of the are less than one foot. fish except under unusual conditions.

2014 Fishing Guide 45 TENNESSEE ANGLER RECOGNITION PROGRAM

he Tennessee Angler Recognition Program different trophy fish. The award will consist of a Minimum Trophy Fish Lengths (TARP) gives anglers an opportunity to certificate, patch and an engraved trophy. Species Length (inches) have their trophy-size fish recognized by Tthe Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Anglers »»How Do You Qualify? Largemouth Bass 22 of any age, who catch large fish that meet or exceed Spotted Bass 18 • The fish must meet or exceed the minimum Tro- qualifying lengths, can apply. The TWRA Fisheries Smallmouth Bass 20 phy Fish Length listed on the right of this page. Management Division sends these accomplished Striped Bass 40 anglers TARP certificates featuring color reproduc- • Persons 13 years of age and older must be li- Hybrid Striped Bass 28 tions of fish artwork by renowned wildlife artist censed anglers and must provide their license (Cherokee Bass) Joseph R. Tomelleri. number (TWRA #) on the application. The program is designed to acknowledge anglers White Bass 18 for outstanding sportfishing accomplishments, to • The fish must be caught legally (in accordance Black Crappie 14 encourage catch and release of trophy size fish and with Tennessee Sportfishing Regulations) in White Crappie 14 Tennessee waters, by sportfishing methods only to provide the TWRA with information on large Bluegill 10 (rod and reel or cane pole). fish caught throughout the state. Redear Sunfish 11 Not to be confused with the State Record Fish • The length of the fish must be verified by either Rock Bass 10 program, TARP recognizes anglers who catch tro- a witness or a photograph. The witness must Sauger 20 phy-size fish that are not necessarily state records. complete the section on the application and/ or the photo must be of the fish lying flat on Walleye 28 »»Trophy Fish/Master Yellow Perch 11 Angler Certificates top of or beside a flat measuring rule or tape and included with the application. Be aware Muskellunge 40 TARP features five lev- that photos may be used on the TWRA web Brook Trout 10 site and in TWRA publications. els of angler recognition. Brown Trout 26 Anglers catching a fish If you believe your catch exceeds the current state Rainbow Trout 24 that meets or exceeds record for that species, you should immediately Lake Trout 28 the minimum “trophy” contact a TWRA Fisheries Biologist for positive Channel Catfish 30 length requirements identification of the fish (see page 45). will receive a Trophy Blue Catfish 34 Fish certificate. These certificates feature artwork »»How Do You Apply? Flathead Catfish 34 representing the species caught by the applicant. Common Carp 34 After anglers submit five trophy-size fish, in any An application form is located below. Complete combination, a Master Angler Level I certificate one application form for each fish you are register- Freshwater Drum 28 and patch will be awarded at no cost to the angler. ing. You may include more than one application Anglers submitting five different trophy-size fish form per envelope. If the fish length is being veri- fee is non-refundable for non-qualifying applica- will receive a Master Angler Level II certificate and fied by photo, the picture must be enclosed with tions. For further information about TARP or the patch. The Master Angler Level III will be awarded the application. For Trophy Fish Certificate only, a State Record Fish program, call (615) 781-6575, or to anglers submitting ten different trophy-size fish. $5.00 processing fee, per application, must also be visit www.tnwildlife.org. In addition to a certificate and patch, the angler enclosed and mailed within 90 days from the date will receive a “tackle package,” courtesy of Bass Pro of catch. Make check or money order payable to »»Measuring Your Fish Shops (Kodak, TN). The newest level, Master Angler TWRA and mail, with the application(s), to the ad- IV will be awarded to anglers submitting fifteen dress at the right of the application. The processing Please refer to the instructions on page 8.

TROPHY FISH APPLICATION FORM FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY. PLEASE PRINT. Angler’s name: ______Phone number: (______) ______- ______Address: ______City:______State:______Zip:______Age of applicant: ______Do you qualify for a Master Angler Award? ___Yes ___No Fishing license number (TWRA #): ______

FISH INFORMATION: KIND OF FISH (SPECIES): ______DATE CAUGHT:______37204 Body of water where caught: ______Was the fish released? ___Yes ___No

Type of Water: ___Pond ___Reservoir/Lake ___River/Stream Bait: ___Natural ___Artificial County: ______Length of fish (to nearest ¼ inch):______Length certification: (A or B) TARP Agency Resources Wildlife Tennessee 41729 Box P.O. TN Nashville,

A. Witness signature:______Phone number: (______) ______- ______Address:______City:______State:______Zip:______

B. Photo: Print your name, birth date, and fish species on back of photo and enclose with application. Photos become property of TWRA and are not returned. Photos may be used in publications. (Angler sign here) I, ______hereby affirm that the above information is true and in taking this fish I complied with all state fishing regulations and rules of the Tennessee Angler Recognition

Program and that the witness actually witnessed the measuring of the fish and/or the photo is accurate and was not altered in any way. WR-0831 Enclose a check or money to $5.00 payable for order TWRA and mail to:

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2014 Fishing Guide 47 TURTLES

Turtles A sport fishing license is required and only the common snapping turtle may be taken. Turtles taken Tennessee’s Lake by sport fishing methods may not be sold. Shooting with any type of firearm or air gun is prohibited. Sturgeon Project Common snapping turtles may be taken by all legal sport fishing methods except archery, spearguns and dipping. Daily limit is 5 with a minimum legal length of 12 inches–length is determined by measuring Lake sturgeon are a primitive species that the upper shell in a straight line from the scute directly behind the turtle’s head (nuchal scute) to the base can grow to eight feet in length, weigh up of the notch where the two most posterior scutes meet. Sport fishermen may also take snapping turtles by to 300 pounds, and live 150 years. Since the use of up to three turtle trap nets, with minimum net size of 2000, over 151,000 lake sturgeon have been three inches on the square in Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, stocked into the French Broad and Holston Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, rivers near Knoxville and the Cumberland Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, River near Nashville. These stocking efforts McNairy, Madison, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, and are part of a long-term program designed Weakley counties. Each net must be marked with the owner’s to restore reproducing populations of this name and address or TWRA Identification Number. Each net primitive species to Tennessee waters. This must be set so that a portion of the catch area is above the water. species is known to travel long distances, No turtle may be possessed while afield which has been altered so it is very likely that anglers could catch to the extent that its species or length cannot be determined. lake sturgeon in waters of the state other than where they were stocked. Angler reports are important to TWRA because they provide important movement and »»Attention Anglers growth information needed to monitor the success of Tennessee’s lake sturgeon The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is conducting an alligator snapping turtle restoration reintroduction program. project in West Tennessee which involves the release of live alligator snapping turtles. Both adult and juvenile turtles have been released to restore this rare, native species. Alligator snapping turtles are listed in Tennessee as In Need of Management and are illegal to take.

Alligator Snapping Turtle Common Snapping Turtle • Alligator snapping turtles have three large • Common snapping turtles have a smoother, Since 2006, 264 anglers have reported prominent ridges along the back, a large rounded shell (especially as adults) without catching a sturgeon. head, and a prominently hooked beak. the three ridges, and a smaller head and If you catch a lake sturgeon, please be as • Often reaches weights in excess of 30 weakly hooked beak. careful as possible not to harm the fish— pounds. • Rarely exceeds 30 pounds. avoid holding lake sturgeon by their tails • Alligator snapping turtles have an extra row • Common snapping turtles do not have the and remember that fish cannot breathe of scutes (scales) between the outer scale row extra row of scutes (scales) between the outer while they are out of the water. Lake stur- and the large center scales. scale row and large central scales. geon are endangered in Tennessee and should be released immediately. If possi- For more information or to report sightings of alligator snapping turtles, contact TWRA at ble, note an approximate length before the 731.423.5725, or write to 200 Lowell Thomas Dr., Jackson, TN 38301 fish is released. Additionally, TWRA would appreciate a picture of your lake sturgeon catch if you can take one without harming the fish. In appreciation of your report, TWRA will issue you a numbered Lake Sturgeon Certificate (above) that features a color reproduction of a lake sturgeon drawn by renowned wildlife artist Joseph R. Tomelleri. If you catch a lake sturgeon please call the toll free number for your regional office (see page 4 of this fishing guide) or the Fish Management Division at (615) 781-6575. You will be asked to provide your name, address, and phone number and the following information about your catch: when and where you caught it, an approximate Common Snapping Turtle length, and what you were using for bait. © Tony Campbell | Dreamstime.com

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