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10-day fishing forecast.

Best fishing spots for 2026-09-16
Spot Score Best Time Best for Water 10-Day Trend
Abrams Creek (Smokies) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Stream
Apalachia Reservoir 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Bedford Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Big Soddy Creek Delayed Harvest 100 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Blackburn Fork 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Boone Lake (Fall Branch arm) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Boone Reservoir 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Buffalo River at Flatwoods 100 morning Sunfish River
Buffalo River at Linden 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Calfkiller River 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Cameron Brown Lake (Germantown) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Cane Creek Falls Lake (FCF) 100 morning Bluegill Lake
Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville) 100 first light Crappie Lake
Cane Hollow Recreation Area 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Caney Creek (Marshall Co) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Stream
Caney Fork Creek (middle) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Stream
Caney Fork at Betties Bend (lower) 100 last light Brown Trout Tailwater
Caney Fork at Happy Hollow 100 last light Brown Trout Tailwater
Caney Fork at River Mill 100 last light Brown Trout Tailwater
Caney Fork at Stonewall Bridge 100 morning Rainbow Trout Tailwater
Caney Fork upper (above Rock Island) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Carroll Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Center Hill Lake 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Center Hill Lake (Cane Creek arm) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Center Hill Lake (Fall Creek) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Cheatham Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Cherokee Lake (German Creek) 100 first light Crappie Lake
Cherokee Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Chickamauga Lake (Sale Creek arm) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Chickamauga Lake (Soddy arm) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Chickamauga Reservoir 100 first light Crappie Lake
Chickasaw State Park Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Clear Creek 100 morning Sunfish River
Clinch River at Clinton 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Clinch River below Melton Hill Dam 100 first light Walleye Tailwater
Clinch River below Norris Dam 100 morning Brook Trout Tailwater
Collins River 100 after dark Catfish River
Cosby Creek 100 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Cumberland Mtn State Park Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Cumberland River below Cordell Hull 100 last light White Bass Tailwater
Cumberland River below Cordell Hull (lower) 100 last light Sauger Tailwater
Cumberland River below Cordell Hull (upper) 100 first light Striped Bass Tailwater
Cummins Falls State Park 100 morning Sunfish River
Daddys Creek 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Dale Hollow Lake (Pleasant Grove) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Dale Hollow Lake (Willow Grove) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Dale Hollow Reservoir 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Doe River 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Douglas Lake (headwaters) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Douglas Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Duck River at Centerville 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Duck River at Columbia 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Duck River at Shelbyville 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Eagle Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
East Fork Stones River 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Elk River at Fayetteville 100 after dark Catfish River
Elk River at Prospect 100 after dark Catfish River
Emory River near Harriman 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Fall Creek Falls Lake 100 morning Bluegill Lake
Falling Water River 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Fort Loudoun Lake (Lenoir City) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Fort Loudoun Reservoir 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
French Broad below Douglas Dam 100 first light Walleye Tailwater
Frozen Head streams 100 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Garrett Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Harpeth River at Kingston Springs 100 after dark Catfish River
Hatchie River at Bolivar 100 first light Largemouth Bass River
Hatchie River at Brownsville 100 first light Largemouth Bass River
Henry Horton State Park lake 100 morning Bluegill Lake
Hiwassee River at Ladd Springs 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Hiwassee River at Reliance 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Holston River below Cherokee Dam 100 morning Rainbow Trout Tailwater
Holston River below Cherokee Dam (lower) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Tailwater
Humboldt Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Johnsonville WMA lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Lake Graham 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Lake McKamy 100 morning Bluegill Lake
Little River (Elkmont section) 100 morning Rainbow Trout River
Little River (Townsend) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Loosahatchie River 100 after dark Catfish River
Marrowbone Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Melton Hill Reservoir 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Middle Prong of Little River 100 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Mill Creek (Nashville) 100 morning Sunfish Stream
Mill Creek (Standing Stone tributary) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Tributary
Mississippi River (Meeman-Shelby) 100 after dark Catfish River
Mississippi River near Memphis 100 after dark Catfish River
Mona's Boat Ramp 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Mousetail Landing State Park lake 100 morning Bluegill Lake
Natchez Trace SP Cub Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Natchez Trace SP Pin Oak Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Nickajack (Marion County access) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Nickajack Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Nolichucky River near Erwin 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Normandy Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Norris Lake (Coal Creek) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Norris Lake (Loyston Sea) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Norris Reservoir 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
North Fork Forked Deer River 100 after dark Catfish River
Obed Wild and Scenic River 100 morning Sunfish River
Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam 100 last light Brown Trout Tailwater
Ocoee Lake 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Old Hickory Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Parksville Reservoir (Ocoee No.1) 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Pickett State Park Lake 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Pickwick Lake (TN portion) 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Pigeon River near Hartford 100 after dark Catfish River
Piney River Delayed Harvest 100 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Powell River near Norris 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Reelfoot Lake (Blue Basin) 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Reelfoot Lake (Buck Basin) 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Richland Creek (Nashville) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Stream
Rock Island State Park 100 last light Muskellunge Tailwater
Rocky River 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Sequatchie River 100 after dark Catfish River
South Fork Holston upper 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
South Holston Reservoir 100 morning Trout Lake
South Holston Tailwater 100 morning Brook Trout Tailwater
South Holston near Bluff City 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Standing Stone Lake 100 after dark Channel Catfish Lake
Standing Stone SP lake (rec area) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Stewarts Creek 100 morning Bluegill Stream
Tellico Lake (Monroe arm) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Tellico Reservoir 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Tellico River near Tellico Plains 100 morning Rainbow Trout River
Three Rivers WMA lakes 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Watauga Reservoir 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Watauga River at Elizabethton 100 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Watauga River below Wilbur Dam 100 last light Brown Trout Tailwater
Watts Bar Lake (Piney Creek) 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Watts Bar Lake (TN River pool) 100 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Watts Bar Reservoir 100 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
West Prong of Little River 100 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
White Oak Creek 100 first light Largemouth Bass Stream
Whiteville Lake 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Wolf River at Collierville 100 first light Largemouth Bass River
Wolf River at Rossville 100 first light Largemouth Bass River
Woods Reservoir 100 after dark Catfish Lake
Big Harpeth at Franklin 99 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Big Sandy River 99 after dark Catfish River
Cumberland River below Old Hickory 99 last light Sauger Tailwater
Harpeth River at Pinkerton 99 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Herb Parsons Lake 99 after dark Catfish Lake
J. Percy Priest Lake (Cedar Creek spring) 99 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Little TN River below Chilhowee 99 morning Rainbow Trout Tailwater
Manson Pike Trailhead 99 after dark Channel Catfish River
Nice Mill 99 after dark Channel Catfish River
West Fork Recreation Area 99 after dark Channel Catfish River
Blue Basin TWRA refuge 98 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Cordell Hull Reservoir 98 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Elk River below Tims Ford Dam 98 last light Brown Trout Tailwater
Kentucky Lake (TN portion) 98 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Kentucky Lake at Paris Landing 98 first light Largemouth Bass Lake
Reelfoot Lake 98 after dark Catfish Lake
Roan Creek 98 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Citico Creek 97 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Lake Isom NWR 97 after dark Catfish Lake
Tims Ford Reservoir 97 morning Smallmouth Bass Lake
Big Creek 96 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Forked Deer River 96 after dark Catfish River
Stones River below Priest Dam 96 last light White Bass Tailwater
Beaverdam Creek 95 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Burgess Falls 95 after dark Catfish River
Greenbrier (Middle Prong Pigeon) 95 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Laurel Fork 95 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Tellico River Delayed Harvest 95 morning Rainbow Trout River
Tennessee River at Loudoun lake area 95 first light Striped Bass Tailwater
Mossy Creek 94 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Paint Creek 94 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Caney Creek & Calfkiller River 93 morning Smallmouth Bass River
Roaring River Park & The Boils 93 morning Smallmouth Bass River
North River 92 morning Rainbow Trout Stream
Caney Fork (Buffalo Valley → Betties Is.) 45 morning Rainbow Trout Tailwater
Hiwassee River below Apalachia 45 last light Brown Trout Tailwater

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