Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)
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Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville) Conditions
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Local Hydrology
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Per-species breakdown & tactics
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Best window: morning
Bugs are hatching (fly). Light rod, floating line. Put a small dry (yellow Stimulator or black ant) on top with a beadhead Hare's Ear or olive damsel nymph underneath as a dropper — bluegill often eat the dropper. Cast into shade and along pad edges; wait a few seconds before twitching.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Walk the south shoreline and roll-cast a #10 black Wooly Bugger or #12 olive damsel nymph 18" inside the shade line under the trees — verified high-percentage water from real catches here. On calm bright days, drop a small beaded nymph 18" below a yarn indicator and fish it just outside the shadow edge.
3-4 wt rod, floating line, 5X tippet. #10 yellow or chartreuse popper. Cast within 12" of the weed edge or lily-pad pocket and let it sit dead-still for 3-5 seconds. Twitch, pause, twitch. The first twitch after a long pause is when the bull bluegill eats. Strip-set, no rod lift. Overcast skies push bluegill into the upper 2 ft of the water column, they'll travel 4 ft to crush a popper.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Walk the south shoreline and roll-cast a #10 black Wooly Bugger or #12 olive damsel nymph 18" inside the shade line under the trees — verified high-percentage water from real catches here. On calm bright days, drop a small beaded nymph 18" below a yarn indicator and fish it just outside the shadow edge.
3-4 wt rod, floating line, 5X tippet. #10 yellow or chartreuse popper. Cast within 12" of the weed edge or lily-pad pocket and let it sit dead-still for 3-5 seconds. Twitch, pause, twitch. The first twitch after a long pause is when the bull bluegill eats. Strip-set, no rod lift. Overcast skies push bluegill into the upper 2 ft of the water column, they'll travel 4 ft to crush a popper.
Flies: Yellow Popper #10, Chartreuse Popper #10, Hare's Ear Nymph #12
Small chartreuse bugger or soft hackle under an indicator. Twitchy strips.
In a few hours
Bugs are hatching (spin). Ultralight rod. Hang a small beaded nymph under a tiny pencil bobber with one BB shot for casting weight. Flip into shaded pockets, wait 5–10 seconds, twitch once. When the bobber dips, set right away. This slow rig often beats moving lures on bright calm days.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Ultralight + small beaded red Squirmy nymph or 1/32 oz black jig 18-24" under a tiny pencil bobber, flipped along the south-shore shade line. Slow your retrieve and let the bobber sit 8-10 seconds in each pocket; bull bluegill nip lightly on bright calm days.
BAIT OPTION: Red worm or wax worm on a #8 light-wire hook under a slip-cork set 3-4 ft deep, drifted along the south shore. Most reliable approach for kids and consistent producer for keeper-size bull bluegill.
Ultralight rod, 4 lb mono. Yellow Beetle Spin or 1/16 oz chartreuse jig with a small tail spinner. Cast parallel to weed edges and retrieve just fast enough to keep the blade turning. For surface action, switch to a 1/16 oz popper (Rebel Pop-R Jr in chartreuse) and walk-the-dog along the pad edge; pause for 3 seconds after every 2 twitches.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Ultralight + small beaded red Squirmy nymph or 1/32 oz black jig 18-24" under a tiny pencil bobber, flipped along the south-shore shade line. Slow your retrieve and let the bobber sit 8-10 seconds in each pocket; bull bluegill nip lightly on bright calm days.
BAIT OPTION: Red worm or wax worm on a #8 light-wire hook under a slip-cork set 3-4 ft deep, drifted along the south shore. Most reliable approach for kids and consistent producer for keeper-size bull bluegill.
Ultralight rod, 4 lb mono. Yellow Beetle Spin or 1/16 oz chartreuse jig with a small tail spinner. Cast parallel to weed edges and retrieve just fast enough to keep the blade turning. For surface action, switch to a 1/16 oz popper (Rebel Pop-R Jr in chartreuse) and walk-the-dog along the pad edge; pause for 3 seconds after every 2 twitches.
Lures: Red Squirmy worm #12 OR olive damsel nymph #12 under a tiny pencil bobber, yellow beetle spin, chartreuse 1/16 oz jig
Beetle spin or tiny jig tipped with wax worm. Slow roll past beds.
In a few hours
Clear
- Natural / shad Disappears correctly in clear water. Invisible for the wrong reason once stain cuts visibility.
- Watermelon red The clear-water bass standard. Red flake reads as craw without spooking pressured fish.
Best colors right now: chartreuse, yellow, white
Good colors for clear water (fall): natural nymph, olive, smoke
Sight feeders in shallow water. Small and bright beats big and natural except in the clearest spring pools.
Full color matrix for clear water
ColorClearStainedMuddy
Natural / shadBestAvoidAvoid
Watermelon redBestAvoidAvoid
White / shadGoodGoodAvoid
PurpleGoodGoodAvoid
Black / blueAvoidGoodBest
ChartreuseAvoidBestGood
Fire tigerAvoidGoodBest
Orange / flame redAvoidBestGood
Hatch: 64% (BWO (fall)) Active hatch. Fly imitations and small surface bugs are working.
Conditions Match Breakdown
- + water temp in target range+18
- + preferred time of day+11
- + barometric trend+8
- + wind speed+7
- + solunar major window+5
- + cloud cover+4
- + in season+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: after dark
Catfish on a fly is a niche stunt. If you want to try: 8-9 wt rod, sinking line, a meat fly tied with rabbit + a stinger hook trailing chicken-liver scent paste. Drift over known channel-cat structure at dusk. Real fly anglers fishing TN lakes for catfish almost never do it; this is here for completeness, not productivity.
Not a practical fly target most days. Heavy Clouser dredged deep is the novelty play.
In a few hours
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Anchor off the north creek inflow at dusk and fan-cast bait rigs across the channel. The inflow concentrates fish from May through September.
BAIT OPTION: Live bluegill (4-6") on a slip-bobber set 8 ft deep over the north channel — turtle-resistant because the bait keeps thrashing. Backup: chicken liver in a mesh bag on a 6/0 circle, since loose cut bait will be stripped within minutes after dark from May to September on this lake.
Medium-heavy rod, 30-50 lb braid + 40 lb mono shock leader to a 6/0-7/0 circle hook. Tactical setup: live bluegill 4-6" hooked through the upper jaw on a slip-bobber rig with the bobber stopper set so the bait swims 12-18" off bottom over a known brush pile. The bait stays alive + thrashes, which keeps turtles off it. For larger fish, switch to a tightline bottom rig with a chunk of cut skipjack on a 7/0 circle + 3 oz sinker so turtles can't drag it; check in 30 min, reset if stripped. Free-spool the strike, reel-set, no rod sweep.
Anchor off the north creek inflow at dusk and fan-cast bait rigs across the channel. The inflow concentrates fish from May through September.
BAIT OPTION: Live bluegill (4-6") on a slip-bobber set 8 ft deep over the north channel — turtle-resistant because the bait keeps thrashing. Backup: chicken liver in a mesh bag on a 6/0 circle, since loose cut bait will be stripped within minutes after dark from May to September on this lake.
Medium-heavy rod, 30-50 lb braid + 40 lb mono shock leader to a 6/0-7/0 circle hook. Tactical setup: live bluegill 4-6" hooked through the upper jaw on a slip-bobber rig with the bobber stopper set so the bait swims 12-18" off bottom over a known brush pile. The bait stays alive + thrashes, which keeps turtles off it. For larger fish, switch to a tightline bottom rig with a chunk of cut skipjack on a 7/0 circle + 3 oz sinker so turtles can't drag it; check in 30 min, reset if stripped. Free-spool the strike, reel-set, no rod sweep.
Lures: Live bluegill (4-6") on slip-bobber over a brush pile, Chicken liver in a mesh bag (low turtle attraction), Shad-gut dough on a #2 treble (firm bait stays on the hook), Cut skipjack on 7/0 circle (large hook + heavy weight discourages turtles)
Cut bait on bottom rigs. Put scent in the current seam and wait.
In a few hours
Clear
- Natural / shad Disappears correctly in clear water. Invisible for the wrong reason once stain cuts visibility.
- Watermelon red The clear-water bass standard. Red flake reads as craw without spooking pressured fish.
Best colors right now: natural, live
Good colors for clear water (fall): natural cut bait, nightcrawler, live shad
Catfish hunt by smell first. Color barely matters, contrast and scent do. Dark baits with bloody scent win in stain.
Full color matrix for clear water
ColorClearStainedMuddy
Natural / shadBestAvoidAvoid
Watermelon redBestAvoidAvoid
White / shadGoodGoodAvoid
PurpleGoodGoodAvoid
Black / blueAvoidGoodBest
ChartreuseAvoidBestGood
Fire tigerAvoidGoodBest
Orange / flame redAvoidBestGood
Hatch: 64% (BWO (fall)) Active hatch. Fly imitations and small surface bugs are working.
- Turtle pressure is heavy on small TN lakes (Cane Creek, Standing Stone, TWRA family lakes, plateau state-park lakes) from May through September, especially after sunset.
- Live bluegill on a slip-float OR chicken liver in mesh outfishes loose cut bait when turtles are active.
- If you commit to cut bait, use the largest possible chunk on a 7/0+ circle hook so turtles can't strip it.
Conditions Match Breakdown
- + water temp in target range+16
- + preferred time of day+11
- + barometric trend+8
- + wind speed+7
- + solunar major window+5
- + cloud cover+4
- + cloud preference+3
- + in season+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: first light
Bugs are hatching (fly). Crappie rarely smash big dries — try a Crappie Candy or tiny white marabou jig, or a midge cluster drifted slowly through brush and dock corners. Watch for a soft pickup and strip-set on any line stop.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
5 wt sink-tip, 1/32 oz white marabou jig fished as a fly along the north creek arm where the inflow drops water temp. Crappie suspend 6-8 ft over deeper water there in spring; count the jig down and inch it back.
5 wt rod with floating line, 9 ft 5X tippet to a #8 Crappie Candy or 1/32 oz marabou jig. Spring spawn (55-68°F water): dap or short-cast under dock corners + into brush; let the fly fall 2-4 ft then twitch once. The fall does the work. Summer + winter: switch to a sink-tip or full intermediate line, count down to the brush depth (8-12 ft), then microscopic 2" strips. Crappie eat lightly, set on any line stop, no rod sweep.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
5 wt sink-tip, 1/32 oz white marabou jig fished as a fly along the north creek arm where the inflow drops water temp. Crappie suspend 6-8 ft over deeper water there in spring; count the jig down and inch it back.
5 wt rod with floating line, 9 ft 5X tippet to a #8 Crappie Candy or 1/32 oz marabou jig. Spring spawn (55-68°F water): dap or short-cast under dock corners + into brush; let the fly fall 2-4 ft then twitch once. The fall does the work. Summer + winter: switch to a sink-tip or full intermediate line, count down to the brush depth (8-12 ft), then microscopic 2" strips. Crappie eat lightly, set on any line stop, no rod sweep.
Flies: Crappie Candy #8, Marabou Jig 1/32 oz
Chartreuse marabou jig or small Clouser under an indicator. Count down to the school depth.
In a few hours
Bugs are hatching (spin). Hang a tiny white marabou jig or Crappie Candy under a pencil bobber near brush and dock pilings. Let it sit; set on any subtle bobber dip.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Slip-bobber a small minnow set 6 ft deep along the north creek arm in spring (water 55-68°F). Summer: vertical-jig a 1/16 oz hair jig over any brush you can find off the dam wall. Tight-line, set on the slightest tick.
BAIT OPTION: Live minnow on a #4 light-wire hook under a slip-cork, set to whatever depth the brush is holding fish that day. Switch sides of the lake until you find the school.
Ultralight 6'6" rod, 4-6 lb mono OR 8 lb braid + 6 lb fluoro leader. Spring: 'shoot' a 1/32 oz curly-tail grub far under docks by bow-and-arrow casting the rod tip + flicking the lure. Let it fall on slack line; strike on the drop. Summer: vertical-jig a 1/16 oz hair jig directly above marked brush piles; 6" lifts, 3-second pauses. Minnow on a slip-bobber set 6" above the brush is the bail-out when the bite is light.
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Slip-bobber a small minnow set 6 ft deep along the north creek arm in spring (water 55-68°F). Summer: vertical-jig a 1/16 oz hair jig over any brush you can find off the dam wall. Tight-line, set on the slightest tick.
BAIT OPTION: Live minnow on a #4 light-wire hook under a slip-cork, set to whatever depth the brush is holding fish that day. Switch sides of the lake until you find the school.
Ultralight 6'6" rod, 4-6 lb mono OR 8 lb braid + 6 lb fluoro leader. Spring: 'shoot' a 1/32 oz curly-tail grub far under docks by bow-and-arrow casting the rod tip + flicking the lure. Let it fall on slack line; strike on the drop. Summer: vertical-jig a 1/16 oz hair jig directly above marked brush piles; 6" lifts, 3-second pauses. Minnow on a slip-bobber set 6" above the brush is the bail-out when the bite is light.
Lures: 1/32 oz curly grub (white/chartreuse), 1/16 oz hair jig, Minnow under slip-bobber
Chartreuse jig tipped with minnow, vertical over brush. Slow fall triggers the eat.
In a few hours
Clear
- Natural / shad Disappears correctly in clear water. Invisible for the wrong reason once stain cuts visibility.
- Watermelon red The clear-water bass standard. Red flake reads as craw without spooking pressured fish.
Best colors right now: chartreuse, white, pink/white
Good colors for clear water (fall): smoke shad, natural minnow, pearl white
Crappie hunt by flash and vertical profile. Chartreuse and white outproduce naturals in every stain level except gin-clear.
Full color matrix for clear water
ColorClearStainedMuddy
Natural / shadBestAvoidAvoid
Watermelon redBestAvoidAvoid
White / shadGoodGoodAvoid
PurpleGoodGoodAvoid
Black / blueAvoidGoodBest
ChartreuseAvoidBestGood
Fire tigerAvoidGoodBest
Orange / flame redAvoidBestGood
Hatch: 64% (BWO (fall)) Active hatch. Fly imitations and small surface bugs are working.
- Crappie bite shuts down hard during post-frontal high-pressure days; commit to spring + fall windows where you can.
Conditions Match Breakdown
- + water temp in target range+20
- + preferred time of day+11
- + barometric trend+8
- + wind speed+7
- + solunar major window+5
- + cloud cover+4
- + in season+4
- + cloud preference+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: first light
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
8 wt and a #4 deer-hair frog walked along the south-shore lily-pad pockets at first light. Switch to a #6 olive Clouser worked along the dam-wall riprap as the sun gets high.
8 wt rod, integrated intermediate or floating line, 8 ft of 16-20 lb fluoro tapered down (4X butt to 0X bite). #4 deer-hair frog or #4 popper on calm warm mornings; #6 Clouser in chartreuse/white or olive Game Changer on overcast days or deeper. Cast tight to cover (overhung wood, dock corners, weed edges), let the popper sit 4-6 seconds, then a sharp pop. For sub-surface: cast across to the bank, let the streamer fall, then 2-3 ft strips with hard pauses. Strip-set hard; bass jaws are bony and you need the line tight to drive the hook.
8 wt and a #4 deer-hair frog walked along the south-shore lily-pad pockets at first light. Switch to a #6 olive Clouser worked along the dam-wall riprap as the sun gets high.
8 wt rod, integrated intermediate or floating line, 8 ft of 16-20 lb fluoro tapered down (4X butt to 0X bite). #4 deer-hair frog or #4 popper on calm warm mornings; #6 Clouser in chartreuse/white or olive Game Changer on overcast days or deeper. Cast tight to cover (overhung wood, dock corners, weed edges), let the popper sit 4-6 seconds, then a sharp pop. For sub-surface: cast across to the bank, let the streamer fall, then 2-3 ft strips with hard pauses. Strip-set hard; bass jaws are bony and you need the line tight to drive the hook.
Flies: Clouser Minnow #6 (chartreuse/white), Frog Popper #4
Olive wooly bugger or black game changer. Dark silhouette first, drop to rust nymph if refusals.
In a few hours
ON THIS WATER (Cane Creek Lake (Cookeville)): 56-acre city lake with three useful zones: a shaded south shore under trees (bluegill and bass cover), a north creek arm that pulls cool inflow (crappie and catfish stage there), and the dam wall at the east end (deepest water, ~15-20 ft).
Texas-rigged 7" watermelon-red worm pitched into the south-shore lay-downs and shaded pockets — slow drag, dead-stick on slack line. Summer post-front: switch to a weightless wacky Senko in green pumpkin along the same cover. Dam-wall riprap holds bigger fish at last light on a slow-rolled 1/2 oz spinnerbait.
Medium-heavy 7' rod, 20 lb braid + 12-15 lb fluoro leader (or straight 12 lb fluoro on a baitcaster). Texas-rigged 7" watermelon-red worm with a 3/16 oz tungsten weight + 4/0 EWG hook is the all-conditions standard. For active fish: 1/2 oz spinnerbait slow-rolled along points + drop-offs. For deep summer suspended fish: 3/8 oz football jig + craw trailer hopped along 12-18 ft ledges. Post-front shutdown: switch to a weightless wacky-rigged 5" Senko in green pumpkin, work it dead-slow next to cover.
Texas-rigged 7" watermelon-red worm pitched into the south-shore lay-downs and shaded pockets — slow drag, dead-stick on slack line. Summer post-front: switch to a weightless wacky Senko in green pumpkin along the same cover. Dam-wall riprap holds bigger fish at last light on a slow-rolled 1/2 oz spinnerbait.
Medium-heavy 7' rod, 20 lb braid + 12-15 lb fluoro leader (or straight 12 lb fluoro on a baitcaster). Texas-rigged 7" watermelon-red worm with a 3/16 oz tungsten weight + 4/0 EWG hook is the all-conditions standard. For active fish: 1/2 oz spinnerbait slow-rolled along points + drop-offs. For deep summer suspended fish: 3/8 oz football jig + craw trailer hopped along 12-18 ft ledges. Post-front shutdown: switch to a weightless wacky-rigged 5" Senko in green pumpkin, work it dead-slow next to cover.
Lures: Texas-rigged worm (watermelon red flake), 1/2 oz spinnerbait (white/chartreuse), 3" soft jerkbait (smoke shad), 3/8 oz football jig + craw trailer (deep summer)
Black and blue jig or chartreuse spinnerbait tight to cover. Stained fish hold on wood and rock edges.
In a few hours
Clear
- Natural / shad Disappears correctly in clear water. Invisible for the wrong reason once stain cuts visibility.
- Watermelon red The clear-water bass standard. Red flake reads as craw without spooking pressured fish.
Best colors right now: watermelon, chartreuse/white, shad
Good colors for clear water (fall): watermelon red, natural shad, green pumpkin
Bass see red and green well and chase high-contrast silhouettes in stain. Black and blue reads as a shad or bluegill profile when detail drops out.
Full color matrix for clear water
ColorClearStainedMuddy
Natural / shadBestAvoidAvoid
Watermelon redBestAvoidAvoid
White / shadGoodGoodAvoid
PurpleGoodGoodAvoid
Black / blueAvoidGoodBest
ChartreuseAvoidBestGood
Fire tigerAvoidGoodBest
Orange / flame redAvoidBestGood
Hatch: 64% (BWO (fall)) Active hatch. Fly imitations and small surface bugs are working.
- Topwater commits hardest in the first 90 minutes after sunrise on calm warm mornings, see /learn/technique/topwater-bass.
- Bluebird high-pressure days after a cold front kill the topwater bite; switch to slow soft plastics in deeper cover.
Conditions Match Breakdown
- + water temp in target range+20
- + preferred time of day+11
- + barometric trend+8
- + wind speed+7
- + in season+5
- + solunar major window+5
- + cloud cover+4
- + cloud preference+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
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Latest readings
Live telemetry| Air temp (°F) | 69.0°F |
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| Cloud cover (%) | 95% |
| Dew point (°C) | 7.8°C |
| Relative humidity (%) | 44% |
| Chance of precipitation (%) | 3% |
| Barometric pressure (mb) | 1,025.6 mb |
| Rain past 6h (in) | 0.00 in |
| Wind direction | ESE (113°) |
| Wind (mph) | 5.0 mph |
Reading freshness
Source update lag| Barometric pressure (mb) | 6 min ago openmeteo |
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| Wind (mph) | 6 min ago nws |
| Cloud cover (%) | 6 min ago nws |
| Air temp (°F) | 6 min ago nws |
| Rain past 24h (in) | 3840.1 h ago openmeteo stale |
| Rain past 6h (in) | 5.1 h ago nws |
Hatch matcher · this month
Active aquatic insect emergences & suggested imitations.
Midge
Sizes 18–24
Recommended patterns:
Zebra Midge #20, Griffith's Gnat #20, WD-40 #20
Tailwater staple; year-round on Caney Fork
BWO (fall)
Sizes 20–22
Recommended patterns:
RS2 #22, Parachute BWO #20
Cool overcast afternoons
Next few hours · best species
Prime windows for active feeding over the next 12 hours (CDT).
7-day forecast
Composite spot scores over the coming week.
10-day weather & pressure outlook
NWS forecast where it reaches, Open-Meteo beyond it. Days run midnight to midnight, spot time.
| Day | High | Low | Wind | Cloud | Rain % | Pressure | Source |
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| Sat Oct 31 | 79°F | 52°F | 6 mph SE | 87% | 9% | 1,025.3 mb | nws |
| Sun Nov 1 | 65°F | 52°F | 8 mph SE | 96% | 61% | 1,027.0 mb | nws |
| Mon Nov 2 | 71°F | 52°F | 8 mph SSE | 84% | 21% | 1,023.8 mb | nws |
| Tue Nov 3 | 75°F | 55°F | 13 mph SSE | 45% | 15% | 1,019.0 mb | nws |
| Wed Nov 4 | 70°F | 61°F | 12 mph SSE | 97% | 78% | 1,012.6 mb | nws |
| Thu Nov 5 | 70°F | 56°F | 3 mph N | 92% | 60% | 1,010.7 mb | nws |
| Fri Nov 6 | 67°F | 51°F | 4 mph NW | 69% | 26% | 1,008.1 mb | nws |
| Sat Nov 7 | 65°F | 46°F | Calm | 66% | 5% | 1,010.7 mb | nws |
| Sun Nov 8 | 56°F | 49°F | 11 mph WSW | 83% | 11% | 1,009.5 mb | openmeteo |
| Mon Nov 9 | 53°F | 39°F | 5 mph WNW | 56% | 14% | 1,011.0 mb | openmeteo |
Trends · 7 days
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Fishing regulations (TWRA)
Statewide creel and length limits. Confirm the current rule on TWRA before you keep a fish.
These are statewide defaults only. Many waters have their own creel, size, or season rules that override this list. Check the water you are fishing on TWRA before you go.
TWRA fishing regulations · Water-specific exceptions
Statewide defaults (19 rules)
| Species | Rule |
|---|---|
| Alligator Gar | No harvest allowed. Must be returned to water immediately. |
| Black Bass (includes Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Alabama And Coosa) | No more than 5 black bass per day in any combination may be taken. | None |
| Catfish | Only one (1) catfish over 34 inches may be harvested per day. No harvest limit on catfish less than 34 inches. |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 inches |
| Lake Trout | Only 2 of your 7 total trout may be lake trout. | None |
| Muskellunge | 1 | 36 inches |
| Paddlefish | Paddlefish may be harvested from April 24 through May 31. Daily creel limit is 2 fish per day with no size limit. Culling is prohibited. Exceptions on Center Hill, Cherokee, and Watts Bar reservoirs. |
| Redear Sunfish (shellcracker) | 20 | None |
| Redear Sunfish Or Shellcracker | 20 | None |
| Region 1 Crappie Exception: Unless Otherwise Noted For Specific Waters. | 30 | None |
| Rock Bass Or Redeye And Shadow Bass | 20 | None |
| Sauger Or Sauger/walleye Hybrids | 10 | 15 inches |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | No harvest allowed. Must be returned to the water immediately. |
| Skipjack Herring | 100 | None |
| Striped Bass Or Hybrid Striped Bass (any Combination) | 2 | 15 inches |
| Trout (all Trout Species Combined) | 7 | None |
| Walleye | 5 | 16 inches |
| White Bass | 15 | None |
| Yellow Bass, Bluegill, Warmouth, Bream, Bullheads, Pickerel, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, And Nongame Species | no limit | None |