Caney Creek & Calfkiller River
River / Creek
Caney Creek & Calfkiller River Conditions
Level Stable
Flow / Discharge
Unmeasured Reach
Local Hydrology
Water Temp
Pending Telemetry
Thermal Lag Model
Generation State
Unregulated flow
Natural Drainage
Barometer Trend
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What to throw right now
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 (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
3-4 wt short rod, 9 ft 5X tippet, #14 yellow Stimulator. Cast across-current 8-15 ft above the riffle-pool tailout and let the fly dead-drift. Redbreast in this river key on the soft slot below every riffle.
3-4 wt short rod (7'6"-8'6"), 9 ft 5X tippet to a #14 yellow Stimulator or #16 black ant. Cast across-current 8-15 ft above the target water; mend immediately so the fly drifts dead. Tail-outs and riffle-pool transitions hold the best fish; rock bass especially love the soft slot below the riffle. Last light is the high-percentage window; trout-style hatch matching matters less than just having a buggy silhouette in the seam.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
3-4 wt short rod, 9 ft 5X tippet, #14 yellow Stimulator. Cast across-current 8-15 ft above the riffle-pool tailout and let the fly dead-drift. Redbreast in this river key on the soft slot below every riffle.
3-4 wt short rod (7'6"-8'6"), 9 ft 5X tippet to a #14 yellow Stimulator or #16 black ant. Cast across-current 8-15 ft above the target water; mend immediately so the fly drifts dead. Tail-outs and riffle-pool transitions hold the best fish; rock bass especially love the soft slot below the riffle. Last light is the high-percentage window; trout-style hatch matching matters less than just having a buggy silhouette in the seam.
Flies: Yellow Stimulator #14, Black Ant #16, Small Beetle #14
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 (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
Ultralight + 1/32 oz inline spinner cast quartering upstream and retrieved just fast enough to spin the blade through the soft seam at the tail of each pool.
BAIT OPTION: Red worm or cricket on a #8 long-shank under a small bobber set 2 ft deep, drifted through every tailout. Best family-fishing river in the upper Caney watershed.
Ultralight 5'-6' rod, 4 lb mono. Cast a 1/32 oz inline spinner (silver or black) up + across, retrieve just fast enough to spin the blade. Land it at the head of the riffle and let the current swing it through. Beetle Spin works the same way for sunfish; smaller is better. For rock bass specifically: a 1/16 oz brown jig with a small craw trailer ticked along bottom outproduces moving lures.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
Ultralight + 1/32 oz inline spinner cast quartering upstream and retrieved just fast enough to spin the blade through the soft seam at the tail of each pool.
BAIT OPTION: Red worm or cricket on a #8 long-shank under a small bobber set 2 ft deep, drifted through every tailout. Best family-fishing river in the upper Caney watershed.
Ultralight 5'-6' rod, 4 lb mono. Cast a 1/32 oz inline spinner (silver or black) up + across, retrieve just fast enough to spin the blade. Land it at the head of the riffle and let the current swing it through. Beetle Spin works the same way for sunfish; smaller is better. For rock bass specifically: a 1/16 oz brown jig with a small craw trailer ticked along bottom outproduces moving lures.
Lures: Red Squirmy worm #12 OR olive damsel nymph #12 under a tiny pencil bobber, 1/32 oz inline spinner, small Beetle Spin
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: yellow, black, natural
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
- + barometric trend+7
- + preferred time of day+6
- + cloud cover+5
- + solunar major window+4
- + wind speed+4
- + dissolved oxygen+3
- + flow band+3
- + in season+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: first light
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 (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
Rock bass hold tight to bottom under boulder breaks. #14 beadhead Hare's Ear or #12 olive damsel nymph tight-lined through the soft slot below each riffle, no indicator, feeling for the tick.
3-4 wt short rod (7'6"-8'6"), 9 ft 5X tippet to a #14 yellow Stimulator or #16 black ant. Cast across-current 8-15 ft above the target water; mend immediately so the fly drifts dead. Tail-outs and riffle-pool transitions hold the best fish; rock bass especially love the soft slot below the riffle. Last light is the high-percentage window; trout-style hatch matching matters less than just having a buggy silhouette in the seam.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
Rock bass hold tight to bottom under boulder breaks. #14 beadhead Hare's Ear or #12 olive damsel nymph tight-lined through the soft slot below each riffle, no indicator, feeling for the tick.
3-4 wt short rod (7'6"-8'6"), 9 ft 5X tippet to a #14 yellow Stimulator or #16 black ant. Cast across-current 8-15 ft above the target water; mend immediately so the fly drifts dead. Tail-outs and riffle-pool transitions hold the best fish; rock bass especially love the soft slot below the riffle. Last light is the high-percentage window; trout-style hatch matching matters less than just having a buggy silhouette in the seam.
Flies: Yellow Stimulator #14, Black Ant #16, Small Beetle #14
Olive wooly bugger or black game changer. Dark silhouette first, drop to rust nymph if refusals.
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 (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
1/16 oz brown jig with a tiny craw trailer ticked along bottom in the soft pockets next to boulders. Slow drag, set on any thump.
BAIT OPTION: Red worm or small minnow on a #6 hook with one split shot, drifted into the slack behind every midstream boulder. Highest-percentage rock bass approach on this water.
Ultralight 5'-6' rod, 4 lb mono. Cast a 1/32 oz inline spinner (silver or black) up + across, retrieve just fast enough to spin the blade. Land it at the head of the riffle and let the current swing it through. Beetle Spin works the same way for sunfish; smaller is better. For rock bass specifically: a 1/16 oz brown jig with a small craw trailer ticked along bottom outproduces moving lures.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
1/16 oz brown jig with a tiny craw trailer ticked along bottom in the soft pockets next to boulders. Slow drag, set on any thump.
BAIT OPTION: Red worm or small minnow on a #6 hook with one split shot, drifted into the slack behind every midstream boulder. Highest-percentage rock bass approach on this water.
Ultralight 5'-6' rod, 4 lb mono. Cast a 1/32 oz inline spinner (silver or black) up + across, retrieve just fast enough to spin the blade. Land it at the head of the riffle and let the current swing it through. Beetle Spin works the same way for sunfish; smaller is better. For rock bass specifically: a 1/16 oz brown jig with a small craw trailer ticked along bottom outproduces moving lures.
Lures: Red Squirmy worm #12 OR olive damsel nymph #12 under a tiny pencil bobber, 1/32 oz inline spinner, small Beetle Spin
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: yellow, black, natural
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.
Conditions Match Breakdown
- + water temp in target range+18
- + preferred time of day+11
- + barometric trend+7
- + cloud cover+5
- + solunar major window+4
- + wind speed+4
- + cloud preference+3
- + dissolved oxygen+3
- + flow band+3
- + in season+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: morning
Bugs are hatching (fly). On rivers, try a Stimulator or Chubby Chernobyl with a rust Hare's Ear dropper and dead-drift across current. On lakes, twitch a perch-colored Game Changer along rocky banks at first light. Learn more: Dead drift and Topwater bass.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
6 wt floating line. Wade upstream and cast a weighted #4 olive Clouser into the head of each deep pool, mend hard upstream, then strip-strip-strip as the fly tumbles past you. Trophy fish hold in the deepest pools at the bases of the largest boulders.
6 wt rod, floating line, 9 ft 3X tippet for streamers / 4X-5X for dries. Standard rig: weighted #4 olive/white Clouser or #6 rust crayfish, cast quartering upstream into the head of a current seam, mend hard upstream, then strip-strip-strip as the fly tumbles past you. Pro move: tight-line nymph a #8 rust crayfish (Pat's Rubber Legs) through pocket water with no indicator, feeling for the tick. Strikes on a swung fly come on the dangle; let the fly hang in the seam for 3-5 seconds before recasting.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
6 wt floating line. Wade upstream and cast a weighted #4 olive Clouser into the head of each deep pool, mend hard upstream, then strip-strip-strip as the fly tumbles past you. Trophy fish hold in the deepest pools at the bases of the largest boulders.
6 wt rod, floating line, 9 ft 3X tippet for streamers / 4X-5X for dries. Standard rig: weighted #4 olive/white Clouser or #6 rust crayfish, cast quartering upstream into the head of a current seam, mend hard upstream, then strip-strip-strip as the fly tumbles past you. Pro move: tight-line nymph a #8 rust crayfish (Pat's Rubber Legs) through pocket water with no indicator, feeling for the tick. Strikes on a swung fly come on the dangle; let the fly hang in the seam for 3-5 seconds before recasting.
Flies: Clouser Minnow #4 (olive/white), Wooly Bugger #6, Crayfish #6 (rust)
Olive wooly bugger or black game changer. Dark silhouette first, drop to rust nymph if refusals.
In a few hours
Bugs are hatching (spin). River: tick a small brown jig with a smoke craw trailer along bottom seams. Lake: a tiny hair jig under a slip-bobber along rocky shore, or a Yellow Magic popper twitched slowly with long pauses. Learn more: Topwater bass.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
Medium 6'6" rod + 3/8 oz football jig hopped from the head of each pool back through the tail. Topwater at sunset: floating Rapala #5 in silver twitched dead-slow across the tailout of any pool deep enough to hide a 4-lb fish.
BAIT OPTION: Live crayfish on a #4 light-wire with one or two BB shot, drifted from the head of each pool through the slack. Outproduces lures on overcast post-rain days when the river is slightly stained.
Medium 6'6" rod, 8 lb braid + 6 lb fluoro leader. 3/8 oz football jig + rust craw trailer hopped along bottom seams; the strike comes between hops on slack line. Wade upstream of pocket water + fan-cast each likely lie. For trophy fish at sunset: floating Rapala #5 in silver twitched dead-slow across the tail-out of a pool with long pauses, bigger fish smash on the second twitch after a 5-second pause.
ON THIS WATER (Caney Creek & Calfkiller River): Wadeable summer river in White County. Classic riffle-pool sequences with deep pools below most riffles — the deepest holes (head-deep on a 6 ft wader) hold the trophy smallmouth. Boulder breaks and undercut banks on outside bends are the panfish water. Per TWRA's Great Falls reservoir guide, the upper reaches of the Calfkiller + Collins drainage hold the highest musky abundance in the Great Falls system — a real shot at musky exists on this water that most anglers don't know about.
Medium 6'6" rod + 3/8 oz football jig hopped from the head of each pool back through the tail. Topwater at sunset: floating Rapala #5 in silver twitched dead-slow across the tailout of any pool deep enough to hide a 4-lb fish.
BAIT OPTION: Live crayfish on a #4 light-wire with one or two BB shot, drifted from the head of each pool through the slack. Outproduces lures on overcast post-rain days when the river is slightly stained.
Medium 6'6" rod, 8 lb braid + 6 lb fluoro leader. 3/8 oz football jig + rust craw trailer hopped along bottom seams; the strike comes between hops on slack line. Wade upstream of pocket water + fan-cast each likely lie. For trophy fish at sunset: floating Rapala #5 in silver twitched dead-slow across the tail-out of a pool with long pauses, bigger fish smash on the second twitch after a 5-second pause.
Lures: 1/16 oz brown jig + 2" smoke craw trailer (bottom-tick presentation), 3/8 oz crawfish jig hopped along bottom seams, 4" soft swimbait (smoke) dead-drifted, Floating Rapala #5 (silver) twitched at sunset
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: rust, olive, 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.
Conditions Match Breakdown
- + water temp in target range+18
- + preferred time of day+11
- + barometric trend+7
- + cloud cover+5
- + in season+5
- + solunar major window+4
- + wind speed+4
- + cloud preference+3
- + dissolved oxygen+3
- + flow band+3
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
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Latest readings
Live telemetry| Air temp (°F) | 70.0°F |
|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 93% |
| Dew point (°C) | 8.3°C |
| discharge cfs | 18 cfs |
| gage height ft | 2.89 in |
| Relative humidity (%) | 44% |
| Chance of precipitation (%) | 2% |
| Barometric pressure (mb) | 1,025.7 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 ESE | 85% | 7% | 1,025.3 mb | nws |
| Sun Nov 1 | 64°F | 52°F | 7 mph SE | 95% | 63% | 1,026.9 mb | nws |
| Mon Nov 2 | 72°F | 52°F | 8 mph SSE | 82% | 24% | 1,023.8 mb | nws |
| Tue Nov 3 | 75°F | 55°F | 12 mph SSE | 51% | 15% | 1,019.2 mb | nws |
| Wed Nov 4 | 70°F | 61°F | 10 mph SSE | 97% | 79% | 1,013.0 mb | nws |
| Thu Nov 5 | 69°F | 56°F | Calm | 96% | 58% | 1,010.7 mb | nws |
| Fri Nov 6 | 68°F | 51°F | 4 mph NW | 64% | 29% | 1,008.2 mb | nws |
| Sat Nov 7 | 66°F | 46°F | Calm | 67% | 5% | 1,010.7 mb | nws |
| Sun Nov 8 | 56°F | 49°F | 9 mph SW | 84% | 9% | 1,009.4 mb | openmeteo |
| Mon Nov 9 | 52°F | 40°F | 4 mph WNW | 59% | 13% | 1,010.8 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 |