Tennessee River at Loudoun lake area
What to throw right now
Per-species breakdown & tactics
Pick a fish, then Fly, Spin, or Colors. Your last pick is remembered.
Best window: after dark
Not a practical fly target most days. Heavy Clouser dredged deep is the novelty play.
In a few hours
Lures: Cut skipjack on 7/0 circle hook, Cut shad on 6/0 circle hook, Stink bait on treble (channel only)
Cut bait on bottom rigs. Put scent in the current seam and wait.
In a few hours
- 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, bloody
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
- + preferred time of day+10
- + barometric trend+6
- + cloud cover+5
- + hatch active+5
- + solunar major window+4
- + in season+3
- + cloud preference+2
- + dissolved oxygen+2
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: last light
Flies: Clouser Minnow #2 (chartreuse/white), Lefty's Deceiver #2
Heavy jig-style streamer bounced on bottom in current seams.
In a few hours
Lures: 1/4 oz hair jig (white) tipped with minnow, 3/8 oz blade bait (silver/chartreuse), 4" paddle-tail swimbait (smoke/chartreuse)
Bright contrast jig vertical in tailrace seams. Chartreuse or orange head.
In a few hours
- 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, purple
Good colors for clear water (fall): smoke, natural minnow, silver
Light-sensitive like walleye but turn ON in stain while everything else slows. Feed all day in murk that shuts down bass.
Full color matrix for clear water
- + water temp in target range+22
- + preferred time of day+14
- + barometric trend+6
- + cloud cover+5
- + hatch active+5
- + in season+4
- + solunar major window+4
- + cloud preference+2
- + dissolved oxygen+2
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Best window: first light
Flies: Game Changer 6", Clouser Minnow #1/0 (chartreuse/white)
Olive wooly bugger or black game changer. Dark silhouette first, drop to rust nymph if refusals.
In a few hours
Lures: 3/4 oz bucktail (white), 5" Sassy Shad on 1/2 oz head, Topwater pencil popper (fall schooling), Live skipjack on planer board (trophy water)
Black and blue jig or chartreuse spinnerbait tight to cover. Stained fish hold on wood and rock edges.
In a few hours
- 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, shad, bone
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
- Stripers stress hard above 78°F surface temp. If you're trophy-hunting in July-August, fish dawn-only on Cherokee or Norris and bring an aerated bait tank.
- TWRA stocks Cherokee, Norris, Watts Bar, Tims Ford, Cumberland tailrace, the trophy water is Cherokee + Norris.
- + water temp in target range+21
- + preferred time of day+10
- + barometric trend+6
- + cloud cover+5
- + hatch active+5
- + in season+5
- + solunar major window+4
- + cloud preference+2
- + dissolved oxygen+2
- + new/full moon amplifier+1
Dam generation & flow schedule
Next 24 hours · weather forecast
Scroll for hourly temperature, wind, and precipitation.
Latest readings
Live telemetry| Air temp (°F) | 69.0°F |
|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 91% |
| Dew point (°C) | 10.0°C |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51% |
| Chance of precipitation (%) | 3% |
| Barometric pressure (mb) | 1,025.5 mb |
| Rain past 6h (in) | 0.00 in |
| Wind direction | Variable |
| Wind (mph) | 0.0 mph |
Reading freshness
Source update lag| Barometric pressure (mb) | 6 min ago openmeteo |
|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 6 min ago nws |
| Cloud cover (%) | 6 min ago nws |
| Air temp (°F) | 6 min ago nws |
| Rain past 24h (in) | 3864.1 h ago openmeteo stale |
| Rain past 6h (in) | 5.1 h ago nws |
Hatch matcher · this month
Active aquatic insect emergences & suggested imitations.
Year-round on TVA tailwaters (Clinch, Holston, Watauga, S Holston)
Weeks 36-46 (Sep-early Nov); cool overcast afternoons. Shop consensus.
Next few hours · best species
Prime windows for active feeding over the next 12 hours (EDT).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 31 | 77°F | 55°F | Calm | 80% | 5% | 1,026.1 mb | nws |
| Sun Nov 1 | 65°F | 54°F | Calm | 96% | 35% | 1,027.9 mb | nws |
| Mon Nov 2 | 73°F | 51°F | Calm | 68% | 16% | 1,025.4 mb | nws |
| Tue Nov 3 | 78°F | 51°F | Calm | 33% | 2% | 1,020.7 mb | nws |
| Wed Nov 4 | 74°F | 58°F | Calm | 97% | 61% | 1,014.4 mb | nws |
| Thu Nov 5 | 72°F | 58°F | Calm | 96% | 67% | 1,011.7 mb | nws |
| Fri Nov 6 | 70°F | 54°F | 4 mph NW | 67% | 31% | 1,007.1 mb | nws |
| Sat Nov 7 | 68°F | 51°F | Calm | 61% | 7% | 1,010.1 mb | nws |
| Sun Nov 8 | 62°F | 50°F | 7 mph SW | 75% | 9% | 1,009.4 mb | openmeteo |
| Mon Nov 9 | 54°F | 43°F | 6 mph WNW | 58% | 14% | 1,009.6 mb | openmeteo |
Trends · 7 days
Hover chart points for telemetry details. Gold dot represents latest reading.
Barometric pressure (mb)
Water temperature (°F)
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 |