LivewellFish consumption advisories
Tennessee
Tennessee publishes advisories for 58 waters, covering 146 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Chlordane, Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides
Waters with advisories in Tennessee
58 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 8
- Davy Crockett Lake (Humboldt Lake) Crockett
- Fall Creek Falls Lake Van Buren
- Gibson County Lake Gibson
- Herb Parsons Lake Fayette
- Lake Lajoie Hardeman
- Lake Placid Chester
- McKellar Lake Shelby
- Standing Stone State Park Lake (Lake Kelly) Overton
Reservoirs 21
- Beech Reservoir Henderson
- Boone Reservoir Sullivan
- Center Hill Reservoir Dekalb
- Cheatham Reservoir Cheatham
- Cherokee Reservoir Granger
- Chilhowee Reservoir Blount
- Dale Hollow Reservoir Clay
- Fort Loudoun Reservoir Loudon
- Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir Sullivan
- Melton Hill Reservoir Knox
- Nickajack Reservoir Hamilton
- Normandy Reservoir Bedford Coffee
- Norris Reservoir Campbell
- Parksville Reservoir (Ocoee #1) Polk
- Pickwick Reservoir Hardin
- Poplar Creek Embayment of Watts Bar Reservoir Roane
- South Holston Reservoir Sullivan
- Tellico Reservoir Loudon
- Watauga Reservoir Carter
- Watts Bar Reservoir Anderson
- Woods Reservoir Franklin
Rivers 29
- Abrams Creek Blount
- Bear Creek Roane
- Beaver Creek Sullivan
- Beech Creek Wayne
- Big Sandy River and Embayment Henry
- Buffalo River Humphreys
- Chattanooga Creek Hamilton
- Cypress Creek (tributary to Wolf River) Shelby
- Daddy’s Creek Cumberland
- Duck River Humphreys
- East Fork Poplar Creek Anderson
- East Fork Stones River Rutherford
- Emory River Roane
- French Broad River Knox
- Hatchie River Hardeman
- Hiwassee River Meigs
- Holston River Hawkins
- Little River Blount
- Loosahatchie River Shelby
- Mississippi River Shelby
- Mitchell Branch Roane
- Nolichucky River Cocke
- Nonconnah Creek Shelby
- North Fork Forked Deer River Dyer
- North Fork Holston River Sullivan
- Pigeon River Cocke
- Sequatchie River Marion
- Springville Bottom (West Sandy Creek dewatering area) Henry
- Wolf River Shelby
Tennessee statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | 10" min | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Sauger | 15" min | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | 15" min | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Tennessee — Tennessee TWRA