JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

RefeR to tHe followiNg
Pages foR exCePtioNs to tHe
statewiDe liMits aND otHeR
RegulatioNs
Streams and Rivers................... this page
Small Impoundments ...................page 15
State Park Lakes ...........................page 16
TWRA Fishing Lakes .................. page 20
Reservoirs ..............................pages 22-27
Trout Fisheries .......................pages 30-32
LImIts aNd reGuLatIONs
statewiDe CReel aND size liMits
The following are the creel and size limits that apply statewide in Tennessee. These regulations apply
unless exceptions apply to that body of water. See exceptions below.
sPeCies CReel liMit
Black Bass
(includes Largemouth, Smallmouth,
Spotted and Coosa) Any Black Bass
with a tooth patch to be considered a
Spotted Bass.
5
No more than 5 black bass per
day in any combination may
be taken.
MiNiMuM
leNgtH liMit
Measuring A Fish’s Length
Lay the fish on a flat ruller, close the mouth, and
squeeze the lobes of the tail fin to produce the maximum
length.
Possession limits - The total possession limit
is twice the daily creel limit. You may not have
more than the daily creel limit with you while
afield. It is unlawful to have, while afield, any fish
which has been altered so that its species and/or
total body length cannot be determined.
Pole limit - There is no limit on the number of
poles, with some exceptions.
leNgtH liMits aND slot liMits
TWRA’s goal is to manage each species of fish
with statewide creel and length limits where
possible. However, certain waters, because of
their unique characteristics, require individual
creel and length limits. These regulations improve
fishing for all anglers.
Minimum length limits restrict the harvest
of fish below a specified minimum length. For
example, a 15–inch minimum length limit allows
the angler to keep fish 15 inches or greater. Fish
less than 15 inches cannot be harvested. In waters
where length restrictions are in place, anglers may
not be able to harvest quite as many fish, but they
will enjoy catching more fish–as many as two to
three times more.
slot limits or Protected length Ranges
(PlRs) allow anglers to harvest fish above and
below a specified length range. For example, a 14–
18” PLR protects fish in the 14- to 18–inch length
group. Anglers may harvest fish that measure
14 inches or less and they may harvest fish that
measure 18 inches or more. For a protected length
range to be effective, anglers must harvest fish
below the protected range.
exCePtioNs to statewiDe
fisHiNg RegulatioNs oN
stReaMs aND RiveRs
ALSO SEE tROUt StREAMS PAgES 30‑32
Buffalo Creek (Grainger County)
Closed to all fishing and minnow seining
upstream from the mill dam.
Caney Fork River (headwaters of
Center Hill Reservoir)
Walleye run regulation in effect on the upper
end of Center Hill Reservoir, including the
Caney Fork River beginning at the boat ramp
at Rock Island State Park and extending
upstream to Great Falls Dam. Anglers
restricted to use of one hook having a single
barb or lure containing a single hook with
one barb from Jan. 1 through Apr. 30. No
more than 3 rods and reels or poles may be
used.
Clear Creek (tributary to the Clinch
River – Anderson County)
Closed to fishing and minnow seining from
Hwy. 441 upstream to the second dam
(adjacent to the city of Norris water tower),
as posted from Nov. 1 – Mar. 31.
14 2008 Fishing Guide
none
Crappie (All species combined) 15 10 inches
Rock Bass /Redeye
striped Bass or Cherokee Bass* (any
20 none
combination)
(*striped Bass-white Bass Hybrid)
2 15 inches
white Bass 15 none
Muskellunge 1 36 inches
sauger or sauger/walleye hybrids 10 15 inches
walleye 5 16 inches
trout (all trout species combined) 7 none
lake trout Only 2 trout may be lake trout. -
Brook trout - 6 inches
Redear sunfish/shellcracker
Yellow Bass, Bluegill, Bream,
20 none
Pickerel, Northern Pike, Yellow
Perch, and nongame species
no limit none
statewide Catfish Regulation ‑ Only one catfish over 34 inches may be harvested per
day. No harvest limit on catfish less than 34 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, the releasing of harvested fish, is not allowed.
For exceptions on Center Hill and Cherokee reservoirs, see pages 23 and 25.