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reservOIr reGuLatIONs
Paddlefish – 2 per day, season is open from April
24 through May 31. Culling, the releasing of
harvested fish, is prohibited.
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
PaRKsville
Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass – 5 per
day in combination
Largemouth Bass – 14 inch minimum length limit
Smallmouth Bass – 18 inch minimum length limit
Spotted Bass – no length limit
Crappie (all species) – 15 per day in combination,
10 inch minimum length limit
Catfish (all species) – No harvest limit for fish
under 34 inches in length, only one fish over 34
inches in length may be harvested per day.
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
Trout – 7 per day, no length limit
watts BaR
Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass – 5 per
day in combination
Largemouth Bass – 15 inch minimum length limit
Smallmouth Bass – 18 inch minimum length limit
Spotted Bass – no length limit
Crappie (all species) – 15 per day in combination,
10 inch minimum length limit
Catfish (all species) – No harvest limit for fish
under 34 inches in length, only one fish over 34
inches in length may be harvested per day.
Striped Bass /Cherokee or Hybrid Bass – April
- October, 2 per day in combination.
November - March, 2 per day in combination, only
one may be a striped bass.
Striped Bass –
• April - October, 15 inch minimum length
limit
• November - March, 36 inch minimum length
limit
Cherokee or Hybrid Bass – 15 inch minimum
length limit
White Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Yellow Bass – no creel or length limit
Walleye – 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit
Sauger – 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit
Paddlefish – 2 per day, season is open from April
24 through May 31. Culling, the releasing of
harvested fish, is prohibited.
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Muskellunge – 1 per day, 36 inch minimum length
limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
RegioN 4
BooNe
Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass – 5 per day in
combination. This regulation applies from dam
upstream to Hwy. 11E Bridge at Bluff City on
South Fork Holston arm and upstream to new
Austin Springs Bridge on Watauga arm.
Largemouth Bass – 15 inch minimum length limit
Smallmouth Bass – 16 inch minimum length limit,
to increase to 18 inch minimum limit on March
1, 2009.
Spotted Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Crappie (all species) – 15 per day in combination,
10 inch minimum length limit
Catfish (all species) – No harvest limit for fish
under 34 inches in length, only one fish over 34
inches in length may be harvested per day.
Striped Bass /Cherokee or Hybrid Bass – April
- October, 2 per day in combination.
November - March, 2 per day in combination, only
one may be a striped bass.
Striped Bass – April - October, 15 inch minimum
length limit
November - March, 36 inch minimum length limit
Cherokee or Hybrid Bass – 15 inch minimum
length limit
White Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Walleye – 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit
Sauger – 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
Trout – 7 per day, no length limit
CalDeRwooD
Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass – 5 per day in
combination
Largemouth Bass – no length limit
Smallmouth Bass – 18 inch minimum length limit
Spotted Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Crappie (all species) – 15 per day in combination,
10 inch minimum length limit
Catfish (all species) – No harvest limit for fish
under 34 inches in length, only one fish over 34
inches in length may be harvested per day.
Walleye – 5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit
Sauger – 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
Trout – 7 per day, no length limit
CHeRoKee
Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass – 5 per day in
combination. Size restrictions apply from the
dam upstream to the John Sevier Dam (includes
tributaries).
Largemouth Bass – 15 inch minimum length limit
Smallmouth Bass – 18 inch minimum length limit
Spotted Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Crappie (all species) – 15 per day in combination,
10 inch minimum length limit
Catfish (all species) – No harvest limit for fish
under 34 inches in length, only one fish over 34
inches in length may be harvested per day.
Striped/Cherokee or Hybrid Bass – 2 per day, 15
inch minimum length limit
White Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Walleye – 5 per day, 18 inch minimum length limit
Sauger – 10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit
Paddlefish – 1 per day, 30 inch minimum length
limit. Season is open from March 1-15. Culling,
the releasing of harvested fish, is prohibited.
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
Special Restrictions – A closed fishing Zone will
be in effect from July 15 through September 15.
This Zone is enclosed by lines from the boat ramp
at the south end of the dam across the lake to Point
2, from Point 2 to Point 3, and from Point 3 back
across the lake to the TWRA boat ramp at the
north end of the dam. All bank fishing will be open
and the coves along the southeast shoreline will be
open to boat fishing, but no fishing for any species
will be allowed by boat in the described Zone from
July 15 through September 15.
Cherokee
Reservoir
BOAT RAMP DAM
CLOSED
JULY 15 - SEPT 15
BOAT RAMP
CHilHowee
Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass – 5 per day in
combination
Largemouth Bass – 14 inch minimum length limit
Smallmouth Bass – 18 inch minimum length limit
Spotted Bass – 15 per day, no length limit
Crappie (all species) – 15 per day in combination,
10 inch minimum length limit
Catfish (all species) – No harvest limit for fish
under 34 inches in length, only one fish over 34
inches in length may be harvested per day.
Walleye/Sauger – 10 per day in combination, 15
inch minimum length limit
Rock Bass – 20 per day, no length limit
Redear Sunfish – 20 per day, no length limit
Bluegill/Warmouth/and other sunfishes – no
creel or length limit
Trout – 7 per day, no length limit, only two may be
lake trout
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POINT 2
POINT 3