Statewide
• There are new licenses available for anglers (also see pages 8–7). Additional permits may be required at some locations.
– Type 63: Resident South Holston Reservoir License- Tennessee residents that have a Tennessee fishing license can purchase this license to fish the Virginia side of South Holston Reservoir.
– Type 23: Resident One Day All Fish – allows residents 16 and over to fish for any species including trout for that day, without needing to purchase a trout license (Type 22).
– Type 82: Nonresident One Day Fishing – allows nonresidents 13 and over to fish for one day for all species, except trout.
– Type 83: Nonresident One Day All Fish – allows nonresidents who are 13 and over to fish for one day for any species including trout.
– Type 97: Available to both residents and nonresidents who are 13 and over. It allows the angler to fish Gatlinburg trout streams for one day without purchasing any other licenses or permits.
• New administrative boundaries have been established between TWRA’s Regions 3 and 4.
– Region 3 Office (Crossville) now manages fisheries in Monroe County, including Calderwood, Chilhowee and Indian Boundary reservoirs, and Tellico River.
– Region 4 Office (Morristown) now manages fisheries in Scott County, and will continue to manage Tellico Reservoir.
• Slat baskets must be checked at least every 72 hours.
Region 1
Browns Creek Lake
- Bass: 18-24 inch protected length range (slot limit). Only one bass in creel of 5 bass may be over 24 inches.
Gibson County Lake
- Bass: 18-24 inch protected length range (slot limit). Only one bass in creel of 5 bass may be over 24 inches.
Region 3
Big Creek (Polk County)
• Removed Big Creek from list of Polk County streams that have special regulations.
• This stream will not be stocked with trout.
Dale Hollow Reservoir
• Removed seasonal regulations for trout. The new regulation is a 7 trout creel limit with no size limits for brown and rainbow trout that are stocked in this reservoir.
Great Falls Reservoir:
• Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit
Hiwassee River (Apalachia Powerhouse downstream to L&N Railroad Bridge)
• Removed Quality Trout Fishing Area Regulations and brown trout size limit.
• Establish Delayed Harvest Regulations –
– October 1 through last day of February. No harvest of trout allowed, artificial lures only.
– March 1 through September 30 – Creel limit is 7 trout (all species combined), only two may be brown trout. No gear or bait restrictions.
Piney River (Cumberland Trail State Park downstream to Highway 27 Bridge)
• Establish Delayed Harvest Regulations –
– November 1 through last day of February – No harvest of trout allowed,
artificial lures only.
– March 1 through October 31 – Creel limit is 7 trout (all species combined). No bait
or gear restrictions.
Region 4
Melton Hill Reservoir
• Muskellunge that are not intended to be harvested must be released immediately in a manner that promotes survival of fish. Culling of muskellunge, whereby an angler removes a muskellunge from his creel limit and replaces it with another more desirable muskellunge, is not allowed.
South Holston Reservoir
- Catfish: creel limit 20 per day, only one may be over 34 inches.
- Bluegill: creel limit 50 per day.
- White Bass: no harvest permitted. TWRA and VADGIF are cooperatively managing through stocking and restrictive regulations to eventually allow harvest of this species.
- Limblines: an angler may only fish 15 limblines.
