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Fishing Classification by Type


Type I- Reservoir Fishing

Reservoir fishing in Southeast Tennessee features the following species:

Bass: Black, Large mouth, Small mouth, Spotted, Redeye

Panfish: White Crappie, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker), Green Sunfish, Redbreadst Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Warmouth Bass (Stumpknocker)

Temperate Bass: Striped Bass, Cherokee Bass (Hybrid), White Brass, Yellow Bass

Perches: Walleye, Sauger, Yellow Perch

Pike: Muskellunge, Chain Pickerel

Catfish: Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, White Catfish, Bullheads

Rough Fish: Drum, Carp, Buffalo, Spotted Gar, Longnose Gar, Hickory Shad


Type II
- Coldwater Rivers and Streams

Coldwater Rivers and Stream Fishing in Southeast Tennessee features the following species:

Trout: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout

Black Bass: Largemouth Bass, Small mouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Redeye Bass

Panfish: Bluegill, Redear Sunfish ( Shellcracker), Redbreast Sunfish, Rock Bass

Perches: Walleye, Sauger, Yellow Perch

Pikes: Muskellunge

Rough Fish: Redhorse Suckers, Creek Chubs

 

Type III Warm water Rivers and Streams

Warm water River and Streams Fishing in Southeast Tennessee features the following species:

Black Bass: Large mouth Bass, Small mouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Redeye Bass

Panfish: Whit Crappie, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker), Redbreast Sunfish , Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Warmouth Bass( Stumpknocker)

Temperate Bass: Striped Bass, Cherokee Bass (Hybrid), White Bass, Yellow Bass

Perches: Walleye, Sauger, Yellow Perch

Pikes: Muskellunge, Chain Pickerel

Catfish: Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, White Catfish, Bullheads

Rough Fish: Drum, Carp, Buffalo, Spotted Gar, Longnose Gar, Hickory Shad

 

   
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