Tennessee · USA

Watauga Lake

Species in Watauga Lake

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Species	Season	Limit	Notes
Crappie (all species)	Year-round unless otherwise noted	15 per day in combination, 10 inch minimum length limit. Region 1 exception: 30 per day, no minimum length limit unless otherwise noted for specific waters	—
Rock Bass or Redeye and Shadow Bass	Year-round unless otherwise noted	20 per day, no minimum length limit	—
White Bass	Year-round unless otherwise noted	15 per day, no minimum length limit	—
Sauger or Sauger/Walleye hybrids	Year-round unless otherwise noted	10 per day, 15 inch minimum length limit	—
Walleye	Year-round unless otherwise noted	5 per day, 16 inch minimum length limit	—
Trout (all species combined)	Year-round unless otherwise noted	7 per day, no minimum length limit; only 2 trout may be Lake Trout	—
Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker)	Year-round unless otherwise noted	20 per day, no minimum length limit	—
Yellow Bass, Bluegill, Warmouth, Bream, Bullheads, Pickerel, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch and nongame species	Year-round unless otherwise noted	No creel or length limit	—

Always confirm regulations with the official state regulations before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.

Largemouth/smallmouth bass: 5 per day in combination; largemouth bass 12 inch minimum; smallmouth bass 15 inch minimum; spotted bass 15 per day, no length limit
Crappie: 15 per day in combination, 10 inch minimum
Walleye: 5 per day, 18 inch minimum; Jan 1-Apr 30 walleye-run single-point hook restriction on listed tributary reaches
Trout: 7 per day, no length limit, only 2 may be lake trout
Catfish: no creel limit at 34 inches or less; only 1 over 34 inches per day

Species: Tennessee state fisheries lake records, via the Bump Board dataset.