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Dale Hollow Lake, TN

Reservoir spanning Clay/Pickett/Overton/Fentress counties, Tennessee. 27,700-acre clear-water USACE reservoir on the Obey River straddling the TN/KY line. The world-record smallmouth water (11 lb 15 oz), also strong for largemouth and spotted bass, walleye, muskie, and lake trout. Deep, rocky, ultra-clear; finesse smallmouth fishing is the draw.

61

Overall bite score

Scored 8 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled44
Pressure trendNOAAfalling80
SolunarComputedmoon 60% lit72
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA60
Cloud coverNOAA100
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

8 tracked species in Dale Hollow Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Bluegillabundant
Smallmouth Bassabundant
Channel Catfishcommon
Largemouth Basscommon
Spotted Basscommon
Walleyecommon
Lake Troutpresent
Muskellungepresent

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyClay/Pickett/Overton/Fentress
StateTennessee
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge03417500

Water temp via USGS 03417500 (Cumberland River at Celina, Obey tailwater ~2-3 mi below dam). Smallmouth bass 16-21 in protected slot, 2/day (joint TN/KY reg). Ramps: Dale Hollow Dam, Sunset Marina, Willow Grove, East Port.

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