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Kentucky Lake (TN), TN
Reservoir spanning Benton/Henry/Humphreys/Decatur counties, Tennessee. The Tennessee side of TVA's largest reservoir, a premier crappie fishery (white and black) plus largemouth and smallmouth bass, blue/channel/flathead catfish, sauger, and white bass. Spring crappie spawn and the ledge bass bite in early summer are the marquee seasons.
Overall bite score
Scored 3 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
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
10 tracked species in Kentucky Lake (TN), with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
TVA reservoir (no live USGS water-temp gauge; bite score uses seasonal baseline). Statewide crappie limit applies (15/day, 10 in min); the West TN 30/day no-size crappie rule is for certain rivers, not this lake. Ramps: Paris Landing State Park, New Johnsonville, Birdsong Resort.
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