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Trout Fishing in Tennessee

The 5 primary trouts are the rainbow, brook, brown, cutthroat and lake trout. Brown trout are considered the most difficult to catch and brookies are the easiest. Pure cold water is key to survival of the trouts and the brook trout is the most sensitive to temperature. The others are comfortable in slightly warmer waters.

Trout Fishing Lakes In Tennessee

Dale Hollow Lake and Watauga Lake are the two major lakes in Tennessee with quality schools of trout. Other smaller lakes, rivers and ponds are stocked with trout or have small sustained populations of trout. Visit the Tennessee Wildlife Resources website for information on trout stockings in Tennessee.

Hiwassee River turned out the Tennessee state record brook trout and the TN state record brown trout was pulled out of the. The Obey River was home to the state record cutthroat trout and the state record lake trout came out of Watauga Reservoir. The Tennessee state record rainbow trout was taken from Boone Reservoir.

Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Fishing For Rainbow Trout

Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis

Fishing For Brook Trout

Brown Trout
Salmo trutta

Fishing For Brown Trout

Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush

Fishing for lake trout

Cutthroat Trout
Salmo clarki

Fishing for cutthroat trout

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Cutthroat Trout Conservation
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RAINBOW TROUT

Rainbow Trout Picture
World Record Rainbow Trout

42 lbs - 2 oz

Tennessee State Record Rainbow Trout

15 lbs - 0 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

52 - 68 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers generally clear flowing waters with turbulence for oxygenation over gravel, rock or sandy bottoms.

BROOK TROUT

Brook Trout Picture
World Record Brook Trout

14 lbs - 8 oz

Tennessee State Record Brook Trout

3 lbs - 14 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

52 to 64 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers clear cold water with moderate current over gravel, rocks or sand.

BROWN TROUT

Brown Trout Picture
World Record Brown Trout

41 lbs - 7 oz

Tennessee State Record Brown Trout

28 lbs - 12 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

56 - 64 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers slightly stained cool water with minimum current over rock or sandy bottoms with heavy cover.

LAKE TROUT

Lake Trout Picture
World Record Lake Trout

72 lbs - 0 oz

Tennessee State Record Lake Trout

20 lbs - 1 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

52 - 68 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers clear to slightly stained water with significant depths and sandy bottoms in the shallows.

CUTTHROAT TROUT

Cutthroat Trout Picture
World Record Cutthroat Trout

41 lbs - 0 oz

Tennessee State Record Cutthroat Trout

0 lbs - 6 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

68 - 72 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers slightly stained to murky water with little or no current.

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