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The lake is cooling. The number of local anglers gathering at the lake has fallen due to deer fever. The Ohio crowd has taken up the slack. The a... Continued
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Watts Bar Lake is a Reservoir in Meigs, Tennessee.
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Watts Bar Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee River created by Watts Bar Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
Located about midway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, the lake begins as the Tennessee River below Fort Loudon Dam in Lenoir City, Tennessee and stretches 72.4 miles (116.5 km) to Watts Bar Dam, near Spring City, Tennessee. The Clinch River connects to the main channel of the lake at mile 568 near Southwest Point (site of Andrew Jackson and John Sevier's 1803 confrontation) in Kingston, Tennessee. The widening of the Clinch by the lake makes that river navigable all the way up to Melton Hill Dam, which is equipped with a navigation lock allowing navigation upstream through Oak Ridge and Clinton. The partially navigable Emory River connects with the Clinch near the TVA's Kingston Steam Plant just upriver from the meeting with the Tennessee. Including the Clinch and Emory arms, Watts Bar has 722 miles (1,160 km) of shoreline and over 39,000 acres (160 km²) of water surface. Minor tributaries include Poplar Creek, Caney Creek, and White's Creek. The lake contains several large islands, most notably Thief Neck Island, Long Island, and Sand Island.
The state of Tennessee advises against eating fish caught in certain areas of the lake due to PCB contamination.
Watts Bar's sport fishing ratings for crappie, black crappie, largemouth bass, and spotted bass are at or near the top in the TVA system. Other species include white bass, catfish, striped bass, and sauger.
Tennessee - Watts Bar Lake Fishing Report
The lake is cooling. The number of local anglers gathering at the lake has fallen due to deer fever. The Ohio crowd has taken up the slack. The angler... Continued
Tennessee - Watts Bar Lake Fishing Report
The lake is clear and at normal summer pool. The surface water temperature is in the mid 80's. The tailwater anglers below Ft. Loudon are catching a... Continued
Tennessee - Watts Bar Lake Fishing Report
The lake is full and the surface water temperature is in the 70's. The pattern for all species is shallow or in areas close to shallow water. Crappi... Continued
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Solar Lunar Best Fishing Times - Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee
Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee - Solar Lunar Chart - May 26, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waxing Crescent | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 4:26 Transit 11:35 Set 18:46 | Fish Major Periods 15:44 - 18:14 4:04 - 6:34 | Activity Minor Periods 22:29 - 23:59 8:52 - 10:22 | Day Rating |
Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee - Solar Lunar Chart - May 27, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waxing Crescent | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 4:26 Transit 11:36 Set 18:47 | Fish Major Periods 16:31 - 19:01 4:51 - 7:21 | Activity Minor Periods 0:00 - 0:00 9:53 - 11:23 | Day Rating |
Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee - Solar Lunar Chart - May 28, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | First Quarter at 14:20 | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 4:26 Transit 11:36 Set 18:47 | Fish Major Periods 17:18 - 19:48 5:38 - 8:08 | Activity Minor Periods 0:00 - 0:00 10:54 - 12:24 | Day Rating |
Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee - Solar Lunar Chart - May 29, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waxing Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 4:25 Transit 11:36 Set 18:48 | Fish Major Periods 18:07 - 20:37 6:26 - 8:56 | Activity Minor Periods 0:00 - 0:00 11:59 - 13:29 | Day Rating |
Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee - Solar Lunar Chart - May 30, 2012
Moon Phase ![]() | Waxing Gibbous | Sun Phase ![]() |
Rise 4:25 Transit 11:36 Set 18:49 | Fish Major Periods 18:57 - 21:27 7:16 - 9:46 | Activity Minor Periods 0:09 - 1:39 13:04 - 14:34 | Day Rating |
Businesses Located Near Watts Bar Lake
Bait and Tackle
- Charlies Bait & Tackle
- 1831 State Highway 68 W
- Decatur, Tennessee
- (423) 334-4286
- Hiwassee Marine Bait & Tackle
- 3292 Tn-58
- Georgetown, Tennessee
- (423) 339-2171
- Jack's Bait & Tackle Shop
- 4228 Bonny Oaks Dr
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- (423) 698-8339
Boating
- Arrowhead Resort
- 261 Bennett Dr
- Spring City, Tennessee
- (423) 365-6484
- Knoxville Boat Sales Incorporated
- 508 Omni Ln
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- (865) 966-9224
- Lakeside Marine Sales Incorporated
- 2782 Tn-304
- Ten Mile, Tennessee
- (423) 334-5034
Gas / Convenience Store
- Carole's Country Store
- 5120 Wassom Memorial Hwy
- Grandview, Tennessee
- (423) 365-6330
- Dipam Market
- 2451 Watts Bar Hwy
- Spring City, Tennessee
- (423) 452-0022
- Frostbite Country Store
- 9696 Summer City Rd
- Spring City, Tennessee
- (423) 533-2444
Real Estate
- Best, Joni - Real Estate Marketplace
- 918 Dupitt St
- Athens, Tennessee
- (423) 746-0045
- Maness, Jan - Century 21 Real Estate Group
- 1109 N Hall Rd
- Alcoa, Tennessee
- (865) 984-2121
- Neeley, Carole - Trecs Real Estate School
- 7565 S Northshore Dr, #B
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- (865) 693-4992
Lodging
- Piney Point Fishing Resort
- 1093 Piney Point Rd
- Spring City, Tennessee
- (423) 365-6262
- Tellico Vacation Rentals
- 113 Scott St
- Tellico Plains, Tennessee
- (866) 253-2254






































