Just Added: Holston and Clinch Rivers

We are pleased to add the Holston and Clinch Rivers to our list of offerings. Here is a brief history of these Knoxville area tailwaters:

Holston River

The Holston River is one of the larger watersheds in the Southeast. The section we focus on is below Cherokee Dam. Completed in 1941, this impoundment creates Cherokee Lake and the tailwater below the dam known as the Holston River. In the mid 1990's, TWRA began managing the upper nineteen mile stretch of this river as a "Put and Take" trout fishery. With TVA stepping in and adding ventilated turbines and a direct oxygen injection system to help improve dissolved oxygen levels in the water below the dam, this fishery has improved on a yearly basis and will hopefully only continue to provide us with healthier and larger fish. 

Clinch River

The construction of Norris Dam was completed in 1933. Three years later, TWRA began stocking the Clinch with trout. The Clinch is the oldest stocked tailwater in the state and boasts good numbers of rainbow and brown trout. This river is well known for its spring sulphur hatches and late fall brown trout spawns. TWRA manages the upper twelve miles of this river and annually stocks over 100,000 fingerlings. The Clinch is also home to the current state record brown weighing in at a respectable 28 lbs. and 12 ounces.