Regions › Southeast Reservoirs
United States
Southeast Reservoirs
Tennessee Valley and the Deep South — the heart of American bass fishing, plus stripers, crappie and catfish.
Waters
reservoir · AL
Lake Guntersville
Grass-flat largemouth on the Tennessee River; frog season is an event.
Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Blue Catfish
reservoir · TN
Chickamauga Lake
Florida-strain genetics produce 10-pound-plus largemouth every spring.
Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Blue Catfish
reservoir · TN
Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley
Ledge fishing in summer and some of the best crappie in the country.
Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · White Crappie · Blue Catfish
reservoir · GA
Lake Lanier
Spotted bass on brush piles and stripers on live bait.
Spotted Bass · Striped Bass · Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie
reservoir · SC
Santee Cooper Lakes
Blue catfish over 100 pounds and the birthplace of landlocked stripers.
Blue Catfish · Largemouth Bass · Striped Bass · Black Crappie
reservoir · TX
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Tournament bass water with hydrilla, hay grass and giant spring fish.
Largemouth Bass · White Crappie · Channel Catfish
Species in Southeast Reservoirs
Largemouth Bass#1
Freshwater · Peak Mar–May, Oct
Striped Bass#2
Saltwater · Peak Apr–May, Oct–Nov
Smallmouth Bass#6
Freshwater · Peak May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Black Crappie#7
Freshwater · Peak Mar–Apr
Channel Catfish#8
Freshwater · Peak May–Aug
Blue Catfish#20
Freshwater · Peak Nov–Mar
White Crappie
Freshwater · Peak Mar–Apr
Sauger
Freshwater · Peak Nov–Mar