Best sauger lakes in Tennessee
6 Tennessee waters hold sauger, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The river-running cousin of the walleye. Built for current and muddy water — channel edges, wing dams and the deep holes below every dam.
- Kentucky Lake — 75 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Pickwick Lake — 85 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Mississippi River — Memphis — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Cordell Hull Lake — 75 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Douglas Lake — 140 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger
- Old Hickory Lake — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie, Bluegill
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When to fish sauger in Tennessee
- Spring 4–18 ft — The famous tailwater run — fish stack below dams and on gravel bars in current seams.
- Summer 10–30 ft — Main-channel ledges and deep sand/gravel flats with current.
- Fall 12–35 ft — Fish pod up tight on channel structure — find one and you've found fifty.
- Winter 15–45 ft — The deepest holes below dams hold winter sauger by the hundreds.
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