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Best walleye lakes in Tennessee

19 Tennessee waters list walleye (official records or labelled estimates), 1 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Chickamauga Lake — 75 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 29 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Watts Bar Lake — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 50 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
3. Norris Lake — 210 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 35 public access sites, 8 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Cherokee Lake — 160 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 38 public access sites, 11 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. Dale Hollow Lake — 130 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
6. Tellico Lake — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 14 public access sites
7. Douglas Lake — 140 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 12 public access sites
8. Old Hickory Lake — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, SaugerWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 36 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. Fort Loudoun Lake — 75 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 17 public access sites
10. Center Hill Lake — 190 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 13 public access sites
11. Melton Hill Lake — 65 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 15 public access sites
12. South Holston Lake — 240 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
13. Tims Ford Lake — 143 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 18 public access sites
14. Watauga Lake — 265 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
15. Nickajack Lake — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 6 public access sites
16. Normandy Lake — 85 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Bedford County Lake — 25 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Caney Fork River — 12 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented

…plus 1 more Tennessee waters holding walleye.

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When to fish walleye in Tennessee

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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