Sport
Fishing Index Ratings
To
help anglers decide where they have the best chance of catching their
favorite types of fish, TVA and state fisheries agencies have created
a Sport Fishing Index that reflects fishing quality for different species
in the TVA reservoirs.
The
Sport Fishing Index scores for different species are based both on population
measures (the size and health of the individual fish, along with the number
of fish present) and information on angler use and success (the number of
anglers looking for a particular type of fish, and the number of that
type that they actually catch).
The
Sport Fishing Index score ranges from a high of 60 (excellent) to a low
of 20 (very poor).
Apalachia
Black Basses |
30 |
37 |
Channel Catfish |
38 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
30 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
32 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
28 |
33 |
Barkley
Black Basses |
35
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
44
|
31
|
Channel Catfish |
36
|
34
|
Crappie |
20
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
40
|
35
|
Sauger |
42
|
38
|
Spotted Bass |
30
|
33
|
Striped Bass |
26
|
35
|
White Bass |
24
|
40
|
White Crappie |
50
|
33
|
Bear
Creek
Black Basses |
48
|
36
|
Bluegill |
22
|
27
|
Channel Catfish |
26
|
33
|
Largemouth Bass |
24
|
33
|
Spotted Bass |
50
|
33
|
White Crappie |
22
|
28
|
Beech
Channel Catfish |
48 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
48 |
35 |
Blue
Ridge
Black Basses |
46
|
36
|
Bluegill |
26
|
27
|
Largemouth Bass |
36
|
33
|
Smallmouth Bass |
20
|
30
|
Spotted Bass |
24
|
33
|
Walleye |
50
|
34
|
Boone
Black Basses |
32
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
32
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
32
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
37
|
31
|
Striped Bass |
40
|
35
|
Cedar
Creek
Fish
Species |
2006
Score |
2006 Average Across the TVA Region |
Black Basses |
47 |
36 |
Crappie |
46 |
36 |
Largemouth Bass |
32 |
33 |
Spotted Bass |
22 |
31 |
White Crappie |
46 |
41 |
Chatuge
Black Basses |
50
|
37
|
Channel Catfish |
26
|
34
|
Largemouth Bass |
30
|
35
|
Spotted Bass |
50
|
31
|
Walleye |
38
|
38
|
White Bass |
30
|
40
|
Cherokee
Black Basses |
35
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
31
|
31
|
Channel Catfish |
32
|
34
|
Largemouth Bass |
40
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
24
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
28
|
33
|
Striped Bass |
44
|
35
|
Walleye |
28
|
38
|
Chickamauga
Black Basses |
35
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
38
|
31
|
Channel Catfish |
28
|
34
|
Largemouth Bass |
42
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
34
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
38
|
33
|
Douglas
Black Basses |
31
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
30
|
31
|
Crappie |
30
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
28
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
26
|
31
|
Walleye |
28
|
38
|
White Bass |
48
|
40
|
White Crappie |
28
|
33
|
Fontana
Black Basses |
48
|
37
|
Channel Catfish |
32
|
34
|
Largemouth Bass |
50
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
40
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
42
|
33
|
Walleye |
40
|
38
|
White Bass |
48
|
40
|
Fort
Loudoun
Black Basses |
33
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
30
|
31
|
Crappie |
28
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
38
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
35
|
31
|
White Crappie |
31
|
33
|
Fort
Patrick Henry
Largemouth Bass |
32 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
30 |
31 |
Great
Falls
Black Basses |
26
|
36
|
Largemouth Bass |
24
|
33
|
Spotted Bass |
28
|
33
|
White Crappie |
26
|
28
|
Guntersville
Fish
Species |
2008
Score |
2008 Average Across the TVA Region |
Black Basses |
43
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
48
|
31
|
Channel Catfish |
34
|
34
|
Crappie |
52 |
31 |
Largemouth Bass |
38
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
26
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
28
|
33
|
Striped Bass |
32
|
35
|
White Bass |
48
|
40
|
White Crappie |
52
|
33
|
Hiwassee
Black Basses |
48 |
37 |
Channel Catfish |
24 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
28 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
44 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
44 |
33 |
Walleye |
48 |
38 |
Kentucky
Black Basses |
37
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
35
|
31
|
Crappie |
38
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
42
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
32
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
38
|
33
|
Striped Bass |
24
|
35
|
White Bass |
32
|
40
|
White Crappie |
38
|
33
|
Little
Bear Creek
Black Basses |
48 |
37 |
Largemouth Bass |
38 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
30 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
26 |
33 |
White Crappie |
42 |
33 |
Melton
Hill
Black Basses |
24
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
20
|
31
|
Channel Catfish |
40
|
34
|
Crappie |
26
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
34
|
35
|
Sauger |
22
|
38
|
Smallmouth Bass |
30
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
28
|
33
|
Striped Bass |
40
|
35
|
White Crappie |
26
|
33
|
Nickajack
Black Basses |
30
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
26
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
30
|
35
|
Spotted Bass |
26
|
33
|
White Crappie |
26
|
33
|
Normandy
Black Basses |
30
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
22
|
31
|
Channel Catfish |
28
|
34
|
Crappie |
24
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
30
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
26
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
36
|
33
|
Walleye |
26
|
38
|
White Crappie |
26
|
33
|
Norris
Black Basses |
33
|
37
|
Black Crappie |
30
|
31
|
Crappie |
50
|
31
|
Largemouth Bass |
28
|
35
|
Smallmouth Bass |
38
|
31
|
Spotted Bass |
38
|
31
|
Striped Bass |
46
|
35
|
Walleye |
38
|
38
|
White Crappie |
33
|
33
|
Nottely
Black Basses |
46
|
36
|
Black Crappie |
36
|
34
|
Largemouth Bass |
24
|
33
|
Spotted Bass |
46
|
33
|
Old Hickory
Black Basses |
45 |
37 |
Black Crappie |
26 |
31 |
Channel Catfish |
36 |
34 |
Crappie |
16 |
31 |
Largemouth Bass |
52 |
35 |
Sauger |
50 |
38 |
Spotted Bass |
28 |
33 |
Striped Bass |
48
|
35
|
Walleye |
46 |
38 |
White Bass |
46 |
40 |
White Crappie |
40 |
33 |
Parksville
Black Basses |
38 |
36 |
Largemouth Bass |
30 |
33 |
Spotted Bass |
36 |
31 |
Pickwick
Black Basses |
38 |
37 |
Largemouth Bass |
33 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
28 |
31 |
South
Holston
Black Basses |
32 |
37 |
Black Crappie |
24 |
31 |
Channel Catfish |
46 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
30 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
32 |
31 |
Walleye |
50 |
38
|
Tellico
Black Basses |
29 |
37 |
Largemouth Bass |
26 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
22 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
22 |
33 |
White Crappie |
22 |
33
|
Tims
Ford
Black Basses |
34 |
37 |
Black Crappie |
28 |
31 |
Channel Catfish |
22 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
28 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
42 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
29 |
33 |
Striped Bass |
24
|
35
|
Walleye |
24 |
38 |
Upper Bear Creek
Black Basses |
47 |
37 |
Largemouth Bass |
30 |
35 |
Spotted Bass |
30
|
33 |
White Crappie |
48 |
38
|
Watauga
Black Basses |
32 |
37 |
Largemouth Bass |
26 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
28 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
30 |
33 |
Walleye |
48 |
38 |
Watts
Bar
Black Basses |
30 |
37 |
Black Crappie |
33 |
31 |
Channel Catfish |
26 |
34 |
Crappie |
28 |
31 |
Largemouth Bass |
40 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
26 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
40 |
33 |
Striped Bass |
24 |
35 |
White Bass |
36 |
40 |
White Crappie |
31 |
33 |
Wheeler
Black Basses |
48 |
37 |
Channel Catfish |
46 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
38 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
32 |
31 |
Spotted Bass |
26 |
33 |
White Bass |
50 |
40 |
White Crappie |
24 |
33 |
Wilson
Black Basses |
52 |
37 |
Channel Catfish |
44 |
34 |
Largemouth Bass |
40 |
35 |
Smallmouth Bass |
26 |
31 |
White Crappie |
22 |
33 |