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2 TENNESSEE FISHING & HUNTING GUIDE 1805 Amarillo Ln Knoxville, TN J.L. & Lin Stepp Publishers Serving Tennessee Since 1990 BENTON SHOOTERS SUPPLY The Largest Shooters Supply Store In The South! Hwy 411, Benton, TN Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm HUNTING & FISHING SUPPLIES - GUNS - AMMO ARCHEREY EQUIPMENT - SAFES OUTDOOR CLOTHING FOR MEN/WOMEN/CHILDREN Our steppcom@aol.com Send us your pictures! ABOUT THE COVER This month s cover shows 3 generations of crappie fishermen: Gideon (boy), Evan (L), and Bob with catch on Watts Bar Lake - goes to prove that families that fish together, stay together. Dove and squirrel seasons also in full swing this month - so get out and enjoy Tennessee fishing & hunting! Photo courtesy Barry s Guide Service Fish & Hunt Tennessee! 2 Long guns and handguns: Over 2,000 guns in stock! Ammo and supplies for every shooting need. KEEP OUR TENNESSEE LAKES CLEAN Introduce A Kid To Fishing!

3 WATTS BAR LAKE 4 CORNERS MARKET Intersection of Hwys 58 & 68, Decatur, TN * Gotzza Pizza - Subs - Salad - Wings (Delicious & Prices) Call In or Carry Out * Hunting & Fishing Licenses * Live Bait & Fishing Supplies * Cigarettes - Beer - Groceries * 100% Ethanol-Free Gas (grades 87 & 93) OPEN 7 DAYS - Big Game Checking Station A nice striper caught below Watts Bar Dam. Photo courtesy Watts Bar Bait & Tackle. * Groceries * Deli - Take-Out * Pizza * 100% Gas - no ethanol * Live Bait * Worms * Beer * Ice * Lottery * Propane * Minnows J & S Pawn Shop 1008 River Road, Decatur, TN (423) * New & Used Guns & Ammo * Gun Accessories * We buy gold and silver * Fishing Supplies & much more! OPEN: Mon-Sat 9am - 5pm Chris caught 5 lb 5 oz & 4 lb 4 oz walleyes and striper below Watts Bar dam. Photo J & S Pawn Shop. INRODUCE A KID TO FISHING! NOW! VIEW THIS MAGAZINE IN COLOR ONLINE AT 3

4 WATTS BAR LAKE * Fishing Equipment * Tackle * Live Bait * Open Mon - Sat Whites Creek Road Spring City, TN Ph: (423) Fax:(423) Whites Creek Rd - Spring City, TN * Lodging For Any Need * Plus New Floating Covered Docks Justice with a 10-pound catfish caught at Watts Bar Lake. Photo courtesy Bobby Biggins 4 John Henry with a 6 lb 12 oz largemouth 6/17/16. Photo courtesy The Bait Box. Wednesday Tournament 2nd Wed Every Month Tom Fuller Park - SL - 3pm For more info call The Bait Box

5 WATTS BAR LAKE Watts Bar Bait and Tackle 1831 State Hwy 68W Decatur, TN LIVE BAIT - TACKLE - FISHING SUPPLIES 100% GAS - GROCERIES - DELI LICENSES - BIG GAME CHECKING STATION BEER - ICE - CIGARETTES Open 7 Days from 5am - till fish quit biting! - AMERICAN OWNED - Gordon with big cat at Watts Bar Dam. Photo courtesy Watts Bar Bait & Tackle. Spring City Resort & Marina First Choice on beautiful Watts Bar 2109 New Lake Road, Spring City, TN * Restaurant * Beach * Lakefront Cabins * RV Sites * Open & Covered Slips * Gas & Diesel Tel Fax springcitymarina.com Camo Clothing - Reloading Supplies - Ground Blinds Gunsmith Services - Fishing Supplies - Zoom Worms Open: Tu - Fri 9-6 Sat 9-5 Adam - 52 lb catfish below Watts Bar dam. Photo courtesy Watts Bar Bait & Tackle. NBT TOURNAMENT September 11 - Watts Bar - Tom Fuller Park or SATURDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENTS Everyone Welcome Watts Bar -Tom Fuller Park -Rockwood 7:00 pm - 2:00 am Cost: $20 Per Person call Dwight Hagler Squirrel Season to Open, Tennessee s Free Hunting Day August 27 NASHVILLE --- Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 27 which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. (Con t on p. 12) 5

6 WATTS BAR LAKE 2016 Dove Season Opens Thursday, Sept 1; Early Canada Goose Season Also Begins NASHVILLE --- Dove season opens on Thursday, Sept. 1 at noon (local time), which marks the annual start of one of Tennessee s most long-standing outdoor sports traditions. Tennessee s 2016 season is again divided into three segments: Sept. 1 through Sept. 28; Oct. 8 through Oct. 30; and Dec. 8 through Jan. 15, (Con t on p. 7) Gideon (boy), Evan (L), and Bob - 3 generations of crappie fishing. Photo courtesy Barry s Guide Service. Gideon with a good crappie using crankbait. Photo courtesy Barry s Guide Service. 6 Gideon shows off his 1st crappie! Photo Barry s Guide Service. Evan with a big cat while cranking for crappie. Photo Barry s Guide Service.

7 WATTS BAR LAKE Restaurant and store open every day from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 89 octane fuel - no ethanol fishing license, live bait, marine supplies, snacks Authorized service on Evinrude and Yamaha outboards by appt. Authorized Stratos Bass Boat dealer arrowheadresort@volstate.net Layla with an 8-pound catfish on Watts Bar Lake. Photo courtesy Bobby Biggins. ( Dove Season... con t from p. 6) Hunting times, other than opening day, are one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Doves are found throughout the various regions in the state, but the highest concentration is in farming areas. The hunter must have in his/her Archery Equip & Supplies Custom made Long-Bows and Muzzleloaders Guns - Ammo - Scopes Treestands - Clothing Open: Tu - F 12-7 / Sat 12-8 Business wilkey.doa@gmail.com Mike Stacia Market St. Dayton, TN possession a valid state hunting license and Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit at all times while hunting. Hunters must have landowner s permission to hunt on private land. TWRA manages dove hunting fields in each of the four regions. For more information and location of fields visit The daily bag limit for doves is 15. There is no limit on collared doves. Doves not readily identifiable as collared doves will be considered mourning doves and will count toward the mourning dove daily bag limit. No person shall take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area. Any auto-loading or repeating shotgun must be incapable of holding more than three shells while being used for dove hunting. (Con t on p. 16) 7

8 HIWASSEE / OCOEE RIVERS 8 A big rockfish for this angler at dusk. Photo courtesy Hiwassee Corner Market.

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14 FORT LOUDON / TELLICO 14 All photos above courtesy FISH ON! Guided Tours. Photos above: big brown trout out of Clinch River. Guided by FISH ON! Guided Tours.

15 CHEROKEE LAKE Elk Hunt Winners, Commercial Fishing Proposals Made at August TFWC Meeting CROSSVILLE, Tenn. --- The participants in Tennessee s 2016 elk hunt were announced at the August meeting of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission which concluded Friday. The TFWC was also presented a preview of next year s proposed commercial fishing regulations, and update on recommendations for cervid deer carcass importations as they pertain to states with chronic wasting disease (CWD). Tennessee began its elk hunt in 2009 with the participants selected from a computer draw. At its May meeting, the TFWC approved the addition of an archery only elk hunt which will be held Oct Selected for the archery only hunt were Dennis C. Edwards (Brentwood), Travis L. Brown (Telford), William Scott Taylor (Murfreesboro), Donald Alvin Jackson (Cleveland), and James A. Millwood (Chattanooga). The selections for the regular hunt set for Oct were Kevin Hart (Yuma), Austin L. Burks (Waynesboro), Timothy C. Copeland (Crossville), and Bryan C. White (Harrison). The fifth permit for the elk hunt was presented to a non-governmental organizational, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation. The permit was auctioned and Wade Roberts (Leoma) was the high bidder at $9,000. Fund-raising proceeds from the auctioned tag are designated for the elk restoration program. The youth tag permit winner is Jordan Redmond (Oakdale). This will be the fifth year for the tag which is designated for youth ages The elk hunt permits are valid on elk hunting zones at North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. Additionally, established beginning for this year, the permits will be valid on private lands within Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, and Scott counties. TWRA Fisheries Division chief, Frank Fiss, presented proposed changes to the commercial fishing and mussel harvest proclamations. The proposals would allow commercial fishers to use a variety of minnow traps to harvest baitfish. Fiss also proposed changes that would improve the accuracy of descriptions of mussel refuge boundaries. These proposals will be formally discussed at the TFWC s September meeting. The sport fish proposals will be presented at the September meeting. The next year s sport fish regulations are typically established at the TFWC s October meeting. Chuck Yoest, Wildlife and Forestry Division assistant chief, presented for commission consideration four possibilities for applying the wildlife carcass importation regulation. The regulation requires hunter-taken deer and elk being imported from CWD positive areas be fully processed before being brought into the state. The regulation also allows for finished taxidermy to be imported. The Commission took action to apply the current harvested cervid (deer, elk) importation restrictions to the entirety of any states not bordering Tennessee in which CWD is present or occurs in the future, and also any bordering state in which CWD is present or occurs within 150 miles of the (Con t on p. 16) 15

16 CHEROKEE LAKE ( Elk Hunt Winners... con t from p. 15) Tennessee border. Pending no further action by the Commission, on May 1, 2017 the importation restrictions will apply to the entirety of any state in which CWD is present or occurs in the future. The TFWC passed several proclamations. The Buffalo Ridge Refuge, consisting of 1,813 acres in Humphreys County just south of I-40 and on the west side of the Buffalo River. The refuge has a structure which will serve as the Tom and Wendy Beasley Wildlife Outreach and Special Events Center. The Middle Fork Forked Deer River Refuge in northwest Madison County. It is 984 acres that will serve as a wetland demonstration site. While owned by TWRA, the West Tennessee River Basin Authority and The Nature Conservancy will develop the site into a wetlands demonstration area using acquired grant funds. The Mississippi River Floodwaters Zone Hunting Closure which will automatically close an area to big game hunting should floodwaters occur as they did last December which resulted in the Commission closing a portion of the deer season on this area via an emergency proclamation. The area to be closed should floodwaters exceed 34.0 foot elevation at the Caruthersville, Mo., gauge includes all areas west of Highway 78 from the Kentucky state line to the Obion River Bridge, and west of the Obion River from the Highway 78 Bridge to the Mississippi River. A proclamation opened a section of the Holston River upstream from the Holston Army Ammunition Plant Waterfowl Refuge to boating and fishing activities. The section to be opened is from the Inter-Plant Railroad Bridge downstream to the Holston Ammunition Plant boundary. This river section will remain closed to hunting activities from the fourth Saturday of August through the end of February. The TFWC approved the agency s budget for fiscal year of approximately $86 million. The budget includes the discontinuance of the agency s funded weekly television show, Tennessee Uncharted. The meeting was held for the first time at the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville. ( Dove Season... con t from p. 7) In addition to the start of dove season, the early season for Canada goose also starts on Sept. 1 and runs through Sept. 15. There is a daily bag of five for Canada goose. ---TWRA--- More information on Tennessee s dove and goose seasons can be found on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website ( in the Hunting section. The Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide can also be viewed on the website or a copy may be obtained at any TWRA regional office or wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. 16 Sept 24, Douglas Lake - Shady Grove

17 DOUGLAS LAKE Joe Fortner Named Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Tennessee Wildlife Officer of the Year NASHVILLE --- Joe Fortner has been honored as the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Wildlife Officer of the Year for the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA). The recipient of the award was announced by Darren Rider, TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement Division colonel. Fortner serves as a wildlife officer in TWRA Region III District 31 s DeKalb County. He was selected among other TWRA law enforcement officers to become the state recipient. He will be recognized during the annual SEAFWA meeting in October to be held this year in Baton Rouge, La. While assigned DeKalb County, Fortner works throughout the district s 12 counties. Also honored as their respective TWRA region and district selections were Ricky Lyle, Region I and Chase Taylor, District 11; Daniel Plunkett, Region II and Mark Vance, District 21; Marty Griffith, District 32: David Carpenter, Region IV and Jeff Roberson, District 41. The officers were selected for their efforts in teamwork, public outreach, innovation, attitude, leadership, achievements and accomplishments Douglas Dam Rd, Dandridge, TN Fishing Supplies - Live Bait - Licenses - Groceries - Deli - Take Out Open 7 Days 6am - 10pm Call In Orders Welcome! OUR DELI HAS DAILY BREAKFAST & DINNER SPECIALS AVAILABLE! It s always a difficult situation when one officer is selected out of a group of officers that have all gone above and beyond the duty of ensuring Tennessee hunters, anglers and boaters are provided safe and enjoyable recreational opportunities, said Rider. All these officers are to be commended for their professionalism and efforts they displayed this year. All these officers had a fantastic year, but Joe really excelled in all aspects of his job. His achievements and accomplishments were outstanding. Among Fortner s activities this past year, he conducted educational and outreach events that included a kids fishing rodeo, displaying the Wildlife on Wheels educational trailer, Gigging for Grads, and the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). He also assisted with several county fair exhibits providing information. He taught several hunter education, boater education and trapper education programs. Joe s efforts in excellence and innovation were also great, said Rider. He covers one of the premier trout fisheries in the state, the Caney Fork River, and has utilized the use of a kayak to reach these large crowds of anglers and paddlers. His determined law enforcement efforts resulted in 4,392 hunters, fishermen and boaters being inspected for compliance. These efforts produced a total of 147 court citations and warnings. He also assisted other officers with another 110 citations and (Con t on p. 18) 503 Hwy 25/32 White Pine, TN Fishing Supplies - Live Bait - Licenses - Breakfast Big Game Checking Station Open: M-T 6-8, F-S 6-9, Sun 7-6 Enjoy Tennessee Waters Practice Safety First Always Use PFDs! NOW! VIEW THIS MAGAZINE IN COLOR ONLINE AT 17

18 INDIAN CREEK MARKET & DELI 1811 Indian Creek Road Dandridge, TN OPEN 7 Days a Week 6:00 am - 9:00 pm Phone # Full Menu: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner - Take Out Ask About our Daily Specials and Desserts! Live Bait - Fishing Supplies BOAT STORAGE - BOAT REPAIRS DOUGLAS LAKE ( Joe Fortner... con t from p. 17) warnings. Through his efforts on a simple tagging violation he ending up prosecuting a poaching ring that concluded with nine individuals being charged and found guilty of the illegal killing of 11 deer. Fortner is a firearms instructor for the agency, assisting with range preparations and semi-annual qualification of all commissioned personnel in Region III. Joe is certainly not only a great asset for the Agency but also for the hunters, anglers and boaters that recreate in the state of Tennessee, Rider said. ---TWRA--- Hunter Education Classroom Course Registration Open: 49 Of 50 seats remaining LOCATION & SCHEDULE BASS PRO SHOPS SEVIERVILLE, TN Monday, Sep 05, :00 PM - 08:30 PM Plus, 3 additional days Support Our Advertisers With YOUR Business! Gary Sams with a whopper 77 lb blue cat. Photo courtesy Indian Creek Dock. 18 Officer of the Year Joe Fortner Send us your hunting & fishing photos: to steppcom@aol.com

19 NORRIS LAKE All 400 Permits Issued at Drawing for Sandhill Crane Hunting Season NASHVILLE --- All 400 permits were issued at a Saturday hand-held drawing to participate in Tennessee s fourth sandhill crane hunt. The drawing was held at the Birchwood Community Center in north Hamilton County. As a result of the drawing, there are no leftover permits to issue this week at Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency regional offices. The draw was conducted by TWRA staff members from the Nashville office and the TWRA Region III office in Crossville. The drawing had been held in October for the previous three hunts. All persons issued a sandhill crane permit must pass an internet-based crane identification test before hunting. All permits issued are not valid until a verifiable Sandhill Test validation code is written on each permit. The purpose of this test is to improve hunter s awareness and ability to distinguish between sandhill cranes and protected species which may be encountered while hunting. The test is available online. SOUTHERN OUTDOORS 2089 Hwy 25 E, Tazewell. TN (423) Live Bait - Fishing, Hunting, Archery Supplies Groceries - Snacks - Ice - Discount Tobacco 100% Ethanol-Free Gas - Diesel Fishing & Hunting Licenses Big Game Checking Station OPEN 7 DAYS The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission established a limited sandhill crane hunting season for a designated zone in southeast Tennessee. At its April meeting, the TWFC voted to extend the season to 55 days and move it later in the season. The season will be Dec. 3-Jan. 12, 2017 and Jan , 2017 and includes a three day closure (Fri.-Sun., Jan ) for the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival. ---TWRA WMA Big Game Quota Hunt Results Available; Leftover Permits Go on Sale Aug. 24 NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is announcing that the 2016 big game quota hunts results have been posted. Application results can be viewed by clicking here. When reviewing the application results, sportsmen must enter in only one form of identification without using dashes, spaces or special characters (for example ) and then enter in the date of birth using the format mm/dd/yyyy ( example-06/10/1967). If you have multiple hunt applications for the year, you will need to select the drop down box and choose the quota hunt that you wish to view the results. The award status column will tell you if you were unsuccessful or awarded for each hunt code. Permits and unsuccessful notices will be going in the mail by the end of the week of Aug (Con t on p. 20) 19

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21 WATAUGA / S HOLSTON / BOONE Brummitt s Bait & Tackle Live Bait Indoor Shooting Range - Keeping You On Target 118 First Avenue, Hampton, TN Phone: Open: Mon - Sat 10-6 Sun 1-6 WE HAVE LAYAWAY! ( Quota Hunts... con t from p. 20) * Individuals can only obtain one permit. *Hunters cannot purchase leftover permits for an area from which they were selected in the regular drawing. * Hunters cannot purchase leftover permits for an area which has the same or overlapping dates as the hunts they were selected for during the regular drawing. * Hunters can purchase permits for others as long as they have all their pertinent information. The same one (1) permit allowance applies. Hunt Code / Location / Weapon Type / Dates / Total Available 7 Cheatham Shotgun Oct Turkeys, either sex 8 Cheatham Lake Shotgun Oct Purdue Pond Access by boat only, 2 Turkeys, either sex 21 Lauel Hill Gun Nov Antler Restrictions Apply, One Antlered Deer 22 Laurel Hill Gun Dec Antler Restrictions Apply, One Antlered Deer 29 Prentice Cooper Archery Sep Deer, only 1 antlered ---TWRA Hwy 321 Hampton, TN Support Our Advertisers With YOUR Business! 21

22 DALE HOLLOW LAKE Boat Parking With Elec. Hook-ups Wireless Internet Security Cameras - FACILITIES FOR SALE - - Dale Hollow Fishing Report - courtesy Sportsman s Lodge Motel Smallmouth Bass: Several smallmouths are being caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon on topwater baits. Largemouth: Several largemouths are being caught on cloudy days on buzz baits around shallow vegetation/weeds. Walleye: Lots of walleyes are being caught while fishing at night using jerkbaits on points in 10 feet of water. Bluegill and Shellcracker: Lots of bluegill and shellcracker are being caught on crickets and night crawlers fishing gravel pockets on 5 feet of water For more information go go TWRA Leasing Fields for 2016 Dove Season NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2016 dove season. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Thursday, Sept. 1. Mourning doves are a popular game bird and one of the most widely distributed and abundant birds in North America. More mourning doves are harvested than all other migratory bird species combined in 39 of the continental states. In Tennessee, about 40,000 hunters harvested approximately 300,000 mourning doves last year. Landowners can earn up to $3,600 for providing a dove field for public hunting. These fields must be available for a minimum of three priority hunt dates in September. 22 (Con t on p. 23)

23 DALE HOLLOW LAKE ( Dove Fields... con t from p. 22) TWRA began its leased dove field program in the late 1980s and the program has been very successful in providing quality hunting opportunities for hunters. In addition to leased fields, many public dove fields are provided on wildlife management areas in each TWRA region. The TWRA website will have specific information about WMAs and leased dove fields in each region by Aug. 15. The standard fall leased field is a harvested grain field to which TWRA leases the hunting rights for three priority dates. The hunting access rate paid to landowners for fall leased fields may be up to $75 per acre for a maximum of 40 acres. Fields that are top sown with wheat are eligible for an additional $15 per acre. Interested landowners must sign up their fields in August. Anyone interested in leasing a dove field to TWRA should contact their TWRA regional office. The TWRA has four regional offices across the state that interested landowners can contact: Region I (West Tennessee) or toll free ; Region II (Middle Tennessee) or toll free ; Region III (Upper Cumberland) or toll free ; Region IV (East Tennessee) or TWRA--- Horse Creek Dock & Resort 703 Horse Creek Dock Road, Celina, TN PAY LAKE FISHING * COTTAGES * BOAT RENTALS * FISHING SUPPLIES * BAIT * ICE - GROCERIES Caught 7/30/16. Kenny Schindler - 25 lbs 9 oz 7/31/16 23

24 PAY LAKE FISHING Danny Diamond - 18 lbs 2 oz 8/16/16 Tommy Sharpe Sr - 38 lbs 3 oz 8/16/16 Danny Diamond - 38 lbs 9 oz 8/16/16 24 Tommy Sharpe Jr - 21 lbs 8/13/16 Geary Jackson - 12 lbs 8 oz 8/13/16 Colin Hodges - 18 lbs 14 oz 8/2/16

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26 PAY LAKE FISHING Danny Nolley - 14 lbs 14 oz 7/25/16 Larry Gillmore - 22 lbs 12 oz - won 7/30/16 Tournament $100 Peggy Mallard - 18 lbs 1 oz 8/4/16 26 Stan Hitchcock - 21 lbs 9 oz 8/4/16 Tommy Sharpe Sr - 18 lbs 9 oz 8/6/16 Tommy Sharpe Jr - 18 lbs 6 oz 8/6/16

27 PAY LAKE FISHING Tommy Sharpe Jr - 23 lbs 1 oz 7/23/16 Zabrian Ward - 21 lbs 8 oz 7/23/16 Cotton Aulds - 22 lbs 11 oz 7/23/16 Stan Hitchcock - 15 lbs 9 oz. Stan Hitchcock - 22 lbs 14 oz Tommy Sharpe Sr - 14 lbs 2 oz 27

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31 OLD HICKORY LAKE Percy Priest Hybrid & Striper Club August Tournament on Old Hickor Lake - 1st Place: Steve Hess and son Blake Hess with lbs including Big Fish of lbs. PPHSC August - new member David Helms with his first two stripers going lbs. Photos this page courtesy Jim Summers. SUMNER/WILSON BASS ANGERS ASSOCIATION September 11th - Old Hickory Lake Bull Creek Ramp - SL - 1 pm or PPHSC August 2nd Place: Jeff Edwards, Richie James, and Joe James lbs. 31

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