Localwaters

Holston River Outfitters:

South Holston Fly Shop (423) 878-2822

608 Emmett Road, Bristol, Tennessee, 37620

Government Agencies:

US Army Corps of Engineers-Nashville
Regulator
TVA
Administrator

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Region 4
Licensing-Game Enforcement-Stocking-Boating Registration

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Water quality-Pollution control

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery
Fish Rearing Hatchery-Fish Stocking Partner with TWRA

Andrew L. Currie, Hatchery Manager
145 Fish Hatchery Road
Celina, TN 38551
(931)243-2443

Boating Regulations:

TWRA Boating Regulations

Fishing Regulations:

TWRA go to site for current regulations

Holston River Special Regulations as of 2012:

(I-40 bridge upstream to Cherokee Dam and John Sevier Dam upstream to North Fork Holston River)

Smallmouth Bass: 13?17 inch protected length range with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater than 17 inches (Hwy. 168 to state line, excluding Douglas Reservoir).

Walleye/Sauger: 5 per day in combination (Douglas Dam to state line).

Walleye: 15 inch minimum length limit.

Sauger: No minimum length limit but only one sauger can be over 16 inches per day.

North Fork Holston River (confluence with South Fork Holston River upstream to state line)

13?17 inch protected length range for smallmouth bass, with a creel limit of 5 black bass, allowing only one smallmouth bass in creel to be greater than 17 inches.

Current Fishing Report for The Holston River:

TNFishing report for Holston River

Holston River Fishing Guides:

East Tennessee on the Fly (423) 360-1468 (TN Fishing Reports Guide for South Fork Holston River)

Randy Ratliff

R&R Fly Fishing

Ian & Charity Rutter

(865) 448-0467

PO Box 60 Townsend, TN 37882

Boat and Engine Repair:

Holston River Camping:

Lodging: