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Watauga Lake Local Weather may vary from this due to it’s elevation of 1,900 ft
Watauga Lake Outfitters:
Fly Fishing and Shuttle Service:
easttennesseeflyfishing.com
(423) 213-8126
Fly Fishing-
102 Willmary Rd, Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 928-2007
Bait & Tackle-
Fish Springs Marine Store
Phone: 423-768-2336
Address: 191 Fish Springs Rd., Hampton, TN
Hampton Bait Shop
126 First Ave, Hampton, TN 37658
(423) 725-2811
Cole’s Tackle Box
816 Highway 321, Hampton, TN 37658
(423) 725-4954
Watauga Lake Marinas:
Cove Ridge Marina
947 Piercetown Road
Butler, TN 37640
(423) 768-3741
Fish Springs Marina
191 Fish Springs Rd
Hampton, TN 37658
(423) 768-2336
Mallard Cove Marina
200 Mallard Cove Drive
Butler, Tennessee
(423) 768-3440
Government Agencies:
TVA
Administrator
TVA Generations Schedule Watauga Lake Dam
TVA Generations Schedule Wilbur Dam
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Licensing-Game Enforcement-Stocking-Boating Registration
Licensing-Game Enforcement-Stocking-Boating Registration
No information on their site about Watauga Lake
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:
Watauga Lake Fishing Guides:
Fly Fishing Guide and Shuttle Service:
easttennesseeflyfishing.com
Troutfishers Guide Service (423) 360-1468 tailwater trout
High Country Angler (704) 641-6815 trout
Jason Reep (423) 474-4388 trout, smallmouth
Tom Richards (423) 246-7628 walleye, smallmouth bass
Cap’n Jack West (423) 926-8539 tailwater trout
Watauga Lake Fishing Reports:
TNFishingReport.com Watauga Lake
Watauga Lake Fishing Tips:
Tennessee’s Overlooked Trout Fishery (Excellent 2010 article from Game & Fish Magazine)
Boat and Engine Repair:
Lakeshore Marina
2285 Highway 321
Hampton, TN
(423) 725-2223
Fish Springs Marina
191 Fish Springs Road
Hampton, TN
(423) 768-2336
Watson’s Marine Service
4097 Highway 11 E, Bluff City, TN 37618
(423) 538-5132
Watauga Lake Camping:
Cardens Bluff (USFS)
In Hampton, TN, take US Rt. 321 south/State Rt. 67 east 4.1 miles
to Cardens Bluff sign. Turn left at sign into campground.
Boat ramp is located 1 mile west of
campground on US Rt. 321. Power boating is permitted on the lake,
but there is no access from the campground.
Watauga Dam Tailwater Campground (TVA)
This is a self-service campground. (423) 542-3533. Recreation opportunities: 29 camp sites with electric hookups. Restrooms with heated showers and flush toilets, dump station, public phone, picnic tables and grills, canoe access, boat ramps above and below dam, lake and river fishing, hiking trail, walking trail, wildlife viewing area, bird-watching.
The Appalachian Trail crosses Watauga Dam.
744 Wilbur Dam Road
Elizabethton, TN 37643
From Elizabethton, Tenn., take US 19E north 0.1 miles to Highway 91, then take Highway 91 three miles to Siam Road. Turn right onto Siam Road and follow signs to Watauga Dam Reservation.
Watauga Lake Lodging:
Cherokee Forest Mountain Cabins (owner is active in keeping lake clean)
798 Grindstaff Rd, Butler, TN 37640
1-866-937-7829
Watauga Lake Parks (Cherokee National Forest forms much of shoreline)
Cherokee National Forest
Conservation Groups active in this watershed:
Watauga Lake Cleanup (Informal Group)
Article about their clean up of Watauga Lake