Emory River
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Emory River, from the Highway 27 Bridge at Harriman upstream to Highway 299 Bridge at Oakdale, as the state words them
Morgan County · River · TN
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from TN's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- All fishJan. 1 through April 30 (out of season today)Gear one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)Poles no more than 3 rods and reels or poles may be used by each angler
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- anglers are restricted to a maximum of 3 hooks per rod, pole or hand-held lineStatewide
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- there is no limit on the number of poles an angler may fish at one (1) timeStatewide
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Largemouth Bass Varies by water: 14 inch minimum length limit (Cheatham, Black Bass category); 15 inch minimum length limit (Normandy, Black Bass category) | See size | min. 22 | Statewide |
Spotted Bass | See size | min. 18 | Statewide |
Smallmouth Bass Varies by water: 18 inch minimum length limit (Cheatham, Black Bass category) | See size | min. 20 | Statewide |
Striped Bass | See size | min. 40 | Statewide |
Hybrid Striped Bass (Cherokee Bass) | See size | min. 28 | Statewide |
White Bass Varies by water: 18 (Tennessee Angler Recognition Program) | 15 | min. none | Statewide |
Yellow Bass | See size | min. 11 | Statewide |
Black Crappie | See size | min. 14 | Statewide |
White Crappie | See size | min. 14 | Statewide |
Bluegill | See size | min. 10 | Statewide |
Redear Sunfish | See size | min. 11 | Statewide |
Rock Bass | See size | min. 10 | Statewide |
Sauger | See size | min. 20 | Statewide |
Walleye Varies by water: 28 (Tennessee Angler Recognition Program) | 5 | min. 16 inches | Statewide |
Yellow Perch | See size | min. 11 | Statewide |
Muskellunge Varies by water: 40 (Tennessee Angler Recognition Program) | 1 | min. 36 inches | Statewide |
Brook Trout | See size | min. 10 | Statewide |
Brown Trout | See size | min. 26 | Statewide |
Rainbow Trout Varies by water: eight (8) inches or less in length (Licensed sport angler possessing rainbow trout purchased from bait dealer); larger than eight (8) inches in length (Sport anglers purchasing larger rainbow trout for bait) | See size | min. 24 | Statewide |
Lake Trout Varies by water: 28 (Tennessee Angler Recognition Program); limit two (2) (Statewide, exception: Lake Trout) | Only 2 trout may be Lake Trout. | min. none | Statewide |
Channel Catfish | See size | min. 28 | Statewide |
Blue Catfish | See size | min. 36 | Statewide |
Flathead Catfish | See size | min. 36 | Statewide |
Common Carp | See size | min. 34 | Statewide |
Freshwater Drum | See size | min. 28 | Statewide |
Bowfin | See size | min. 26 | Statewide |
Longnose Gar | See size | min. 45 | Statewide |
Catfish Varies by water: limit Five (5) per day, no length limit (Community Fishing Program waters); limit Only one (1) catfish over 34 inches may be harvested per day. No harvest limit on catfish less than 34 inches. (Statewide) | There is no limit on catfish, except only one (1) fish may exceed 34 inches. | - | Statewide |
Bluegill/Redear Sunfish | 20 per day, no length limit | - | Statewide |
Black Bass | One (1) per day, no length limit | - | Statewide |
Crappie | 30 per day, no length limit | - | Statewide |
Trout Varies by water: limit Five (5) per day, no length limit (Community Fishing Program waters); limit five (5) trout per day (Gatlinburg General Streams) | Seven (7) | min. None | Statewide |
Gizzard Shad | No possession limit | - | Statewide |
Threadfin Shad | No possession limit | - | Statewide |
Fathead Minnow | No possession limit | - | Statewide |
Golden Shiner | No possession limit | - | Statewide |
Goldfish | No possession limit | - | Statewide |
Skipjack Herring Varies by water: limit creel limit of 100 per day; possession limit is 200 (Class A Bait Fish) | 100 | min. none | Statewide |
Sunfishes | See size | min. not more than four (4) inches in length | Statewide |
Stonerollers | no more than 100 | - | Statewide |
Creek Chub | no more than 100 | - | Statewide |
Bluntnose Minnow | no more than 100 | - | Statewide |
Bullhead Minnow | no more than 100 | - | Statewide |
Silver Carp | without limit | - | Statewide |
Bighead Carp | without limit | - | Statewide |
Black Carp | without limit | - | Statewide |
Grass Carp | without limit | - | Statewide |
Nongame fish, Paddlefish, Sturgeon | Nongame fish, except Paddlefish and Sturgeon, may be taken without limit | - | Statewide |
Game fish | Game fish may be taken according to local limits. | - | Statewide |
Skipjack | The creel limit for Skipjack is 100 fish. | - | Statewide |
Nongame fish | Nongame fish may be taken without limit. | - | Statewide |
Game fish, Sturgeon, Alligator Gar | Game fish, Sturgeon, and Alligator Gar may not be taken. | - | Statewide |
Catfish, Paddlefish, Skipjack | Catfish, Paddlefish, and Skipjack may be harvested according to local limits. | - | Statewide |
Largemouth/Spotted Bass | See size | min. No length limit | Statewide |
Crappie (all species combined) | 15 | min. 10 inches | Statewide |
Sauger or Sauger/Walleye hybrids | 10 | min. 15 inches | Statewide |
Trout (all trout species combined) | 7 | min. none | Statewide |
Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker) | 20 | min. none | Statewide |
Alligator Gar | No harvest allowed. Must be returned to water immediately. | - | Statewide |
Paddlefish | two (2) fish per day | min. no size limit | Statewide |
Shovelnose Sturgeon | No harvest allowed. Must be returned to water immediately. | - | Statewide |
common snapping turtle | 5 | min. 12 inches, length is determined by measuring the upper shell in a straight line from the scute directly behind the turtle's head (nuchal scute) to the base of the notch where the two most posterior scutes meet | Statewide |
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
Season at a glanceDerived
Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 346 cfs at emory river at oakdale, tn (2026-07-29 04:00)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Emory River's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
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Local services near Emory River
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