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Watts Bar Fish Stocking

Rhea County, Tennessee · 2023 to 2026 on record

According to TWRA records, Watts Bar has 103 stocking records on file across 9 species. The most recent stocking season represented is 2026.

Watts Bar stocking
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103
Stocking records
3,862,770
Fish reported stocked
9
Species
2026
Latest season

Stocking activity by season

4 seasons on record, most in the 2024 (29 records). Click a bar to jump to that season below.

21 records
2026 · 825,417 fish
2023
2024
2025
2026

Stocking records per season (labelled by the season's end year). Tennessee's source reports by season, so records aren't broken out by month.

Most-stocked species

Striped Bass 28 records
Walleye 28 records
Florida Largemouth Bass 21 records
Black Crappie 8 records
Lake Sturgeon 7 records

Location

35.6208, -84.7817 · Rhea County

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Stocking history

Values shown exactly as the agency reported them; species names are normalized for search.

SpeciesFish stockedSizePhase
Florida Largemouth Bass 50,688 — —
Florida Largemouth Bass 52,617 — —
Florida Largemouth Bass 107,617 — —
Striped Bass 7,994 — —
Striped Bass 33,633 — —
Striped Bass 7,253 — —
Striped Bass 5,194 — —
Striped Bass 56,437 — —
Striped Bass 9,432 — —
Striped Bass 20,979 — —
Striped Bass 19,594 — —
Striped Bass 25,724 — —
Striped Bass 19,272 — —
Walleye 70,157 — —
Walleye 27,364 — —
Walleye 42,822 — —
Walleye 59,681 — —
Walleye 18,868 — —
Walleye 76,013 — —
Walleye 43,940 — —
Walleye 70,138 — —

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Quick facts

Latest season 2026
Most stocked Striped Bass
Species Striped Bass, Walleye, Florida Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Lake Sturgeon, Blacknose Black Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Black / Blacknose Crappie Mix, Channel Catfish
County Rhea
Seasons on record 2023 – 2026
Fish reported 3,862,770
Coordinates 35.6208, -84.7817

Data source

Compiled from public records published by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. StockedSpots is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by TWRA.

Source: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Data last checked September 1, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions

TWRA records show Watts Bar stocked with Striped Bass, Walleye, Florida Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Lake Sturgeon, Blacknose Black Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Black / Blacknose Crappie Mix, Channel Catfish.

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