Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
The Tennessee River is a freestone river in Alabama, listed as Agency-named bass water by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division lists 6 species, including crappie, largemouth bass and sauger. 3 shops nearby are listed here.
Tennessee River is a freestone river in Alabama.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Tennessee River or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Tennessee River
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Tennessee River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Tennessee River, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Tennessee River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Tailwater trout fisheryThe Sipsey Fork west of Route 33, William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama (USDA Forest Service). Photo: Forest Service Photography, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Flint CreekThe Cahaba River at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Flint Creek.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Flint RiverThe Tombigbee River at Demopolis, Alabama. Photo: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Flint River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Locust ForkThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Locust Fork.
Alabama · about 39 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mulberry ForkThe Chattahoochee River at Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mulberry Fork.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Cypress CreekThe Caney Fork just below Center Hill Dam, from the Buffalo Valley ramp. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cypress Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under bass.
On the Rivers and Mobile Delta: WFF river fishing pages that feature black bass list (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
63.4 of 651.1 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
A bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), photographed by Ryan Hagerty for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Tennessee River.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Tennessee River”, halfway along its length in Alabama, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Tailwater trout fisheryThe Sipsey Fork west of Route 33, William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama (USDA Forest Service). Photo: Forest Service Photography, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Alabama · about 39 mi
Largemouth bass, panfish & striped bass
24.7cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Flint CreekThe Cahaba River at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Flint Creek.
Alabama · about 14 mi
Largemouth bass & panfish
33.7cfsFlow now · above normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Flint RiverThe Tombigbee River at Demopolis, Alabama. Photo: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Flint River.
Alabama · about 25 mi
Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass & panfish
212cfsFlow now · above normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Locust ForkThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Locust Fork.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mulberry ForkThe Chattahoochee River at Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mulberry Fork.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Cypress CreekThe Caney Fork just below Center Hill Dam, from the Buffalo Valley ramp. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cypress Creek.
Alabama · about 54 mi
Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass & panfish
144cfsFlow now · normal for the date
