Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Acorn Lake is a lake or reservoir in Tennessee, listed as Delayed Harvest by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (official Tennessee Fishing Guide, eRegulations edition).
1 guide and 2 shops nearby are listed here.
Acorn Lake is a lake or reservoir in Tennessee.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Acorn Lake 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 Acorn Lake
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.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Acorn Lake 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.
Map of the restroom near Acorn Lake
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Acorn Lake, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
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 Caney Fork just below Center Hill Dam, from the Buffalo Valley ramp. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Stones RiverThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stones River.
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Duck RiverThe Clinch River looking south from Norris Dam, Tennessee. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Duck River.
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Elk RiverAbrams Creek near the trailhead, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: Scott Basford (Blinutne), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Elk River.
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Obey RiverLittle River at Three Forks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Obey River.
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 trout.
On the Delayed Harvest Areas list (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (official Tennessee Fishing Guide, eRegulations edition), read 2026-10-16). 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 2026-11-04) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped shoreline. 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.
2 of 2 mi of shoreline 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.
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
17 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Midges (all year) · Blue-winged olive (February to March, May, October to December) · Early black stonefly (February to March, October to December) · Blue Quill (March to April) · Quill Gordon (March to April) · Black caddis (April to May) · and 11 more on the chart
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 stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes
Open the checklistChironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
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 stillwater
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Acorn Lake.
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: the point for “Acorn Lake” (reservoir) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tailwater trout fisheryThe Caney Fork just below Center Hill Dam, from the Buffalo Valley ramp. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tennessee · about 77 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
353cfsFlow now · lowest for this date on record
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Stones RiverThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stones River.
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Duck RiverThe Clinch River looking south from Norris Dam, Tennessee. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Duck River.
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Elk RiverAbrams Creek near the trailhead, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: Scott Basford (Blinutne), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Elk River.
Tailwater trout fisheryRepresentative photo · not Obey RiverLittle River at Three Forks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Obey River.
