With a guide
Guides and charters near Toqua
Captains who run Hiwassee and the Smokies, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Southeastern Anglers
Rainbow and brown trout, stripersCall 866-558-7688southeasternanglers.com
R and R Fly Fishing
Rainbow, brown and brook trout, smallmouthCall 865-448-0467randrflyfishing.com
What to bring
Tackle for Toqua
Three picks from the largemouth bass checklist that work for the fish here. Affiliate links: buying through them pays this site a small commission at no extra cost to you.
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How to get there
Getting to Toqua
Toqua is a public boat launch on Tellico Lake in Monroe County, Tennessee, run by Other.
TWRA holds no written directions for Toqua. Use the coordinates below, which come straight from the state’s access record and drop you on the access point itself rather than on the nearest town.
Toqua is 18 miles south-west of Maryville, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Toqua Campground, 0.5 miles to the south-east on the same water. For bait, Tellico Outfitters in Tellico Plains is about 15 miles away.
Coordinates 35.56800, -84.19680
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Toqua
Tellico Lake holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
It extends 33 miles up the Little Tennessee to Chilhowee Dam and 20 miles up the Tellico River, and it is a cool-water, relatively infertile impoundment because Chilhowee and the Tellico River push cold water into it, so it holds quality-sized largemouth and a strong walleye fishery rather than high fish densities.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Toqua
What you can keep from Tellico Lake at Toqua. TWRA sets 3 rules just for Tellico Lake. They replace the statewide limit for those fish. Everything else follows the statewide limit.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black bass (combined) | 5 | 15 in minimum | All black bass species. Reservoir rules extend up the Tellico River to Big Creek boat ramp |
| Walleye | 10 walleye/sauger combined, max 5 walleye | 15 in minimum; one walleye may be 24 in or longer | Includes tributaries |
| Sauger | 10 walleye/sauger combined | 15 in minimum | Tellico Lake rule |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 in minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Striped bass | 2 striped and hybrid combined | 15 in minimum | Statewide |
| Rainbow trout | 7 trout combined | No minimum | Statewide |
Other rules on Tellico Lake
- Chota Refuge Unit (LTRM 26.0 up to the Hiwassee–Alcoa powerline at LTRM 29.7) closed to all use Nov 15–Feb 28, except observation areas.
From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.
7 public boat launches in Monroe County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Tellico Lake around Toqua
What the water at Toqua actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Tellico LakeOpen the Tellico Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Tellico RiverOpen the Tellico River page →ChristopherM / CC BY 2.5
Tellico LakeOpen the Tellico Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Tellico RiverOpen the Tellico River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Tellico LakeOpen the Tellico Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
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More Tellico Lake access near Toqua
The closest other public access points on Tellico Lake, measured straight line from Toqua. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Toqua water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Toqua
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Toqua, including Tellico River, Chilhowee Lake and Fort Loudoun Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Tellico Lake or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Toqua
The closest shops to Toqua that this site has checked. Tellico Outfitters in Tellico Plains is nearest, about 15 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Toqua
Toqua is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.