Fishing Near Kingston, Tennessee

What is in there

Fish and limits around Kingston

Water around Kingston holds smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie, rock bass, striped bass, white bass, walleye, sauger and catfish.

The Emory River rule is the county’s headline and should be stated precisely. From 1 January–30 April, on the Emory River from the Highway 27 bridge at Harriman upstream to the Highway 299 bridge at Oakdale, anglers are restricted to one hook with a single point, or one lure with a single hook with one point, and to a maximum of three rods, reels or poles. Separately and year-round, the Emory is closed to snagging, taking or possession of paddlefish or any parts thereof from the mouth of the Emory upstream to the Highway 299 bridge at Oakdale. On Watts Bar generally, paddlefish are 1 per day with the season open 1 May–15 May. Melton Hill, at the county’s northern edge, carries largemouth 14-inch minimum, smallmouth 18-inch minimum, striped bass on a 32–42 inch protected range with only one over 42 inches, muskellunge 1 per day at a 50-inch minimum with unharvested fish released immediately, and paddlefish 2 per day 24 April–31 May. On the Clinch River from Norris Reservoir upstream to Grissom Island, walleye and sauger are 5 per day combined with a 15-inch minimum, that reach is upstream of Roane but anglers running the Clinch should know it. TDEC advises everyone against eating c

From TWRA’s statewide creel and length limits, last updated 4 August 2026. Water-specific exceptions change, so check the current guide before keeping a fish.