Fishing Near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

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Fish and limits around Pigeon Forge

Water around Pigeon Forge holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, white bass, walleye, sauger, muskellunge and catfish.

This county has the most regulation detail of any on the list, and getting it right matters. Gatlinburg city permit streams, West Prong Little Pigeon River, Dudley Creek, Roaring Fork and LeConte Creek. A City of Gatlinburg permit is required in addition to a Tennessee fishing licence. These streams are CLOSED ON THURSDAYS every week. Fishing hours are sunrise to sunset, year round. From 1 December–31 March possession of any trout is prohibited and all trout must be immediately returned, with only single-hook flies, spinners and spoons permitted and bait prohibited. From 1 April–30 November the limit is five trout per day on the general streams and two per day on the designated children’s streams for anglers aged 12 and under. Little Pigeon River, from the mouth upstream to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary, including the West Prong and East Fork, smallmouth bass 1 per day with a 20-inch minimum. This is a severe and easily missed rule. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, artificial lures only, no bait, single hook only, no treble hooks. A precautionary consumption advisory applies to smallmouth bass from Abrams Creek and Little River. Park headquarters, Gatlinbu

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.