Bedford Lake

Fishing and stocking

Stocked February to August in 2026: channel catfish, 2 plants in all. A 50-acre reservoir.

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last stocked Aug 12 72 days ago

best window 9:46-11:46 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

2,516 fish reported

50 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Channel catfish 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Feb 23	Channel catfish		2,087	completed
Aug 12	Channel catfish		429	completed

When to fish Bedford Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:23-11:23 am and 9:46-11:46 pm	3:40-4:40 am and 3:57-4:57 pm
Tomorrow	10:09 am-12:09 pm and 10:33 pm-12:33 am	4:45-5:45 am and 4:24-5:24 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Aug 12

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Tennessee fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the catfish (channel catfish stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal
Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel
Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Charles Creek	32 mi	May 10
McCutcheon Creek	40 mi	Feb 20
Laurel Creek	41 mi	May 17
Collins River	41 mi	May 10
Pine Creek	41 mi	Mar 29

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Records from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Tennessee fishing regulations.