Browns Creek Lake

Bluegill and golden shiner (forage) water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record.

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4 stockings 2026

Jul 9 last stocked

120,822 fish reported

175 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Bluegill 1 stocking

Golden shiner (forage) 1 stocking

Channel catfish 1 stocking

Blue catfish 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Fish	Status
May 15	Bluegill	71,484	completed
May 15	Golden shiner (forage)	46,400	completed
May 16	Channel catfish	1,258	completed
Jul 9	Blue catfish	1,680	completed

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the catfish (channel catfish stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything
Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal

For the panfish (bluegill stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Live bait	waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill
Small tubes and grubs	1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush
Long telescoping pole	reach the pockets without spooking the school

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
Beech Lake	7.7 mi	Jan 14
Carroll Lake	28 mi	Jul 9
Cane Creek	28 mi	Apr 26
Hurricane Creek	32 mi	Mar 29
Whiteoak Creek	42 mi	Mar 29

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.