Davy Crockett Lake

Blue catfish and bluegill water; 5 stockings on the 2026 record.

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5 stockings 2026

Jul 15 last stocked

23,202 fish reported

204 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Blue catfish 2 stockings

Bluegill 1 stocking

Walleye 1 stocking

Black crappie 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Fish	Status
Mar 3	Blue catfish	1,130	completed
Mar 13	Bluegill	7,344	completed
May 5	Walleye	3,202	completed
Jun 23	Black crappie	10,472	completed
Jul 15	Blue catfish	1,054	completed

Gear for this water

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

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

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
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything

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

Ultralight rod and small jigs	1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line
Live bait	waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill
Small tubes and grubs	1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush

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
Horse Creek	10 mi	Jun 7
Shut-In Creek NC	11 mi	May 6
Shelton Laurel Creek NC	12 mi	May 4
Spring Creek NC	12 mi	May 13
Big Laurel Creek NC	14 mi	Jun 3

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.