Little Buffalo River

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread March to May.

Lawrence County · Tennessee · see it on the national map

last stocked May 31 145 days ago

best window 9:51-11:51 pm solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 8wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 22wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 10wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 31wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Little Buffalo River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:28-11:28 am and 9:51-11:51 pm	3:46-4:46 am and 4:02-5:02 pm
Tomorrow	10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am	4:50-5:50 am and 4:29-5:29 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 May 31

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 trout (rainbow trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, moving water)

Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams

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
VFW Lake	7.1 mi	Oct 1
Laurel Hill Lake	7.5 mi	Oct 13
Cane Creek	24 mi	Apr 26
Mill Creek	31 mi	Apr 26
McCutcheon Creek	39 mi	Feb 20

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