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Boone Lake

🛶 Lake fishing  Tennessee · 🌅 06:11 - 🌇 20:47

Boone Lake is a lake in Tennessee. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

Conditions right now

Weather
☁️ Overcast
Water temp (est.)
23.7°C
Air temp
24.5°C
Wind
2.1 m/s
Pressure
1017.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
97.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:32–21:32 🌙 Night 21:32–05:26

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

11:00
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24.0°
12:00
26.0°
13:00
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28.0°
14:00
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28.0°
15:00
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29.0°
16:00
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30.0°
17:00
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30.0°
18:00
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30.0°
19:00
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29.0°
20:00
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28.0°
21:00
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26.0°
22:00
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26.0°

Likely catch now (12 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
17%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
4%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
3%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
2%
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Colour Low light: try red, yellow and strong scent for common carp.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

About this water

Boone Lake

Boone Lake is a reservoir in Sullivan and Washington counties in northeastern Tennessee, formed by the impoundment of the South Fork Holston River and Watauga River behind Boone Dam. Boone Reservoir’s 4,400 acres (1,800 ha) extend along the South Fork Holston River forming two river extensions. According to TVA, “at maximum pool level, one arm of the lake extends about 16 miles (26 km) up the South Fork Holston River, and the other extends approximately 15 miles (24 km) up the Watauga River".

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