Question 1

What do you need to know about Tellico Lake?

Accepted Answer

Tellico Lake or Tellico Reservoir is a small, 16,000-acre reservoir in Tennessee, created by the Tennessee Valley Authority.  The lake, which was originally planned as an extension of Fort Loudoun Reservoir, diverts water with the Tellico Dam through a short canal into Fort Loudoun.  The last major reservoir created by the TVA, the Tellico dam was completed in 1979 which impounds the Little Tennessee River and the lower Tellico River.  Unlike other lakes in the area, the Tellico is a cool-water reservoir due to the cold-water inflows from Chilhowee Reservoir and the Tellico River.  Fishing can be great at times, but the reservoir does not support high densities of fish or provide great reproduction conditions.  Bass populations include both largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass with largemouth as the most prevalent and targeted by anglers.  Other target species include crappie, bluegill, rainbow trout, brown trout and walleye.  One of the best times to fish for largemouth includes the pre-spawn. We recommend targeting channels and points with shallow running and slow retrieve crankbaits, spinner baits, buzz baits, and Carolina or Texas rigged soft plastics.  Bass will move to deeper depths in the summer where they can be found in the river channels and on mid-lake humps. They can be caught using deeper diving crank baits, Carolina-rigs with upsized weights, and bass jigs with a number of plastic trailers.  Tellico can be very murky in the spring and summer suggesting bright colors and even rattles. Try upsizing you blades on spinner baits and adding rattles to give the bass the chance of finding your tackle in the water.

Question 2

What is Tellico Lake's size, depth, and clarity?

Accepted Answer

Tellico Lake is a 15156.86 acres Lake/Pond with 0 a murky water clarity.

Question 3

What fish are in Tellico Lake?

Accepted Answer

Tellico Lake contains the following species of fish: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Crappie, Walleye, Panfish / Bluegill, Catfish, Trout.

Tellico Lake (TN)Fishing Reports

Tellico Lake Fishing Reports for Spring Largemouth Bass

Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Carolina Rigs in Spring (Pre-Spawn) (Points)

Travis recommended this gear for Tellico Lake, TN

Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') in Spring (Pre-Spawn) (Docks)

Omnia recommended this gear for Tellico Lake, TN

All Other Fishing Reports for Tellico Lake

Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Lipless Crankbaits in Winter (Rip Rap)

Top ProductsReported on Tellico Lake for Spring Largemouth Bass

Top Baits Reported

Other Top Reported Products

Top Fishing Techniques reported for Spring Largemouth Bass on Tellico Lake

Learn More about Tellico Lake

What do you need to know about Tellico Lake?

What is Tellico Lake's size, depth, and clarity?

What fish are in Tellico Lake?