From the Bait Proclamation 19-06:
SECTION VII. AMPHIBIANS AND CRAYFISH
Only Northern Dusky and Spotted Dusky salamanders (Desmognathus fuscus and Desmognathus
conantt) and native crayfish species that are not identified by the TFWC as endangered, threatened, or in
need of management may be harvested by licensed sport anglers for use as bait. Amphibians and
crayfish species shall not be sold or purchased for bait. Amphibians and crayfish shall not be imported
into Tennessee or exported from Tennessee by anyone for bait. Crayfish and salamanders may be
harvested with legal gear listed in Section VI. The harvest, use, and possession of crayfish is prohibited in
the following streams, in all their tributaries, and on all adjacent banks:
1. Mill Creek in Davidson and Williamson counties;
2. East Fork Stones River in Cannon County;
3. Hurricane Creek in Cumberland, Fentress, Overton, and Putnam counties;
4. Roaring Paunch Creek in Scott County;
5. South Chickamauga Creek in Hamilton County;
6. Caney Fork River in Cumberland County and Van Buren counties;
7. Robinson Creek, Beason Creek (upstream of confluence of North Fork and South Fork), and Owl
Creek (upstream of Highway 142) in Hardin and McNairy counties;
8. Flint River in Lincoln County ;
9. Long Fork, White Oak Creek, and Salt Lick Creek in Macon County. Garrett Creek, Little Trammel
Creek, and Middle Fork Drakes Creek in Sumner County;
10. Shoal Creek system in Lawrence and Wayne counties ;
11. Puncheon Branch in Giles County;
12. Cypress Creek system in Wayne County;
13. Gassaway Creek, Little Gassaway Creek, Laurel Creek, and Rogers Branch in Polk County;
14. Hiwassee River and tributaries upstream of Apalachia powerhouse in Polk County;
15. Conasauga River system in Bradley and Polk counties;
16. Big Brush Creek system in Sequatchie County;
17. Bullpen Branch in Cannon County;
18. Mountain Creek in Warren County;
19. Mill Creek, Fortyeight Creek upstream of Hwy. 64, Johnson Mill Branch, Chalk Creek, and
Second Creek in Wayne County;
20. Pompeys Branch, McKelvey Branch, and Holly Branch in Hardin County;
21 . Blood River system in Henry County; and
22. North Fork Obion River in Henry County.
Crayfish harvested for bait from the following streams shall not be possessed away from the waterbody
from which they were harvested:
1. French Broad River and its tributaries outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park;
2. Holston River and its tributaries;
3. Clinch River and its tributaries;
4. Clear Fork and its tributaries in Claiborne and Campbell counties; and
5. Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in Scott County