TWRA trout stocking question

[Pinwheeled]

I was looking at the coldwater trout stocking dates that TWRA has listed for this year. Each body of water only has one date listed. Does that actually mean each body of water listed only gets one shot a year? Doesn't seem right to me. I'm just looking at coldwater, not the seasonal stockings in typically warm waters.

Any info would be appreciated. The picture attached is from the table I'm referring to.

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[spottedbass]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

Do you mean the Winter Stocking Program? If so here is the schedule:

November 2017

28 Tues. Shelby Bottoms Park Nashville

28 Tues. Sulphur Fork Creek Springfield

29 Wed. Cumberland Mt. State Park Crossville

29 Wed. W. Fork Stones River Jackson

30 Thu. Lafayette City Park Lafayette

30 Thu. Marrowbone Lake Joelton



December 2017

1 Fri. J. Percy Priest Tailwater Nashville

1 Fri. Lake Graham Jackson

5 Tues. Shelby Farms Memphis

5 Tues. Cameron Brown Lake Germantown

5 Tues. Edmund-Orgill Park Millington

5 Tues. Bolivar Park Bolivar

5 Tues. Johnson Park Lake Collierville

6 Wed. Bradford City Pond Bradford

6 Wed. Milan City Pond Milan

6 Wed. Martin City Pond Martin

6 Wed. Union City Reelfoot Packing Site Union City

6 Wed. Paris City Park Paris

6 Wed. Cane Creek Park Cookeville

6 Wed. Stone Bridge Park Fayetteville

6 Wed. Billy Dunlop Park Clarksville

7 Thu. Kingston Springs Park Kingston Springs

7 Thu. J.D. Buckner Park Dickson

7 Thu. Davies Plantation Park Bartlett

7 Thu. Yale Road Park Bartlett

7 Thu. Valentine Park Lake Munford

8 Fri. Nice Mill Smyrna

8 Fri. Harpeth River Access

(Old Dam Removal Site) Franklin

8 Fri. McCutcheon Creek Spring Hill

12 Tues. Beech Lake Lexington

13 Wed. Meadow Creek Lake Monterey



January 2018

3 Wed. Oneida City Park Oneida

3 Wed. East Fork Shoal Creek Lawrenceburg

3 Wed. Lake Junior Chattanooga

4 Thu. Lake Graham Jackson

4 Thu. Athens Recreation Area Athens

5 Fri. J. Percy Priest Tailwater Nashville

9 Tues. Shelby Farms Memphis

9 Tues. Cameron Brown Lake Germantown

9 Tues. Edmund-Orgill Park Millington

9 Tues. Bolivar Park Bolivar

9 Tues. Johnson Park Lake Collierville

10 Wed. Bradford City Pond Bradford

10 Wed. Milan City Pond Milan

10 Wed. Martin City Pond Martin

10 Wed. Union City Reelfoot Packing Site Union City

10 Wed. Paris City Park Paris

10 Wed. Beech Lake Lexington

10 Wed. McKenzie City Park McKenzie

11 Thu. Valentine Park Lake Munford

11 Thu. Davies Plantation Park Bartlett

11 Thu. Yale Road Park Bartlett

11 Thu. Big Rock Greenway Lewisburg

12 Fri. Nice Mill Smyrna

12 Fri. Duck River at Fisherman's Park Shelbyville

12 Fri. Duck River at Riverside Dam Columbia

16 Tues. Cowan City Park Cowan

17 Wed. Cane Creek Park Cookeville

18 Thu. Shelby Bottoms Park Nashville

19 Fri. McCutcheon Creek Spring Hill

19 Fri. Harpeth River Access

(Old Dam Removal Site) Franklin

25 Thu. Lafayette City Park Lafayette

26 Fri. West Fork Stones River Murfreesboro

26 Fri. J. Percy Priest Tailwater Nashville

31 Wed. Sulphur Fork Creek Springfield



February 2018

1 Thu. Billy Dunlop Park Clarksville

1 Thu. Stonebridge Park Fayetteville

2 Fri. Nice Mill Smyrna

7 Wed. Lake Junior Chattanooga

8 Thu. Pickett Lake at Pickett State Park Jamestown

8 Thu. J.D. Buckner Park Dickson

8 Thu. Kingston Springs Park Kingston Springs

9 Fri. Marrowbone Lake Joelton

15 Thu. Cowan City Park Cowan

16 Fri. McCutcheon Creek Spring Hill

16 Fri. Harpeth River Access

(Old Dam Removal Site) Franklin

22 Thu. Big Rock Greenway Lewisburg

23 Fri. J. Percy Priest Tailwater Nashville

28 Wed. George Hole-Fall Creek Falls SP Spencer



March 2018

1 Thu. Sulphur Fork Creek Springfield

2 Fri. Nice Mill Smyrna

9 Fri. Duck River at Riverside Dam Columbia

15 Thu. Shelby Bottoms Park Nashville

15 Thu. Cowan City Park Cowan

16 Fri. McCutcheon Creek Spring Hill

16 Fri. Harpeth River Access

(Old Dam Removal Site) Franklin

 

[shirtshirt]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

Anyone have any advice on fishing these "stockings"? Is it better to fish them that day? Day after? Week after?

 

[RUGER]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

Anyone have any advice on fishing these "stockings"? Is it better to fish them that day? Day after? Week after?

I have heard of people catching them literally minutes after they are put in.
I have done that on the Caney but not on the lakes.

Normally I wait about a week then go.

Best tip I got was to use flurocarbon line.
Made a huge difference for me.
I could catch a limit (sometimes) but it would take 2 to 3 hours.
Swapped to the flurocarbon and could get a limit in 30 to 45 minutes.

My go to bait is a 1/8 oz yellow roostertail.

 

[TNReb]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

I talked to one of my buddies who works for the TWRA at one of the hatcheries and is directly involved with this.

I thought it was odd that they stock trout in these places. I asked if trout can actually live through the summer in such warm water. He said the fish will be all caught out before then and any remaining ones won't make it through the summer.

I guess I didn't realize they did this.

 

[RUGER]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

I talked to one of my buddies who works for the TWRA at one of the hatcheries and is directly involved with this.

I thought it was odd that they stock trout in these places. I asked if trout can actually live through the summer in such warm water. He said the fish will be all caught out before then and any remaining ones won't make it through the summer.

I guess I didn't realize they did this.

I have always heard when the water hits about 70 degrees they all die.
I know at Martin I went there after it started getting warm to bass & bream fish and there were several dead trout washed up on the edge.
The turtles were enjoying them though.

Well I say several, best I remember I saw about 10 that day.
They sure make for some good grillin though (before they die) so I hope they keep doing it.

 

[mike243]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

seen a 18" trout caught below Loudon dam in July 1 year it was good eating as the guy that caught it didn't have a trout stamp,colors were washed out

 

[Heath423]

Re: TWRA trout stocking question

Trout is some good eating. I need to get a mess of those. Good luck!