Fishing near Nashville, TN the closest public spots today

7 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly walleye and smallmouth bass today. J. Percy Priest Lake scores best, 10 miles out.

Freeze Warning at 4 spotsFrost Advisory at 1 spot

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The 12 closest spots

On the Cumberland River in Middle Tennessee. J. Percy Priest Lake sits just east; Kentucky Lake is west on the Tennessee River.

J. Percy Priest Lake10 mi · ~15 min · Davidson CountyStriped bass

60° water · 10 mph wind

100Go

Caney Fork River53 mi · ~1 hr 16 min · DeKalb CountyRainbow trout

5 mph wind

78Worth the trip

Tims Ford Lake73 mi · ~1 hr 46 min · Franklin CountyWalleye

10 mph wind

92Go

Kentucky Lake74 mi · ~1 hr 46 min · Benton CountyWalleye

5 mph wind

96Go

Lake Barkley85 mi · ~2 hr 2 min · Trigg County, KYLargemouth bassFreeze Warning

3 mph wind

49Sit it out

Kentucky Lake85 mi · ~2 hr 3 min · Trigg County, KYSmallmouth bassFreeze Warning

2 mph wind

51Sit it out

Dale Hollow Lake87 mi · ~2 hr 5 min · Clay CountyWalleye

5 mph wind

86Go

Cumberland River (Wolf Creek tailwater)103 mi · ~2 hr 28 min · Russell County, KYBrown troutFreeze Warning

61° water · 5 mph wind

59Marginal

Lake Cumberland105 mi · ~2 hr 31 min · Russell County, KYWalleyeFreeze Warning

5 mph wind

61Marginal

Chickamauga Lake108 mi · ~2 hr 36 min · Hamilton CountySmallmouth bass

5 mph wind

84Worth the trip

Wheeler Lake109 mi · ~2 hr 37 min · Morgan County, ALLargemouth bassFrost Advisory

10 mph wind

57Marginal

Pickwick Lake116 mi · ~2 hr 47 min · Colbert County, ALSmallmouth bass

5 mph wind

82Worth the trip

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Nashville. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.