October 20 Deadline to Submit Comments for 2015-16 Sport Fish Regulations

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is offering a reminder that Monday, Oct. 20 is the deadline to provide comments on the 2015-16 sport fish proposals. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency began accepting comments on the proposals in early September.

Comments may be sent to TWRA.Comment@tn.gov, or TWRA, Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 40747, Nashville, TN 37204. Please include “2015 Fish Comments” on the subject line of emailed submissions.

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission will vote on the fishing proposals at its next meeting which will be Oct. 29-30 in Greeneville. If approved, the regulations will become effective March 1, 2015.

2015-16 Sport Fishing Proposals:

Region I: 

Carroll County Lake: Largemouth Bass - 14-20 inch protected length limit (slot), creel limit 5 bass, only one bass over 20 inches.

Region III:

Tellico River: The delayed harvest area will be moved upstream.  The new boundaries will be from North River upstream to the Tennessee-North Carolina state line.
Green Cove Pond: Only anglers under the age of 13, seniors (adults 65 years of age and older,) and those anglers with the following license types will be allowed to fish: Type 197 Sport Fishing License for the Blind, Type189 Wheelchair Hunting and Fishing, Type 198 DAV Hunting and Fishing, Type 199 Mentally Challenged, and Type 169 Intellectual Disability Hunting and Fishing.  Use of boats on Green Cove Pond is prohibited.

East Fork Obey River (headwater of Dale Hollow Reservoir): Time period of the special walleye run regulations changed to Jan. 1 through April 15.  Creel limit of 5 walleye, only one walleye may be over 20 inches.

Region IV:

Dillard Ponds (Cherokee National Forest, Greene County). Establish a 4 trout per day creel limit, no length limit.  Ponds open ½ hour before official sunrise to ½ hour after official sunset.  Each angler permitted only one rod or pole.

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