Rock Island SP

[alaska_av8r]

Going there Wednesday camping and just curious if there is any descent trout fishing nearby, stream fishing not lake, either stocked or native. Any help appreciated.

Tim

 

[TnBob]

Rainbows and brookies were recently stocked in a creek in Fall Creek Falls SP. Calfkiller river has some trout. As far as native, I don't know of any until you get to the Smokies.

 

[Grandslam11]

I've fished the Calfkiller my whole life and have never caught a trout. They did just dump a bunch of trout in Fall Creek Falls before these big rains. That's where I would go if I were you. Smallmouth, red eye, or musky, fish the Calfkiller or Collins nearby


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[TnBob]

Calf killer is stocked every year. I've caught hundreds of trout from it. Up around Johnson Chapel and a few mIles above and below.

 

[Grandslam11]

The Calf killer I am thinking of comes out of Blue Springs area and feeds into the Caney Fork River at Hodges Bridge area. All of this is above the Rock Island Dam.

 

[TnBob]

The parts I fish are just below where Mill Creek Road meets HWY 84 on down to a little below Englands cove.

 

[alaska_av8r]

Thank you very much guys for the info. Looks like I will try to decipher the regs and dig out my rod. Do you guys fish with a fly rod and flies, or spinners on casting rod?

Fishing isn't the main purpose of our trip but I think I'll make time if possible, I just didn't want to be next to good trout fishing and miss out.

 

[Grandslam11]

I would use spinners but im kinda lazy and usually in a kayak.

 

[alaska_av8r]

Gotch, never spent any time in that area and wasn't sure what the streams were like.

 

[Jmed]

Check out the rocky river. they stock it with trout in the spring and I used to catch tons there years ago