Dale Hollow Lake Fishing Guide

Dale Hollow Marina invites all anglers to fish the beautiful clear waters of Dale Hollow Lake. Located in scenic rural country along the Kentucky-Tennessee border, the lake is renowned for water purity as well as fishing. In addition to yielding the world record smallmouth bass, Dale Hollow Lake has produced many outstanding catches of other fish.

Anyone age 12 and above is required to have a social security number in order to get a Tennessee fishing license. For more information on fishing and boating rules and regulations and online fishing licenses, visit www.state.tn.us/twra.

WORLD RECORD!

Reservoir Elevation

Month	Average
January - March	645'
April - June	650'
July - September	642'
October - December	637'
Elevation at Full Pool	651'
Acres: 27,700	Shoreline: 620 miles

Managed by US Army Corp of Engineers


Average Water Temperature
Degrees Fahrenheit

Month	Surface	10' Depth	20' Depth	Air Temp
Jan	43	43	43	41
Feb	46	45	44	44
Mar	53	52	51	53
Apr	60	59	57	63
May	75	73	65	71
Jun	83	82	75	77
Jul	84	84	80	80
Aug	81	81	81	75
Sep	75	75	75	67
Oct	65	65	65	53
Nov	56	55	55	43
Dec	48	48	48	41

Effect of Water Temperatures on Fishing

Fish	Temperature Preference
Smallmouth Bass	67
Largemouth Bass	70-72
Walleye & Muskie	55
Rainbow Trout :
Live Bait	40-50
Wet Fly	50-55
Dry Fly	55-68

Approximate Spawning Periods

Smallmouth Bass	Early Mar - Late Apr
Largemouth Bass	April - May
Walleye	Late Feb to Late Mar
Muskie	Early Feb to Late Mar
Crappie	April - Early June
Pan-Fish	Good Anytime

Below are a couple of links that may be of interest including a current report on fishing and lake conditions (updated bi-weekly):

Region 3 Fishing Report
Army Corps of Engineers (Lake and Fishing Info)
Army Corps of Engineers (Campground Info)