High Rock Lake - Size and Creel Limit

Good morning and hello from East TN. I wanted to take a moment and ask if there are any size and creel limits on High Rock Lake?

I am president of East TN Crappie Club and the club is taking a members vacation out there later this year. I contacted the Wildlife Resource Division and the ladies that answered the phone could not tell me. They did however give me a name and phone # for one of the wildlife officers.

I have called him for 5 days straight and left voicemails each day with no return call. Frustrating!

Can you guys help us out? Also are the crappie safe to eat out of High Rock? We plan to bring a few fryers with us for an evening fish fry.

Thanks in advance for the help!

From what I know there is no limit on size or creel for crappie. It may change tomorrow but I would still get DNR's say on it! I know you'll get a straight answer shortly from the experts.
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Thanks for the input BigDawgg.

brand new regulation book in front of me now,,,,,Still no size or creel limits

New book still says no size or creel

Thanks swamprat! Any idea if the fish are good to eat?

That is correct. No size or creel limit for now. That could change at a moments notice, BUT do not expect it to as the lake is still infested with crappie.

The fish out of High rock are great!

Thanks Pete! Great info.

The wildlife officers are great at HR. Meet then earlier in the year. First time I've been checked in a very long time. They are stretched thin.......I wish NC would do more to put more Wildlife officers in the field. NC just doesn't care that much about recreational fisherman. TN has it made... :)

Here is the link the regulations in PDF

http://www.eregulations.com/wp-conte.../18NCAB_LR.pdf

HR would fall under "All public fishing waters except those listed below" which is set to "none".

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Thanks Pete! Great info.

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No prob.

Enjoy it. If yall dont get enough for a fish fry, shoot me a message and if I am around, ill donate a few bags of fillets. I live less than 10 minutes away from the lake.

Best crappie lake around for numbers. Several trips over the past year we have caught over 100. Size is getting better as well. Most are keepable now with a few nice ones mixed in. Let us know when y’all come down and we will help anyway we can.

Pete, that’s an awesome offer man. Really appreciate it. Will do!

CWright I will keep you posted. We have heard that the lake is full of fish and are looking forward to it.

while yall are here you should check out tuckertown lake too, its just below the high rock dam and it too has a high population of crappie but receives alot less pressure and has a higher population of the whites yall are more accustom too and it doesnt have a limit either

gobbler, thanks for the info. We will look into that. Sounds like a good idea. We will be down for 4 days.

Heck of a road trip you'll be careful and hope all goes well with your stay! :highfive

Thanks BigDawgg. It is about 4.5 hours or so for us. We are excited and looking forward to the adventure and the fellowship with the members.

yall must be hurting for crappie to drive near 5 hrs to fish high rock, aint no way id drive that far to fish high rock for the heck of it

Gobbler, Nope not hurting for fish. Tennessee river chain has got loads and loads of fish. Just wanted to go on a trip with the members of the club somewhere new. A mini vacation for just the guys you know. Looks like we will have 12 to 15 guys that will be going. Its a new adventure to a new body of water. We fish 6 different East TN Lakes in our club schedule each year and we enjoy learning new bodies of water.

We are going to try and make our members trip a yearly event where we can branch out and fish other lakes. No competitiveness just clean fun fishing. The lodging is paid for by the club and all members are welcome to attend. High Rock is a lake that we have heard a lot about and no one has ever fished it so we thought what the heck lets go...

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Gobbler, Nope not hurting for fish. Tennessee river chain has got loads and loads of fish. Just wanted to go on a trip with the members of the club somewhere new. A mini vacation for just the guys you know. Looks like we will have 12 to 15 guys that will be going. Its a new adventure to a new body of water. We fish 6 different East TN Lakes in our club schedule each year and we enjoy learning new bodies of water.

We are going to try and make our members trip a yearly event where we can branch out and fish other lakes. No competitiveness just clean fun fishing. The lodging is paid for by the club and all members are welcome to attend. High Rock is a lake that we have heard a lot about and no one has ever fished it so we thought what the heck lets go...

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I don't blame you for traveling. Sometime , a long trip will clear your mind , as well as open up new fishing opportunities. The longest I've driven is 4 hours , but have been thinking of trying Michigan for the salmon. I drive to Fontana often , and out of 50 odd trips , I have only caught one crappie. How do you generally fish for them there. I was at the marina , and dropped a minnow 12' down. I caught one crappie , a thick 13 incher , and no more. I wasn't specifically targeting them , but every bit of advice helps. Locally , I use minnows and set them 5 to 10' under a bobber.

Heading to High Rock Friday from Knoxville. This will be my third trip with many more to come, great crappie lake.

Fish are great to eat there. Had some last night


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Thanks Nowell Brown. We are looking forward to our trip.

When is your trip planned? We gonna have the N.C./ S.C. Clash Sept . 29th. Would love to have you guys come out for that one. It is all for fun and bragging rights.

If the Tenn boys come, we'll have the 1st annual tri-state clash!

That would be awesome!

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When is your trip planned? We gonna have the N.C./ S.C. Clash Sept . 29th. Would love to have you guys come out for that one. It is all for fun and bragging rights.

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When and where is the clash. What are the fishing times and info?

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When and where is the clash. What are the fishing times and info?

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The Clash was Sept. 29. We gonna meet and greet this coming Sat. The 3rd. At landing on Bringle Ferry Rd. Across from Tammarac. Just for fun and bragging rights. Splash at safe daylight. Be glad to have ya.


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John them vols might show us Carolina boys a thing r two [emoji851]


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Looking forward to it. Hope I can make it. So far looking good. My buddy isn’t gonna make it though doesn’t look like. :fish

mac , Them Vols can show that other S.C. team something. But they aint been Tiger bit yet ! Go TIGERS !