Fishing near Nashville, TN the closest public spots today

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Mostly crappie and smallmouth bass today. Chickamauga Lake scores best, 108 miles out.

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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 CountyCrappie

64° water · 0 mph wind

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

0 mph wind

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Tims Ford Lake73 mi · ~1 hr 46 min · Franklin CountySmallmouth bass

0 mph wind

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Kentucky Lake74 mi · ~1 hr 46 min · Benton CountyLargemouth bass

0 mph wind

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

2 mph wind

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

2 mph wind

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Dale Hollow Lake87 mi · ~2 hr 5 min · Clay CountySmallmouth bass

0 mph wind

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Cumberland River (Wolf Creek tailwater)103 mi · ~2 hr 28 min · Russell County, KYRainbow trout

60° water · 1 mph wind

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Lake Cumberland105 mi · ~2 hr 31 min · Russell County, KYStriped bass

2 mph wind

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

5 mph wind

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

5 mph wind

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

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