Fishing Fall Creek in Sullivan County, Tennessee

• Overview

  Fall Creek sits in Sullivan County, out in Tennessee. The ground round it is open valley. Colonial Heights lies 1.8 miles from the water. Spurgeon follows at 4.2 miles, then Gray at 5.3 miles. Within a short drive: Boone Lake within 5.2 miles, Bays Mountain Reservoir 7.8 miles away, Sampson-Wood Lake within 8.1 miles, Silver Lake 12 miles away and Steele Creek Park Lake within 14 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Fall Creek

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. Records held for Sullivan County cover brown trout, snubnose darter, common carp and bluegill. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Fall Creek in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 75°F and January near 35°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Fall Creek rarely departs from it. Wind direction changes which bank is worth fishing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public data records a boat ramp half a mile out. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Boone Lake is 5.2 miles off. Nothing on Fall Creek should be assumed from this page alone.