Toliver Lake Fishing near Manchester, Tennessee

• Overview

  Coffee County in Tennessee is where Toliver Lake sits. It stands 1,050 feet above sea level. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Manchester lies 2.4 miles from the water. Further out sit New Union (5.8 miles) and Tullahoma (8.3 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Toliver Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Species logged across Coffee County include blackside snubnose darter, fantail darter, bluegill and green sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Toliver Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 77°F, the coldest about 36°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. On Toliver Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Crumpton Creek, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Toliver Lake.