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J. PERCY PRIEST LAKE

Updated 17 July 2006

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

J. Percy Priest Lake Record Fish

SPECIES	WEIGHT	LOCATION	CAUGHT BY	METHOD OF CATCH	DATE
Largemouth Bass	10 lb 6 oz	Smith Springs	R. F. Frankenbach	Deep Wee-R	05 Jun 78
Smallmouth Bass	7 lb 8 oz	Four Corners	Jerry McClure, Jr	Deep Wee-R	31 Mar 79
Kentucky Bass	5.13 lb	Four Corners	Steve Heath	Pig and Jig Combo	10 Jul 06
White Bass	2 lb 6 oz	not available	Howard Harlan	not available	29 Mar 77
Striped Bass (Rockfish)	47.7 lbs	Old Hickory Ramp Area	Bill Stoney	Stump Jumper	29 Mar 98
Cherokee Bass (White/ Striped Hybrid)	19 lb 2 oz	Seven Points	Jim Caudill	Fluke	17 Oct 03
Yellow Bass	2 lb 5 oz	Schoolhouse Cove	Tim Norris	Shiner	19 Mar 05
Walleye	7 lb 10.5 oz	Elm Hill	Charles Davis	not available	10 May 80
Rainbow Trout	1 lb 15 oz	West Fork	Jim Pat Tidwell	Float & Fly	20 Jan 02
Saugeye	6 lb 8 oz	West Fork	Mike Medlock	White Bandit Crankbait	18 Nov 98
Bluegill	15 oz	Hermitage Landing	Tyrone A. Smith	Worm	07 Jun 83
Flathead Catfish	57 lb 2 oz	Hobson Pike Area	Darrell Wardlaw	Noodle Jug	25 June 05
Channel Catfish	25 lb 8 oz	Hamilton Creek	Jim Pat Tidwell	Cabela Jig	23 Feb 90
Blue Catfish	76 lb 1 oz	Elm Hill	Irvin Leaver	Plastic Lizard	22 May 10
Bigmouth Buffalo	52 lb 2 oz **	not available	Greg Megibben	not available	06 Apr 01
Black Buffalo	54 lb 8 oz	Anderson Road	Marion J. Lovell	Deep Wee R	24 May 97
Smallmouth Buffalo	62 lb 7 oz **	not available	Jerry W. Young	not available	28 Apr 01
Gar	15 lb 12 oz	Poole Knobs	Robert L. Singer	not available	12 Oct 77
Black Crappie	2 lb 14 oz	J. Percy Priest Dam Area	Jim Pat Tidwell	Minnow	09 Jun 05
White Crappie	2 lb 12 oz	Bryant Grove	James C. Blair, Jr	Texas Minnow	15 Apr 92
Carp	29 lb 12 oz	Four Corners	Todd Thompson	Worm	09 Sep 78

TAILWATERS

Rock Bass	2 lb 8 oz **	Stones River	Bill Sanford	not available	1958
Rockfish	42 lb	Tailwaters	Joe Wood	Doll Fly	29 Apr 84
Cherokee Bass	23 lb 3 oz **	Stones River	Ray Pelfrey	not available	17 Apr 98
Walleye	10 lb 8 oz	Tailwaters	Haskel Sadler	Natural Bait	Feb 77
Brown Trout	2.6 oz	Tailwaters	Edward Escue	Minnow	19 Mar 87

** Designates that this weight is also a State Record.

If you think that you have caught a fish that is a rival to one of the ones listed, then print the following record application, fill it out and contact the J. Percy Priest Lake Resources Manager’s Office at (615) 889-1975.

Lake Record Fish Application*
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