Fishing near Memphis, TN

Set in Shelby County on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis sits at the heart of Mid-South catfish country, where Tennessee's 167-mile stretch of the river produces Blue Catfish in the 60–100+ lb class. Beyond the main channel, anglers fan out to oxbows, the Wolf River swamps, and the North Mississippi Corps reservoirs renowned for crappie.

Top waters to fish near Memphis

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Memphis, Tennessee and what's needed to catch them.

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Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alligator Gar

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Blue Sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

Bowfin

Amia calva

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

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