Fishing near Wartburg, TN

Wartburg sits in Morgan County on the Cumberland Plateau, with the Obed River running just minutes from town and the Emory River close by. The Obed Wild and Scenic River is the marquee fishery here — a free-flowing plateau stream known for smallmouth bass, muskellunge, catfish, and panfish. Watts Bar Lake and the Clinch River are also within easy reach for anglers wanting flatwater options.

Top waters to fish near Wartburg

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Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

Largemouth Bass

Longear Sunfish

Lepomis megalotis

Muskellunge

Esox masquinongy

Northern Hogsucker

Hypentelium nigricans

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Redbreast Sunfish

Lepomis auritus

Redear Sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

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