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Percy Priest Lake is a 14,200-acre reservoir in the north-central part of Tennessee on the outskirts of Nashville.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides 20 developed fish attractor locations on Percy Priest Lake and many more put out by local anglers.
The most popular species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, striped bass, hybrid bass, and white bass.
Overall, weather systems and regional climate make Priest an ideal location for growing the baitfish that stripers and hybrids feed on.
Percy Priest contains some of the best hybrid fishing found anywhere in the country.
Priest has excellent crappie fishing all year long.

Percy Priest Fishing Regulations

Largemouth/Smallmouth/Spotted Bass: 5 per day in combination.
Largemouth Bass: 15 inch minimum length limit.
Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length.
Spotted Bass: no length limit.
Crappie (all species): 30 per day in combination, 10 inch minimum length limit.
Catfish (all species): No creel limit for fish 34 inches and less in length; only one fish over 34 inches in length may be harvested per day.
Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass: 2 per day in combination, 15 inch minimum length limit.
White Bass: 15 per day, no length limit.
Yellow Bass: no creel or length limit.
Rock Bass: 20 per day, no length limit.
Redear Sunfish: 20 per day, no length limit.
Bluegill/Warmouth and other sunfishes: no creel or length limit.