Fishing in Memphis: 135 Waters, Nearest 0.5km

Looking for somewhere to fish near Memphis? The water around Memphis is mixed — 61 rivers and 29 reservoirs among 135 named waters within 20km. The closest is Tan Yard Bayou, 0.5km out — and 15 more sit inside 5km.

What you can expect to catch near Memphis

What's realistic here follows the water you've actually got in range, and it varies by type:

Rivers (61, closest 0.5km) — Smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish through most warmwater rivers; trout where the water runs cold and fast.
Reservoirs (29, closest 9.4km) — Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in the larger impoundments.
Lakes (25, closest 1.6km) — Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish are the usual mix, with walleye and pike in the northern states.
Canals (19, closest 7.6km) — Canals and channels tend to hold catfish, panfish and bass that have moved in from connected water.
Sea & coastal (1, closest 8.5km) — Coastal marks vary hugely by state — striped bass, redfish, flounder and mackerel are all possibilities depending on where you are.

Fishing the water around Memphis

On rivers, read the flow before you cast. Fish hold on the seam where fast water meets slow, in the crease behind obstructions, and under undercut banks. Approach from downstream where you can — fish face into the current, so you'll be behind them.

Reservoirs are big and mostly featureless, so location is everything. Look for points, inlets, dam walls and any change in depth, and check whether the venue runs a permit or season before travelling.

Before you go

Fishing licences in the US are issued by the state, so you'll need one for the state you're fishing in — check your state wildlife agency for the current rules, and note that seasons, size limits and bag limits vary by species and water.

Every named water within 20km

135 in total, closest first — a live slice of the 500,000+ waters in CastLog. Photograph a catch on any of them and the app names the species, estimates its size, and logs the spot and conditions automatically.

Rivers near Memphis

Tan Yard Bayou · river · 0.5km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Bayou Gayoso · river · 0.8km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
DeSoto Bayou · river · 1.0km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Le Moyne Bayou · river · 1.1km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Quincy Bayou · river · 1.3km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Little Bettie Bayou · river · 1.8km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
LaRose Branch · river · 2.1km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Madison Heights Bayou · river · 3.3km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Wolf River · river · 3.8km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Royster Bayou · river · 3.9km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Lick Creek · river · 4.4km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Leath Bayou · river · 4.5km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Incline Bayou · river · 4.6km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Cypress Creek · river · 5.1km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Arlington Bayou · river · 5.3km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Belleair Branch · river · 5.4km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Lenox Bayou · river · 5.4km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Zion Branch · river · 5.6km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Overton Bayou · river · 5.7km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Cemetery Bayou · river · 6.0km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Slaughter House Bayou · river · 6.4km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Orgill Bayou · river · 6.4km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Arcadia Mills Bayou · river · 6.5km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Castalia Bayou · river · 6.5km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
Magnolia Branch · river · 6.6km from Memphis centre
Typically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.

+36 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Lakes near Memphis

Wolf River Lagoon · lake · 1.6km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Hopefield Lake · lake · 2.9km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Hopefield Chute · lake · 4.6km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Mosquito Lake · lake · 7.0km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Mound City Chute · lake · 7.4km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Memphis Lake · lake · 8.3km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Barton Lake (historical) · lake · 9.3km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Round Lake · lake · 9.7km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
McCarter Lake · lake · 10.1km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Lake McKellar · lake · 10.8km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Marion Lake · lake · 11.5km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Big Lake (historical) · lake · 12.2km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Robertson Lake · lake · 13.9km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Fletcher Lake · lake · 15.2km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Island Forty Chute · lake · 15.8km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Round Pond · lake · 15.8km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Beaver Lake · lake · 15.9km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Willow Lake · lake · 16.3km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Eagle Lake · lake · 16.6km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Grassy Lake · lake · 17.2km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Robco Lake · lake · 17.5km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Williams Lake · lake · 18.1km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Cypress Lake (historical) · lake · 18.1km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
North Horn Lake · lake · 18.5km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Opossum Lake (historical) · lake · 19.2km from Memphis centre
Typically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.

Reservoirs near Memphis

Sky Lake · reservoir · 9.4km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Lochnevin Lake · reservoir · 10.2km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Memphis Union Mission Lake · reservoir · 11.1km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Lake Windermere · reservoir · 12.6km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Drane Lake · reservoir · 12.9km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Camps Lakes · reservoir · 14.7km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Camp Lake Number One · reservoir · 14.8km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
McAlexander Lake Number One · reservoir · 15.0km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Otter Lake · reservoir · 15.5km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
McKeller Park Lake B · reservoir · 15.8km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
J C May Lake · reservoir · 15.9km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Coro Lake · reservoir · 16.3km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
McKeller Park Lake A · reservoir · 16.5km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Gordon Gordons Lake · reservoir · 16.5km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Penal Farm Lake Number Four · reservoir · 16.6km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Chase Lake Number Three · reservoir · 16.6km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Mitchell Lake Number Three · reservoir · 16.7km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Spring Lake · reservoir · 17.1km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Mallard Lake · reservoir · 17.1km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Poplar Tree Lake · reservoir · 17.3km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Rebecca Lake · reservoir · 18.1km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Norfleet Turner Lake · reservoir · 18.3km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Chase Lake Number One · reservoir · 18.3km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Chase Lake Number Two · reservoir · 18.4km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Penal Farm Lake Number Three · reservoir · 19.1km from Memphis centre
Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.

+4 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.

Canals near Memphis

Ditch Number 4a · canal · 7.6km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 6 · canal · 8.1km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 2 · canal · 8.3km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 5b · canal · 10.3km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Tenmile Bayou Diversion Ditch · canal · 10.8km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Horn Lake Cutoff · canal · 10.9km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 9 · canal · 11.5km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 5a · canal · 12.1km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 20 · canal · 14.3km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 12 · canal · 14.4km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 15 · canal · 14.4km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 5 · canal · 14.5km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 14 · canal · 15.0km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 16 · canal · 15.1km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 17 · canal · 15.2km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 13 · canal · 15.5km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 19 · canal · 16.8km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 50 · canal · 17.8km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
Ditch Number 10 · canal · 19.6km from Memphis centre
Catfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.

Sea & coastal near Memphis

Harbor Channel · coastal mark · 8.5km from Memphis centre
Varies by state - striped bass, redfish, flounder and mackerel are all possible.

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