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Tour Lakes – Dale Hollow

Dale Hollow dam is near the town of Celina Tennessee. The lake is in three counties in Tennessee (Clay , Over ton, and Pickett) and two counties in Kentucky (Clinton and Cumberland). Dale Hollow covers 6,614 acres in Kentucky and 25,519 acres in Tennessee.

You may fish the Reciprocal zone with either a Kentucky or Tennessee license, but will a require a Tennessee license for the rest of the lake.

Please visit the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for more information.

For State Park Reservations, visit the (Kentucky State Park – Dale Hollow) website.

Note to members – all tournaments are scheduled using the time zone of Northern Kentucky regardless of the time zone at any lake.

Largemouth –15″ minimum
Smallmouth — 16″-21 protective slot
– limit — one fish over 21″ and one fish under 16″
Spotted Bass — club has a 10″ minimum
– Other Links –

Army Corp of Engineers – Dale Hollow Lake

Other Internet Resources
Army Corp of Engineers – Facebook Louisville District
Huntington District – Ohio River Basin
USGS – Lake Levels
NWS – National Weather Service
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
KDFWR Fishing Forecast (PDF)