Details: elk river store
under bridge
A small river great for fly fishing European style nymphs
Supports an excellent black bass and striped bass fishery with the majority of interest directed toward largemouth and smallmouth. Catch and release rates here surpass 90%. 4,510 acres
Watauga Lake, located southeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee, is the local name of the Watauga Reservoir created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with the 1948 completion of the TVA Watauga Dam.
Much of the reservoir is in Tennessee so be mindful that you must stay on the Virginia side if you only have a Virginia fishing license and the opposite goes for Tennessee fishermen.