The milfoil has returned.....

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Melton Hill Lake is nestled between northwest Knox County and southwestern Anderson County.   It is a beautiful lake with minimal fluctuation of water levels, undeveloped banks covered with many fallen trees.

• The Melton Hill stocking program really got underway in 1998.  Ever since then good numbers of muskies have been stocked in these waters and currently there is a 50 inch size limit on muskies.  The complete history of the Melton Hill musky program can be found at www.tnfish.org.

• Melton Hill Lake is 5470 acres of prestine musky fishing water.

• There are 57 miles of the Clinch River with 194 miles of shoreline.

• Melton Hill is fed by Norris Dam which is 226 feet deep at summer pool.

• Water from Norris dam typically ranges from 48 to 56 degrees year round. 

• The thermocline on Melton Hill is usually 9 feet in the summer months.

• Water discharged through the bottom of Melton Hill dam is typically colder than 73 degrees. 

• This means that musky can be found pretty much anywhere on the lake.  Muskies on this body of water have a chance to grow huge given water conditions and the amount of forage.

• Please rember that these fish are extremely valuable and should not be harvested.  Due to the extreme amount of forage fish in the Clinch River system, it is important that these muskies thrive.  Proper handling and release procedures will ensure that there will be fish to catch in the future.