McKenzie, Tenn.–Huge crowds have been on hand for the reopening of Carroll Lake in McKenzie this weekend. Carroll Lake has been closed since 2014 since the floodgates were heavily damaged and the lake emptied during massive flooding. TWRA has dredged the lake, repaired the floodgates and embarked on the the lengthy process of rebuilding, restocking and refilling.
The lake has been restocked with 13 species of fish: largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, green sunfish, redear, yellow bullhead, bowfin, golden shiner, lake chubsucker, warmouth, channel catfish, spotted gar, and walleye.
Carroll Lake is open to fishing seven days a week. The lake is open one-half hour before official sunrise and will close one-half hour after official sunset. A fishing license and a daily lake permit are required to fish.