Best area to live and bass fish?

[walkeraviator]

I live on the Tn/Ky line just off I75. I have fished all over eastern Tn and if I could move I would move somewhere near Dandridge Tn. Lake Douglas is right at your door and, my favorite lake, Cheerokee Lake is pretty close. They both have good quality largemouth and striper. Cherokee has better striper, in my opinion, and good smallmouth. Dandridge is a smaller town but close to Knoxville, I know you will want to see what real college football is all about, and Pigeon Forge/Gatlingurg is good family activity area and they are right at the Smokey Mountians. Just my 2 cents.

I could start talkin trash on that football quote, but my wildcats have been choking against teh Vols for 20 years...

[smokefan]

I could start talkin trash on that football quote, but my wildcats have been choking against teh Vols for 20 years...

27 years I think, but who's counting

[fishn4cash]

I live here in cleveland tennessee and have my entire life. It's a great place to live and is close to some of the best fishing around.

Chickamauga lake 15 minutes
Nickajack Lake 30 minutes
Guntersville lake 1hr 15 minutes
Parksville/Ocoee lake 15 minutes
Hiwassee river 15 minutes
Watts Bar lake 35 minutes
Tellico/Ft Loudon Lakes 1 hr
Lake Lanier (Ga) 2 hrs
Douglas Lake 1hr 30 minutes
Cherokee Lake 2 hrs

[bassman727]

Thanks guys for your input. At least now I have a few places to start with.l plan on driving up in a couple of weeks and checking some of the locations yall mentioned and check housing prices etc. Thanks again.

[fishn4cash]

If you need to get some prices on homes I will recomend some friends of mine, they helped and we saved alot of money. They are here in cleveland at Crye Lyke Realtors and their names are Larry and Judy Allen. If you call them ask for judy since larry is normally the one who stays on the go