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Tennessee
Ocoee River Whitewater Section
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Inside Cherokee National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Ocoee River Whitewater Section
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About this water
The Ocoee River in the Cherokee National Forest offers exciting smallmouth bass fishing in its lower sections, with the river's rocky structure and fast water creating ideal habitat. Below the whitewater sections, anglers find excellent bass and panfish opportunities in calmer pools. The river is also stocked with trout in the upper reaches near the Ocoee Dams.
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