Lake Woodhaven in Montgomery Bell State Park will close Monday, July 21, 2025, as officials begin draining the lake as part of a long-range project to improve fishing conditions.
According to officials, the lake will be closed for at least a year as part of a joint effort between the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Dept. of Tourism Development, Tennessee State Parks, and the Bill Dance Signature Lakes initiative.
“This is one of the small lakes that we’re trying to do some intensive management of fish populations to improve the fishery,” said Jason Henegar Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Chief of Fisheries…