Santeetlah Reservoir

Santeetlah reservoir is located in Graham County and surrounded by the Cheoah District of the Nantahala National Forest.  While the lake surface and land below the high water level is owned and managed by Tapoco, Inc., almost 80 percent of shoreline is public land managed by the Forest Service.  Santeetlah has a wide variety of fish including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and walleye.  Formerly, Santeetlah was the home of the state record largemouth and walleye.  Santeetlah also has a good population of crappie, sunfish, and trout.

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