With a guide
Guides and charters near Little Crooked Creek
Captains on Kentucky Lake. Each one takes bookings by phone.
Steve McCadams Professional Guide Service
Crappie, bass, bluegill, catfish, white bassCall 731-642-0360stevemccadams.com
Elliott’s Guide Service
Crappie, bassCall 731-234-8817elliottsguideservice.com
KY Lake Crappie Fishing
Crappiekylakecrappiefishing.com
What to bring
Tackle for Little Crooked Creek
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How to get there
Getting to Little Crooked Creek
Little Crooked Creek is a public boat launch on Kentucky Lake in Benton County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Point Mason Rd
Little Crooked Creek is 19 miles south of Dover, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Sulphur Creek, 2.6 miles to the south on the same water. 4 other public access points sit within 5 miles of Little Crooked Creek. 31 of the 85 other access points on Kentucky Lake have more launch lanes than this one. For bait, Mason’s Dock in Waverly is about 5 miles away.
Coordinates 36.22693, -87.95990
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Little CrookSpecies list from TWRA notes for Kentucky Lake.
Bassmaster has called Kentucky Lake the crappie capital of America, and the Henry County reach, Paris Landing, the Big Sandy arm, Blood River and West Sandy, is the heart of that fishery. Ledge fishing over submerged ditches, creeks, islands and roadbeds in 6-14 ft is the defining technique.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Little Crooked Creek
What you can keep from Kentucky Lake at Little Crooked Creek. TWRA sets 3 rules just for Kentucky Lake. For those species, these rules win. Everything else follows the statewide limit.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 15 in minimum | Same for smallmouth; spotted bass no length limit |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 15 in minimum | Kentucky Lake rule |
| Crappie | 20 | 10 in minimum | Includes the dewatering areas |
| Spotted bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| White bass | 15 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Sauger | 10 | 15 in minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
Other rules on Kentucky Lake
- Dewatering areas (West Sandy, Big Sandy, Gin Creek, Camden Bottoms, Duck River Bottoms, Busseltown, Perryville, Gumdale) closed 5 days before and during late waterfowl season.
From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026.
27 public boat launches in Benton County (TWRA).
What it looks like
Kentucky Lake around Little Crooked Creek
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Little Crooked Creek water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Little Crooked Creek
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Little Crooked Creek, including Ky. Reservoir, Duck River and Lake Barkley.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Little Crooked Creek
Mason’s Dock in Waverly is nearest, about 5 miles away.
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Around Little Crooked Creek
Little Crooked Creek is one access point.