With a guide
Guides and charters near Wolf Creek
Captains who run Cherokee and Douglas, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Skylar Hamilton Guide Service
Nathan Mountain Outdoors
Largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, bluegill, troutCall 423-726-0240nathanmountainoutdoors.com
StriperFun Guide Service
Cherokee Lake stripersCall 931-403-2501striperfun.com
What to bring
Tackle for Wolf Creek
Three picks from the largemouth bass checklist that work for the fish here. Affiliate links: buying through them pays this site a small commission at no extra cost to you.
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How to get there
Getting to Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek is a public boat launch on French Broad River in Cocke County, Tennessee, run by USFS.
US 25.70, 1/2 mile est of Wolf Creek Bridge
Wolf Creek is 13 miles east of Newport, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Weaver Bend, 3.5 miles to the east on the same water. For bait, Lakeview Market & Deli in Dandridge is about 24 miles away.
Coordinates 35.92248, -82.96379
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Wolf Creek
French Broad River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
Crosses the northern part of the county and receives the Little Pigeon north of Sevierville; below Douglas Dam it is a stocked trout tailwater, and further down it becomes one of the state’s better smallmouth rivers.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Wolf Creek
What you can keep from French Broad River at Wolf Creek. TWRA sets 4 rules just for French Broad River. They replace the statewide limit for those fish. Everything else follows the statewide limit.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth bass | 5 | 18 in minimum | Hwy 168 to Douglas Dam |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 13–17 in protected slot, one over 17 in | Hwy 321 bridge upstream to NC line |
| Walleye | 5 walleye/sauger combined | 15 in minimum | Hwy 321 bridge upstream to NC line |
| Sauger | 5 walleye/sauger combined | No minimum, only one over 16 in | Hwy 321 bridge upstream to NC line; includes sauger/walleye hybrids |
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Muskellunge | 1 | 36 in minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.
7 public boat launches in Cocke County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
French Broad River around Wolf Creek
What the water at Wolf Creek actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
French Broad RiverOpen the French Broad River page →Pollinator at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
Douglas LakeOpen the Douglas Lake page →Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0
French Broad RiverOpen the French Broad River page →U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region / Public domain
Douglas LakeOpen the Douglas Lake page →Pi.1415926535 / CC BY-SA 4.0
French Broad RiverOpen the French Broad River page →U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region / Public domain
Douglas LakeOpen the Douglas Lake page →Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0Next one along
More French Broad River access near Wolf Creek
The closest other public access points on French Broad River, measured straight line from Wolf Creek. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Wolf Creek water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, sunfish.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Wolf Creek
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Wolf Creek, including Nolichucky River and Pigeon River. Handy when the wind is wrong on French Broad River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Wolf Creek
The closest shops to Wolf Creek that this site has checked. Lakeview Market & Deli in Dandridge is nearest, about 24 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.