With a guide
Guides and charters near Johnson creek
Captains who run Nashville lakes and the Cumberland, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Nashville Fishing Charters
Stripers, hybrids, crappie, largemouth, smallmouthCall 615-812-2091nashvillefishingcharters.com
Fish Nashville
Striper, hybrid, catfish, crappie, bass, troutCall 615-200-0618fishnashville.com
Crappie Guide Service
White and black crappieCall 615-542-9800crappieguideservice.com
What to bring
Tackle for Johnson 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 Johnson creek
Johnson creek is a public boat launch on public water in Dickson County, Tennessee, run by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
TWRA holds no written directions for Johnson creek. Use the coordinates below, which come straight from the state’s access record and drop you on the access point itself rather than on the nearest town.
Johnson creek is 18 miles south-east of Clarksville, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Johnson creek gravel ramp on Cumberland river, 1.0 miles to the north. For bait, Cumberland Transit in Nashville is about 24 miles away.
Coordinates 36.29761, -87.20694
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Johnson creek
The water here holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Johnson creek
What you can keep from this water at Johnson creek. This water has no limits of its own, so the statewide limits apply. These are the ones for the fish it holds.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 in minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | 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 |
| Rainbow trout | 7 trout combined | No minimum | 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.
3 public boat launches in Dickson County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Johnson creek
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Johnson creek, including Cumberland river and Cheatham Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on this water or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Johnson creek
The closest shops to Johnson creek that this site has checked. Cumberland Transit in Nashville is nearest, about 24 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Where to next
Around Johnson creek
Johnson creek is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.