With a guide
Guides and charters near Hurricane Mills
Captains who run Kentucky Lake, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
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 Hurricane Mills
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 Hurricane Mills
Hurricane Mills is a public boat launch on Duck River in Humphreys County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
TWRA holds no written directions for Hurricane Mills. 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.
Hurricane Mills is 22 miles south-west of Dickson, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Canoe Launch: SR 13 at Buffalo River on Buffalo River, 8.5 miles to the south. For bait, Bone’s Canoe and Campground in Hurricane Mills is about 3 miles away.
Coordinates 35.93182, -87.74743
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Hurricane Mills
Duck River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
This is the county’s headline water and the page should lead with the biodiversity claim: the Duck is described as the most biologically diverse river in North America, with over 50 freshwater mussel species and 151 fish species. Below Henry Horton the pools get larger and the catfishing is the strength, with fish averaging around 18 inches.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Hurricane Mills
What you can keep from Duck River at Hurricane Mills. Duck River 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 |
| Spotted bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
| Flathead 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.
3 public boat launches in Humphreys County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Duck River around Hurricane Mills
What the water at Hurricane Mills actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Duck RiverOpen the Duck River page →SBaker43 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Duck RiverOpen the Duck River page →La Citta Vita / CC BY-SA 2.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0Next one along
More Duck River access near Hurricane Mills
The closest other public access points on Duck River, measured straight line from Hurricane Mills. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Hurricane Mills water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Hurricane Mills
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Hurricane Mills, including Buffalo River, Kentucky Lake and Piney River. Handy when the wind is wrong on Duck River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Hurricane Mills
The closest shops to Hurricane Mills that this site has checked. Bone’s Canoe and Campground in Hurricane Mills is nearest, about 3 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Hurricane Mills
Hurricane Mills is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.