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Boat Launch · Marion County

TVA Seredino Ramp, Nickajack Lake

1 ramp, 1 lane, canoe / kayak landing. 13 miles from Chattanooga.

With a guide

Guides and charters near TVA Seredino Ramp

Captains who run Nickajack Lake, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.

Capt. Paul Johnson · Chattanooga

Paul Johnson Guide Service

Largemouth, spotted, smallmouthCall 423-598-9083pauljohnsonguideservice.com

Steve Kite and Chris Coleman · Chattanooga

Chattanooga Fishing Guides

BassCall 423-240-5389chattanoogafishingguides.com

Richard Simms and six guides · Chattanooga

Scenic City Fishing Charters

Trophy catfish, walleye, crappie, bass, striper, saugersceniccityfishing.com

What to bring

Tackle for TVA Seredino Ramp

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How to get there

Getting to TVA Seredino Ramp

TVA Seredino Ramp is a public boat launch on Nickajack Lake in Marion County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

TWRA holds no written directions for TVA Seredino Ramp. 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.

TVA Seredino Ramp is 13 miles west of Chattanooga, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Hales Bar Resort & Marina, 0.6 miles to the north on the same water. For bait, The Hatch Outfitters in Chattanooga is about 13 miles away.

Coordinates 35.03774, -85.53691

Aerial view of TVA Seredino Ramp
TVA Seredino Ramp from above. The pin marks the access point. USGS aerial imagery.

What is there

What you will find at TVA Seredino Ramp

Free to launch 3.5 out of 5 Facilities 3.5 of 5, scored from what TWRA records: ramp, docks, pier, restrooms, parking, lighting and hours.

Everything below comes from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s own public access record for TVA Seredino Ramp. It is the same data the state uses, not a guess from a photograph.

Boat ramp

You can launch a trailered boat here. 1 lane.

Canoe and kayak

A landing shallow enough to carry a paddle craft in and out.

Courtesy dock

A dock beside the ramp to tie off while you park the trailer.

Open 24 hours

TWRA records round the clock access, so early starts are fine.

Not recorded here: fishing pier, restrooms, camping. Worth knowing before a long drive with the family.

What you can catch

Fish you can catch at TVA Seredino Ramp

Nickajack Lake holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.

Held at full pool 633.5 ft year-round with no meaningful winter drawdown, which is genuinely distinctive among TVA lakes; the upper two-thirds is riverine with riprap both banks, and the black bass and crappie fishing concentrates in the coves at the lower end through the Tennessee River Gorge.

What you can keep

Fishing limits at TVA Seredino Ramp

What you can keep from Nickajack Lake at TVA Seredino Ramp. TWRA sets 2 rules just for Nickajack Lake. They replace the statewide limit for those fish. Everything else follows the statewide limit.

FishDaily limitLengthWhere or when
Largemouth bass5 black bass combined15 in minimumNickajack Lake rule
Smallmouth bass5 black bass combinedNo minimum, only one over 16 inSame rule for spotted, Alabama and hybrid bass
Crappie1510 in minimumStatewide
BluegillNo limitNo minimumStatewide
Redear sunfish20No minimumStatewide
Striped bass2 striped and hybrid combined15 in minimumStatewide
White bass15No minimumStatewide
Channel catfishNo limit under 34 inOnly one over 34 inStatewide

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.

11 public boat launches in Marion County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.

TVA Seredino Ramp water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.

Other water close by

Other fishing near TVA Seredino Ramp

Public access on other water within 20 miles of TVA Seredino Ramp, including Guntersville Lake, Chickamauga Lake and North Chickamauga Creek. Handy when the wind is wrong on Nickajack Lake or the ramp is busy.

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Common questions

Questions about TVA Seredino Ramp

Can you launch a boat at TVA Seredino Ramp?

Yes. TWRA records TVA Seredino Ramp as having a boat ramp. It has 1 lane. TWRA records it as free to launch.

Do you need a fishing licence at TVA Seredino Ramp?

Yes. Anyone 13 or older needs a Tennessee fishing licence to fish here, and a trout supplemental on top of it if you plan to keep trout. It is the same rule at every public access point in the state.

What fish are in the water at TVA Seredino Ramp?

Nickajack Lake holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, striped bass, white bass, channel catfish and freshwater drum. Seasons and creel limits are set by TWRA and change, so check them before you keep anything.

Where can I buy bait near TVA Seredino Ramp?

The Hatch Outfitters in Chattanooga is the closest bait and tackle shop this site lists, about 13 miles from TVA Seredino Ramp. Lake Chickamauga Tackle & Outdoors in Chattanooga is next, about 13 miles away.

Is there a restroom at TVA Seredino Ramp?

No restroom is recorded here. Most TWRA ramps have none, so plan for that on a long day.

Who runs TVA Seredino Ramp?

TVA Seredino Ramp is listed under the Tennessee Valley Authority in TWRA’s public access database. The owner is worth knowing because it usually decides whether there is a fee, whether the gate is locked overnight, and who to ring when a ramp is closed for repair.

Keep going

Fishing around TVA Seredino Ramp, and who knows it

Guides and charters on this site are listed by the water they run, so you can ring the captain who fishes Nickajack Lake rather than a booking desk. Licences and limits are one click away too.